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MS is a disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve (central nervous system). When a person has MS, myelin - the covering that protects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord - is damaged. Damaged myelin may form scar tissue.

Police will be out in full force this Victoria Day long weekend keeping an eye out for dangerous drivers, North District RCMP traffic services inspector Eric Brewer warned Friday.

For the second time in 18 months, city council will be considering a rezoning application for a six-storey condo building in the Crescents area. Investgo Ventures Ltd. is seeking to build a six-storey, 24-unit condo at 1699 Seventh Ave.

A cancer survivor whose treatment meant several trips to the south was among those who celebrated the final concrete pour Friday for the Cancer Centre of the North Friday.

A man with a long criminal past has been busted by Prince George Mounties for an array of prohibited weapons. Four others were arrested with him.

Prince George police have safely destroyed a bomb found on a property near the city. Edward Thomas Harris, 28, faces a list of criminal charges for the explosive devise.

The camping season was launched Saturday with a new passport program that offers British Columbians - especially families - one more reason to visit B.C. parks this summer.

Flanked by 500 pairs of shoes, police, politicians and Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) officials urged drivers to be less lead-footed when they take to the roads this Victoria Day long weekend.

Tuesday is judgment day for Brian Skakun.

Jennifer Werk can still manage to put on her make up but her husband does her hair every morning. Werk, 50, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 39, a disease that is typically diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40.