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A behind-closed-doors decision by the previous school board to give non-union staff five additional days off to make up for the extra time they've put in during the teachers' job action is not sitting well with Prince George and District Teachers Ass

An online survey of baby boomers across Canada conducted by the Alzheimer Society reveals a worrying lack of awareness about Alzheimer's disease.

City council took the first step towards conducting a core service review. A core review was a key plank in Mayor Shari Green's election platform.

Booster cables are now available at the airport security desk for passengers who've returned to vehicles that are hard to start. They can be borrowed with the user leaving a driver's license or credit card as a deposit.

One of this region's waterways just got a degree of protection. Although not named as a park, a 503-hectare parcel of land on the Stellako River was designated as a wildlife management area (WMA) on Wednesday.

City Hall is evaluating legal options after about a half dozen Salmon Valley residents turned back a truck carrying biosolids destined for farmland in the area, operations superintendent Bill Gaal said Monday.

The man with the biggest belly and the jolliest smile has been in Prince George for a few weeks consulting with children to make sure his list was checked twice. Santa, the hardest working man at the North Pole, was here on assignment while Mrs.

Consumers are willing to spend more for products that help the local economy and are produced using methods that are good for the environment, a UNBC research study has found.

Wayne Sponagle can't do anything about ICBC's plan to raise vehicle insurance premiums in 2012, but he's offering some advice to vehicle owners with damage claims who want to keep the cost of auto body repairs down. Don't forget the little guys.

Trouble shooting has been something Albert Koehler, newly appointed city councillor, has always done. In the late '80s, someone mentioned they wanted a screwdriver where you could change bits with one hand.