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Woman's death highlights need for more support for mentally ill

The death of Charles Henry Engelbert, 29, almost two years ago caused the BC Coroners' Service to deeply examine the handfaller profession.

With stops in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Sudan, you could say Randall Callan has taken one of the more unusual routes to becoming a new provincial court judge in Prince George.

Advocacy groups met with a government official Friday to discuss the controversial closure of the girl's cell block at the Prince George Youth Containment Centre.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (FFGRD) will be marketing emission offsets created from the landfill gas collection system at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill and will receive a $525,000 advance to get the project going.

Becky Thompson and a group of Burns Lake volunteers are the aftereffects of the Babine blast, and they're warning support agencies to be ready.

A parolee who went on the lam in Kelowna in Kelowna was tracked down in Quesnel Friday. Aaron Craig Sutherland, 33, was arrested by the Quesnel RCMP after being wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

A drastic drop in the price of low-grade lumber was one of the reasons West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. suffered a a $10.6-million loss from operations in its latest quarter, CEO Hank Ketcham said Friday in a conference call.

Crisis line volunteers are needed in Prince George. The deadline to apply for the next round of beginners' training is Monday.

A man with a history of escaping from custody has received a nine-year prison sentence in connection with the confinement and torture of two women in Valemount.