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B.C. author Heidi Moosmann shares her love for winter sports and landscapes in her new children's book, Winter Games with Woodland Will.

Quesnel RCMP advise people to be aware of several Internet scams on the Internet. One involves giving away puppies in which responders are asked to pay only the transport charges. "The respondents were then sent an e-mail from petravelservices@aol.

Ecole Franco-Nord, Prince George's French school, is now officially inaugurated among the newest StrongStart outreach programs in B.C.

For one hour on March 27 from 8:30 to 9:30 p,m. Earth Hour will bring together millions around the globe who will turn off their lights to show support for climate change.

Former student at Duchess Park secondary, Kelsey Chapman, 20, who is now at UBC taking a bachelor of Science degree, will receive the Gold Level Certificate of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award during a ceremony on Friday in the auditorium of Point Grey

School board trustees will have a clearer idea of the depth of the financial hole they're facing as they head into the final leg of the school closure public consultation meetings this week.

A Prince George lottery winner has stepped forward. Nancy Miners matched all four numbers on the Feb.19 Lotto Max extra draw to win the top prize of $500,000, B.C. Lottery Corporation said last week.

Prince George North MLA Pat Bell isn't backing down in the face of former premier Bill Vander Zalm's attack on the harmonized sales tax.

Police are on the lookout for two men following an assault last Sunday afternoon at the Mr. G convenience store and gas station on Highway 16 east.

Prince George's unemployment rate declined 0.6 percentage points last month to 12.3 per cent, powered by a 1,400-position surge in the number of people holding down jobs, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey results released Friday.