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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.

At the national level, the federal parties are driving home family-friendly agendas aimed at providing financial relief, and that campaign is trickling down to the regional level in Northern B.C.

Science is all around, and is the basis of the top jobs of tomorrow. By the end of this decade, three-quarters of all B.C.

The engineering work that followed the Nechako ice jam has turned out to be an award winner.

School board trustees made some final adjustments to its recently-revised school catchment area policy on Tuesday night to address concerns raised by parents with children in Prince George's independent elementary schools.

Vandals did considerable damage to a vehicle on Haldi Road either late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Police were called at about 10:20 a.m. Saturday and found more than just typical mischief.

The first university-based debate tournament for high school students produced spirited dialogue and eventually a set of winners in each category. "We are extremely proud of all the debaters for their initiative and perseverance.

The Prince George Safe Water Coalition is chomping at the bit to present its opinions on whether or not to pump fluoride into drinking water.