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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.

A student at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has been recognized by the Geological Society of America (GSA) for his research examining the relationship between glaciers and sediment yield.

The world's largest democracy is on Canfor's horizon.

Long weekends are a time of focus for police trying to reduce the deaths and injuries that typically increase with holiday traffic. "Over the past five years, there have been 1,950 crashes, 540 injuries and three fatalities over the B.C.

British Columbia's Community Gaming Grant Review will visit 14 communities across the province over the next two months, including a stop in Prince George on September 15.

The world's largest democracy is on Canfor's horizon.

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.