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U.S. computer scientist and technology expert Dr. John Mashey will be in Prince George on April 4 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in room 7 - 158 (Agora) at UNBC. to give a public lecture on the lobbying tactics of the climate anti-science campaign.

A Prince George lawyer has thrown his hat in the ring for the May 2 federal election with a successful nomination to represent the Liberal Party in the Prince George-Peace River riding Monday night.

In Prince George the selling of Girl Guide cookies has become rite of spring with funds going towards programs which help girls across the nation enjoy activities and learn valuable life skills, said Laurie Hooker, a Girl Guide leader.

Doctors in the U.S. report how singing helped an elderly woman prepare for surgery. The case involved a 76-year-old woman whose blood pressure was too high to be admitted for total hip replacement surgery caused by osteoarthritis..

Child Care Resource & Referral in Prince George invites all childcare providers to attend the Champion in Childcare Recognition and Gala Dinner 2011, on April 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Civic Centre.

The BC Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) has announced the finalists for the 2011 Rising Star Award - including one HR professional from Prince George.

Highway 16 East three kilometres east of Slim Creek is closed in both directions because of an accident that left a propane truck on fire, according to Drive B.C. There is no estimated time of opening.

Originally set for Tuesday, a seven-day detention review by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) for Francois (Frankie) Meerholz has been rescheduled to Thursday afternoon.

The mountain pine beetle epidemic will be both a boon and a bane for British Columbia, however, there is more good news than bad in the lumber sector's future, forest industry consultant Russ Taylor told a Prince George audience Wednesday.

Alleged Prince George gangster Joey Arrance has secured a lawyer but when his cases - and that of Kirsten Fredin - will go to trial remain up in the air.