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The case of the hot-tub shooting is now closed. Last week, conservation officers were called to a site on Lynx Lake Road where a pair of hot tubs had been set up for target practice in an area commonly used as an unofficial shooting range.

MLAs and Canadian Cancer Society representatives will meet today to make an announcement "that will benefit northern cancer patients and their families," according to a written notice from the gathering parties.

Harmonized sales tax supporters faced a tough crowd when a public forum on the issue was held at the University of Northern British Columbia on Thursday night.

Further details have come to light on why a charge of unauthorized disclosure of personal information against City human resources manager Sandra Caffrey was stayed.

Parks operated by the Fraser-Fort George Regional District are now open for the season.

Dennis MacKay, former BC Liberal MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine, has announced his support for John Cummins as leader for the B.C. Conservatives. "I have known John for a number of years. He is a man of conviction.

It's going to be a long and festive day at the University of Northern British Columbia today, which will be celebrating its 18 graduating class with two ceremonies at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

B.C.'s two independent MLAs have called for Premier Christy Clark to investigate the use of hydraulic fracturing. The technique is used to extract natural gas in northeast B.C., and has been criticized as having adverse environmental impacts.

Former University of Northern British Columbia professor and chancellor Alex Michalos was presented in Ottawa on Friday with an Order of Canada medal by Governor General David Johnston.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered the provincial government to consult more fully with a First Nation over the effects of a mining project on a caribou herd in northeast B.C.