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The provincial government said Wednesday it intends to award a 10-year, $1-billion contract to TELUS to extend high-speed Internet to remote communities and increase cell coverage along B.C.'s highways.

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Prince George resident Lorraine Grant has been appointed the chairperson of the Canadian Cancer Society B.C. and Yukon branch. Grant was appointed the chairperson at the society's annual general meeting this week.

The province's first breast health education centre on wheels in making a stop in Prince George on June 30. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region (CBCF) started the tour on May 4.

Barkerville is gearing up for an exciting few days with a visit from documentarians with the PBS series Travelscope.

Taseko Mines has taken steps to protect the price it can sell its copper production in 2012.

Criticizing the latest $25 million available to communities to reduce wildfire risk, B.C. NDP forestry critic Norm Macdonald says the province must find a new method to protect communities from wildfires. The $25-million program provided by the B.C.

An instrumental figure in the effort to establish a military company in Prince George has passed away. Rocky Mountain Rangers' commanding officer, Lt. Col. John Feller, died Friday after a lengthy but undisclosed illness.

The McMillan Creek Fishing Park was officially opened this morning. Located on P.G.

City council approved in principle a 10-year property tax exemption program for developments downtown on Monday. A bylaw to formalize the tax breaks is expected back before city council next month.