Local News

Twice is nice when it comes to giving a million thanks to Citizen readers. Starting this Monday, the newspaper is rolling out Thanks a Million, a new contest with two ways to play and win.

A youth ran for his life Tuesday night when a stranger on the street pulled a seven-inch, hunting type knife, according to initial reports. The incident happened on Porter Avenue just after 10 p.m.

A young man, known by Prince George police to be a member of the Game Tight Soldiers gang, is a suspect in a home invasion occurring Jan. 16 in the 2800 block of Pine Street.

Imperial Metals spent $32.6 million - about 10 per cent of all mineral exploration spending in 2010 - on its Red Chris, Mount Polley, Ruddock Creek and Catface properties. The majority of its exploration funding, $17.

UNBC's Northern Studies Program will host its first annual polar day on Friday to celebrate research and teaching at the university in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The event will feature two guest speakers. Dr.

Last March, just days after her fifth birthday, Hannah Parker was diagnosed with a stage four Wilms tumour that spread to her lungs.

Depending on the city's generosity, CBC television personality Rick Mercer could be paying a visit to UNBC.

Luke Degerness turns 18 on Jan. 29 and his mom intends to celebrate his birthday even though he hasn't been seen by loved ones since June 7, 2007.

Northern B.C. was included in a recent study that focused on the uneven distribution of physicians between the northern and southern regions of Canada despite a Citizen news story to the contrary.

A police story out of Nanaimo has all the earmarks of violence associated with the drug world and clearly illustrates how someone involved with drugs in any way can be a target and at risk of being injured or even killed.