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Prince George-Peace River Green Party candidate Hilary Crowley is hoping the fifth time is the charm. Crowley has built her support in the riding over the past four elections. During her first run in 2000, she received only 2.

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) becames an affiliate member of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) on Friday.

Two Prince George drug enforcers will be serving hard time after being convicted of kidnapping and torturing a man who owed them money. Odessa Nicki Marchand was sentenced to seven years and three months in jail for kidnapping without a firearm.

The cause of a breach that allowed a computer virus to attack a number of websites for Glacier Media's B.C.

Theft led to theft, and the clues led to a suspect now under arrest. The April Fool's Day events started for police at about 5 a.m. when they got a call reporting a break-in to a barn on Angus Road in the West Lake area.

Ninety per cent of Henry LeFebvre's double-garage is covered in bright orange and blue lettering. Someone spray-painted it overnight for him to find Sunday morning. They even left him a cheeky message amongst the graffiti. "Sorry about your garage.

Exploration Place will hold its annual general meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the atrium.

High-profile economist Sherry Cooper believes things are looking up for Prince George. "Pretty good a getting better," Cooper said Tuesday during a visit to the city when asked to assess the state of the local economy.

The Canadian Treasures Road Show is coming to the Civic Centre April 8 to 10 as part of a world-wide hunt for treasure -- old, gold and valuable antiques and collectibles.

Priority 1 Weaning Prince George-Peace River off of fossil fuels - both the production and consumption of them -would be Crowley's top priority, if elected.