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School board trustee Valentine Crawford expressed support Friday for a call by two New Democratic Party MLAs to require all schools to teach students about equality for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning (GLBTQ).

Depending on the weather, hundreds of people could show up for the B.C. Day weekend celebration of B.C. Parks 100th anniversary at Purden Lake.

At 70 years old, John Crouch is more than halfway through a cycling trip so epic, most people half his age would have more than just a second thought at taking even the first pedal stroke.

A five-week strike against heavy duty equipment company Finning International came to an end Friday when 700 of its unionized B.C. and Yukon employees voted 74 per cent in favour of ratifying a four year contract.

The first member of the Prince George Rocky Mountain Rangers reserve unit has been hired. The name of the soldier cannot be disclosed, but Lt.

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell remains hopeful a major announcement on the next steps for the Wood Innovation and Design Centre will be made this summer.

Prince George vegetables are drowning. Some parts of the region are enjoying bumper food production, while others are watching their entire year's livelihood gag on water and cold air. "It is just a disaster for us.

Motorists are being urged to drive safely when they take to the roads this B.C. Day long weekend. Since 2006, ther has been a average 120 crashesm resulting in 30 injuries throughout the North Central region during the B.C.

Bobtail Lake Recreation Site will be temporarily closed due to site reconstruction and gravel hauling between Monday, Aug. 8 and Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, the provincial government said Thursday.

A large number of Royal Canadian Legions throughout the country have fallen on hard times after years of its membership passing away or bowing out of regular volunteer activities, and cultural shifts away from alcohol consumption.