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For the second year in a row, Prince George is No. 1 in Canada for serious crimes according to calculations made by Maclean's Magazine. In the four years the national news magazine has done the rankings, Prince George has always been in the Top 5.

The City of Prince George and Prince George Transit are mobilizing to support the Salvation Army. From Thursday to Sunday bus users can ride for free by donating a non-perishable food item.

Maclean's Magazine believes its crime rankings are real, and so are the inroads made on crime in Prince George. The lead writer for the annual rankings, Vancouver-based Ken MacQueen, listed off all the things he knew to be underway in B.C.

A motor vehicle incident was to blame when power was knocked out to a large number of homes and businesses late Monday night.

A collection of TVs was ripped off from a local business during a weekend break-in. Police were called to a commercial address on Boundary Road in the BCR Industrial Site when the Monday morning staff discovered the theft.

Although the sport of archery is often linked to Robin Hood and his merry men gallivanting through Sherwood Forest, when it comes to the real thing, the serious work is done indoors.

Radioactive gas second only to smoking as cause of lung cancer

The Northern Supportive Recovery Centre for Women requested the rezoning of its proposed Leslie Road location be added to city council's agenda at the last minute, according to city planning and development manager Dan Milburn.

A large cache of assault rifles and other weaponry was found on a rural Cariboo property. Police say it is not apparently connected to either organized crime or militant groups, but refused to divulge what they do know of the arsenal origins.

It's been two years since the H1N1 flu pandemic raged across the world, leading to thousands of deaths.