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British Columbia will be getting help from another 330 out-of-province firefighters during the next few days to tackle expanding fires. The out-of-province crews will be focusing on fires in regions to the west and southwest of Prince George.

The provincial government's air quality health index may not be your best bet when it comes to determining how safe it is to go outside.

A Chinese tour group will make an overnight stop in Valemount on Saturday - roughly two months after Canada achieved approved destination status with the Asian country. And they're rolling out the welcome mat.

Lynn Palmer and her husband Glenn got word Friday afternoon at their Punchaw Lake home southwest of Prince George that an evacuation alert had been issued for their area.

Prince George continues to lead the 13th annual Interior Drive fore Life blood donor challenge - but it's not over yet.

The autopsy has been concluded on the body of Darren Allen Munch, 25. Police announced on Thursday that the obvious was officially confirmed, that Munch's life was taken as a result of gunfire. "He died as a result of gunshot wounds.

The Fraser-Fort George Regional District has the highest rate of recycling beverage containers in the province at 307 containers per person, or 2.1 million in total, according to Encorp data.

Only one structure was lost in a fire at Cluculz Lake on Meier Road East Thursday night.

An lone male with a butcher knife demanded money and cigarettes at about 7:30 this morning at the Petro Can on 20th Avenue.

The federal government is putting $9 million towards training up to 600 aboriginal people on the skills to build and operate the Pacific Trail natural gas pipeline. On of two major pipelines proposed for northern B.C., the $1.