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Banks and credit unions need to "find ways to innovate their services" to prevent the financially-stressed from turning to payday loan stores in times of need and digging themselves into deeper holes in the process.

Prince George's Pammy Pawar is this year's Canadian Dental Hygienist Association's Dental Hygeinist Hero. Now in its second year, the award, which is also sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Inc.

The 2010 Raise-a-Reader campaign on Sept. 29 wrapped up on a high note with just over $40,000 raised to help provide the gift of literacy in the Prince George region.

Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson says he is not behind any efforts - unfolding in social media and on the Internet - to push NDP leader Carole James out, or reinstate himself.

A pioneer of the region, 101-year old Bill Vinson now spends his time how he chooses, smoking an old fashion pipe and enjoying his unique connection to nature.

A man accused of murdering his wife 13 years ago told an undercover police officer he killed her in the back yard of their Prince George home and then disposed of her body in a swamp about an hour drive east of the city, a 10-person jury heard during

Rremember the good Samaritan truck driver who stopped to assist a `stranded' vehicle near Valemount and was knocked unconscious for his kindness? Well, the Canadian Trucking Alliance, in a bid to bring the "evil thugs" to justice, is matching a $10,0

Some of B.C.'s top cattlemen gathered in Prince George last week for high-level meetings about the state of the industry. The directors of the B.C.

More than 250 young people from across the province are expected to converge on Prince George later this month for a student leadership conference. Set for Oct.

The life and times of one of B.C.'s legendary surveyors and photographers will be featured during a reading event, slideshow and lecture by historian Jay Sherwood. Sherwood's presentation on Frank Swannell will be held at 7 p.m. Oct.