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It still early days but Dr. David Snadden is pleased so far with the rate at which the Northern Medical Program (NMP) is attracting new physicians to northern B.C.

Postal workers are not striking in Prince George - yet. Union representatives are not making promises either way on whether P.G.

Prince George is getting its own InspireHealth (IH) centre. B.C.'s northern capital - along with Victoria, Kelowna, Abbotsford and a virtual centre for rural communities - was announced for IH expansion on Friday.

UNBC economist Paul Bowles proposed the idea Friday the province should create a "brighter futures" board, that would help examine issues in the province's economy and recommend solutions. Unlike the existing B.C.

Prince George RCMP are on the lookout for a grey Ford F-150 pickup truck in response to a report of five shots fired early Saturday morning at a home in the 7900 block of St. John Crescent.

An Alberta man visiting the Cariboo has gone missing. Quesnel RCMP ask the public to be on the lookout for Greywolf Dancingman Ildzi, 32, who has also gone by the name Darren Cunningham. Ildzi is from Hobbema, Alberta but was staying in Quesnel.

An RCMP dive team was scanning the water of Hogsback Lake, Friday, with eyes open for Madison Scott, a missing young woman. She was last seen at the popular recreation spot south of Vanderhoof at about 3 a.m. May 29 at a party.

A third case of rural break-and-enter in as many days has come to the attention of Prince George police. This time, a gun and ammunition was stolen among other items.

Do we really need MLAs? They're nice enough people. But as the legislative session ended Thursday after just 24 sitting days, I wondered if we need to pay 85 people salaries starting at $100,000 a year to fill the seats in the red-carpeted chamber.

A rally in support of striking postal workers drew nearly 100 people to the steps of the downtown Canada Post office on Saturday afternoon, where labour leaders stressed the importance of stopping a trend towards a "two-tiered workforce" in Canada.