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NDP leader Adrian Dix said Tuesday his party will use a grass-roots approach to battle the B.C. Liberals high-priced advertising campaign, which he says encourages a vote in favour of the harmonized sales tax.

Northern B.C. NDP MP Nathan Cullen again called on the federal government to ban tanker traffic off the north coast of B.C., an effort to draw attention to the issue on World Oceans Day.

The girl so full of life was who Madison Scott's mom and dad called attention to, now that she is so absent from theirs.

Prince George has its own field of dreams off the Hart Highway. Last week, more than $10,000 worth of goods was donated by local companies including shale, lumber for the fences and base plates, making the much-needed makeover possible.

A number of infractions by a bicycle rider set him on a path to collide with a city bus, early Wednesday. The collision happened at about 7:20 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 97 and 10th Avenue.

The federal government says it must ensure that Taseko Mines's revised plan for its earlier-rejected Prosperity gold-copper mine in Central B.C. adequately sets out the new proposal and its environmental effects, before starting a review.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 38 year old Lisa Anne Whitford, a former resident of from Prince George. Whitford is considered unlawfully at large after she left a New Westminster halfway house on Monday.

The possibility of restarting the shuttered Rustad Bros. sawmill in Prince George is being evaluated on a quarterly basis, but the company must see sustained lumber demand in the U.S. before making a decision, Canfor said Tuesday.

Serengeti's is moving ahead with a $3.3 million exploration budget for this year, $1.2 million of which will be spent in British Columbia. Field crews are preparing to carry out work on the Kwanika property, north of Fort St. James.

A popular program at the Prince George Public Library is giving grandparents and children a chance to get to know each other through books and reading. The free drop-in program happens every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.