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There are 15 per cent more students from outside Canada attending the College of New Caledonia (CNC) than there were last year, the college's board of governors was told Friday.

It's that time of year when teachers encourage students to raise money for their class. Kids usually go door-to-door selling wrapping paper, cookies or popcorn. But Ecole Franco-Nord teacher, Anthony Bulteau had a different idea.

Prince George saw an approximately 75 per cent drop in bear sightings this year compared to 2010.

Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris's travel expenses took a significant leap in 2010-11 while Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen's took an even bigger tumble, according to a report on MPs' expenses released in the House of Commons this month.

The Tsilhqot'in Nation will seek an injunction of its own to prevent exploration work from proceeding in the vicinity of the proposed Prosperity gold and copper mine 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake.

Until she took part in Saturday's public tour of the Prince George Islamic Centre, Lavinia Reid had no idea the most direct path to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, lies 16.5 degrees northeast of Prince George.

From Prince George Supreme Court: November 21 Wolfgang Otto Johnny was sentenced to six months in jail for aggravated assault.

A group of former Canfor employees have happily traded their day jobs for that of Santa's not-so-little helpers.

Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack. A flock of geese leaped out of the frosty grass into the chilly Chilcotin air, startled by the sudden rasp of gunfire.

The third notable drug operation in the past week was disrupted by Prince George police. At about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, police acted on a search warrant allowing them to raid a home in the 2200 block of Pine Street.