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A new Aboriginal studies course is set to be offered at College of New Caledonia.

Seats are still available in College of New Caledonia's Career Technical Centre program, which allows high school students to graduate with not only their high school diploma, but their first-year certificate in technical training.

The future of the Northern Lights Festival is in question.

The Prince George and District Music Festival is preparing to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Organizers are expecting more than 900 participants to enter from communities like Burns Lake, McBride, Vanderhoof and Prince George.

As the weather outside gets colder, the debate on snow removal in Prince George heats up.

Good food can come in a box. The Good Food Box program, which has been running in Prince George since 2002, offers 20 pounds of as-local-as-possible fresh fruits and vegetables for $15, said Jovanka Djordjevich, the co-ordinator of the program.

A house fire in the 2100 block of Redwood Street in the early hours Tuesday was quickly extinguished by the response of 18 fire fighters from three halls.

Rio Tinto Alcan became the latest company to plan a resumption of a project in northern B.C. shelved because of the global recession. The company said today it will spend $300 million for further construction in preparation for its $2.

An accident near Swan Lake closed Highway 2 on Tuesday. Dawson Creek RCMP said a detour was set up but warned motorists that wait times could be long and road conditions are "very slippery."

A new aboriginal studies course set to be offered at College of New Caledonia.