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Police are on the lookout for a suspect following an armed robbery of a local business in the late Wednesday afternoon. Prince George RCMP were called to the 1000 block of Vancouver Street at about 4:30 p.m.

Despite so many competing events and causes, the Prince George community is showing strong support for this year's Evening in Pink.

Premier Christy Clark will need to make colleges and universities more affordable if she wants to develop a viable job-creation strategy, says NDP advanced education critic Michelle Mungall.

The Clean Energy Association of British Columbia will present the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) with an environmental stewardship award for its bioenergy plant.

On Sept. 17 RCMP began investigating a serious incident that left one man dead and one woman in critical condition in hospital. This incident occurred in the Red Rock area, south of Prince George.

Requiring graduates of the Northern Medical Program to practice in Northern B.C. for a period of time is going a step too far in Dr. David Snadden's opinion.

The police did not immediately leave the scene of a gunshot fatality last week on Old Cariboo Highway. In that incident a 21-year-old female died in what appeared to be a suicide.

A good Samaritan was used as a weapon to injure the very man he was trying to help, early Monday morning. The driver, who called The Citizen to tell the story, was in the vicinity of 20th Avenue and Massey Drive at about 6 a.m.

Years of perseverance is coming close to paying off as directors representing the Canada West Universities Athletic Association have approved the University of Northern British Columbia's (UNBC) application for full membership.

Officials with the Rocky Mountain Rangers army reserve unit are confident they can ease the concerns of residents in the area around Meadow elementary school.