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Stabber's appeal denied

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.
P.G. campaigns to save Japan

P.G. campaigns to save Japan

When Japan experienced its largest earthquake in history March 11 followed by a 10-metre-high tsunami, there was no sleep for a week for a UNBC language instructor who could only wring her hands and hold onto hope that her family and close friends wo

Acquittal further proof of need to toughen drunk driving laws, says advocacy group

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

Human trafficking dialogue series comes to P.G.

A workshop suite is being offered to bring better practices to light on issues like human trafficking.

CNC’s Prince George campus closed Sunday

The main building at CNC's Prince George campus will be closed Sunday because of a construction-related power shutdown. The planned outage will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saik'uz confronts demons

Violence has overrun the Stoney Creek Reserve, and the Saik'uz First Nation community wants to feel safe again. The beating of Brandon Lee Thomas-Flurer, 17, brought community interests together for the first public forum on the matter.

UNBC names honourary degree recipients

A pioneering physician, a founder of the university, and an Inuit activist will be this year's recipients of honourary degrees from the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC).

Taseko expects no revenue or production impact from Japan disaster

Taseko Mines Ltd. is not expecting to see a major impact on its revenue or production in the forseeable future as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Visitors up 5.7 per cent in January

Prince George is riding on the wave of increased tourism to B.C. The number of people staying in Prince George hotels increased 5.7 per cent in January, compared with January, 2010.

BC Place Community Model Tour Coming to Prince George

Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation and MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, will be on hand today at 11:45 a.m. at Pine Centre Mall (area near SportChek and the food court) to welcome the BC Place model tour as it stops in Prince George.