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Skakun to learn verdict on Tuesday

Skakun to learn verdict on Tuesday

Tuesday is judgment day for Brian Skakun.
Living with MS

Living with MS

Jennifer Werk can still manage to put on her make up but her husband does her hair every morning. Werk, 50, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 39, a disease that is typically diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40.

Removal to begin for two Cottonwood River homes

Two more homes will be removed from along the Cottonwood River near Quesnel, the provincial government said Friday night.
Work on airport's finishing touches to resume

Work on airport's finishing touches to resume

Work on a fuel facility and a cross-docking facility at the Prince George Airport is expected to resume within the next few weeks.

Allard gets three years for sexual assault causing bodily harm

Already serving time for similar charges from a separate incident, a Prince George man was sentenced Thursday to three years in jail for sexual assault causing bodily harm for an incident early last year that began with a game of hide-and-seek Kelsey
Draft Transport Canada regulations could cost airport millions

Draft Transport Canada regulations could cost airport millions

Transport Canada is drafting regulations that could cost Prince George Airport as much as $3 million to add emergency stopping space.

Burn Fund activities heating up

A barbecue today will spark the launch of fundraising for the third Annual Prince George Fire Fighters' Burn Fund Cycle Tour. The patties and dogs will be on the grill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spruceland branch of Scotiabank.

Father and son sentenced for bait truck theft

A father and son have been sentenced to jail time after they were caught trying to steal a bait truck earlier this year.
Final concrete pouring at Cancer Centre celebrated

Final concrete pouring at Cancer Centre celebrated

A cancer survivor who received her treatment far to the south was among those who attended a celebration Friday of the final concrete pouring for the Cancer Centre of the North.
Ups and downs all good for downtown

Ups and downs all good for downtown

According to new statistics, the RCMP's Downtown Enforcement Unit has made crime numbers go both up and down in their first year of existence. The biggest drop from 2009-10 to 2010-11 was the number of people intoxicated in public.