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Attorney General Barry Penner is making no promises about the possibility of appointing even more provincial court judges following the weekend's announcement that five new names have been added to the list.

Prince George courthouse was evacuated and the area cordoned off for an hour after a large suitcase was found sitting at the building's front door on Tuesday morning.

The B.C. Attorney General may have raised the roster of provincial court judges back closer to a full contingent, but a gaping hole remains in the number of B.C. Supreme Court justices based in Prince George.

Despite the upgrades to conventional buses including easier access for mobility devices, the Prince George taxi saver program is still a popular alternative.

BC Hydro ratepayers will be forking over the estimated $7.9 billion to build the Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River - up from the initial $2 billion estimate, said B.C.

Kitsumkalum Lake is a large, deep lake about 25 kilometers north of Terrace. Also referred to as Kalum or Kitsumgallum Lake, it has good fishing for cutthroat trout and dolly varden.

The election of Canada's first Green Party MP has changed the way Canadians look at the party, according to party deputy leader Adriane Carr. Green Party leader Elizabeth May was elected MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands in this spring's federal election.

A professor of education at the University of Northern British Columbia 9UNBC) is documenting the way new technology is affecting teaching and learning around the world.

Police are wondering where all the occupants of a car crash ran off to. Two involved in the single-vehicle collision remained at the scene but police are investigating the presence of others who left the area as soon as the wreck happened.

Appointment addresses judge shortage in region