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A major drug bust has disrupted the region's cocaine trade and, say police, put some of the north's alleged cocaine traders in handcuffs.

Prince George RCMP broke down the door of a home in the 1800 block of Queensway Sunday morning to break up a violent domestic dispute. Police were called to the home at approximately 10:30 a.m.

Shaw cable and internet services were restored just in time for the Vancouver Canucks playoff game on Sunday.

The numbers are heading in the right direction for aboriginal students achieving success in School District 57 classrooms. In 2005-06, just 38.2 per cent had finished high school within six years of entering Grade 8.

They think they can, they think they can, they think they can - the Fort George Railway Society, city and The Exploration Place are planning to get the Fort George Park train back on the tracks this summer.

North-central B.C. Independent MLA Bob Simpson says the B.C. Liberal government should expand its harmonized sales tax debate into a comprehensive assessment of the province's tax and revenue regime. The B.C.

Tucked away in a wing of what is now the Aboriginal Choice School (ACS) can be found the nerve centre for School District 57's efforts to make the district-wide public education system better tailored to Aboriginal needs and concerns.

Brian Skakun had an "overriding public interest" in leaking confidential documents to a local media outlet and should be given the same protection afforded to other types of "whistleblowers," maintains defence lawyer Jon Duncan in a closing submissio

The Canadian Cancer Society is asking city to ban the use of pesticides on lawns and gardens, citing serious health risks associated with the chemicals.

School District 57 Aboriginal education board chair Marlene Erickson is a wholehearted subscriber to the idea that there are different styles of learning, some of which may not be so conducive to getting a classroom-style education.