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Some Baby Boomers are nervous when it comes to learning computer skills, like navigating the web, but the knowledge is becoming increasingly essential.

A repeat of October 2005, when teachers took to the picket lines for two weeks, is unlikely for this round of bargaining, says Prince George and District Teachers Association vice president Matt Pearce.

Federal NDP leader Jack Layton is dropping in to Prince George Wednesday morning to make a campaign announcement. At 9 a.m., he will be at 530 Central St. East, the local riding campaign office for Democrats Lois Boone and Jon Van Barneveld.

Vehicles thefts and break and enters kept police and dispatchers busy during the first few days of April. On April 1 at 2:11 p.m., the RCMP received a report of an attempted stolen vehicle on the 600 block of Central Street.

Prince George-Peace River Green Party candidate Hilary Crowley is hoping the fifth time is the charm. Crowley has built her support in the riding over the past four elections. During her first run in 2000, she received only 2.

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) becames an affiliate member of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) on Friday.

Two Prince George drug enforcers will be serving hard time after being convicted of kidnapping and torturing a man who owed them money. Odessa Nicki Marchand was sentenced to seven years and three months in jail for kidnapping without a firearm.

The cause of a breach that allowed a computer virus to attack a number of websites for Glacier Media's B.C.

Theft led to theft, and the clues led to a suspect now under arrest. The April Fool's Day events started for police at about 5 a.m. when they got a call reporting a break-in to a barn on Angus Road in the West Lake area.

Ninety per cent of Henry LeFebvre's double-garage is covered in bright orange and blue lettering. Someone spray-painted it overnight for him to find Sunday morning. They even left him a cheeky message amongst the graffiti. "Sorry about your garage.