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A Prince George man who was acquitted of drunk driving would probably not have been so lucky if the federal government had taken Mothers Against Drunk Driving's (MADD) advice.

The College of New Caledonia leadership class organized the Win It In A Minute version of the popular NBC game show Minute to Win It. About 17 teams of two took on several challenges using common household items.

Many classrooms at College of New Caledonia are currently undergoing a lighting retrofit featuring the latest technology, in an effort to save energy and money at the Prince George campus.

Paul Daniel Shaw, 26, has been charged with the spree of speed and destruction that wheeled through the city on Tuesday morning.

The B.C. Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with Northern Health, cancelled a dust advisory this morning that was issued on Wednesday. Winds increased slightly and helped flush the fine particulates out of the region, said the agencies.

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell is encouraging Oregon to follow British Columbia in adopting legislation that encourages the use of wood first in public buildings. Bell helped introduce the legislation in B.C. in 2009.

The Prince George Citizen is now partnering with Workopolis, a Canadian website that offers employers and employees the opportunity to connect online.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has accused the opposition parties of forcing an unnecessary election by rejecting Tuesday's budget, calling on the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois to reconsider their opposition.

A date has been set for a hearing into whether a Prince George stockbroker engaged in manipulative or suspicious trading. At a set-date hearing held Tuesday, a hearing on the actual merits of the case was scheduled for Nov. 14 to Dec.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from a man who was sentenced to an indefinite jail term for stabbing his girlfriend in the neck and paralyzing her from the neck down.