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On June 6, 1944, Canadian, British and U.S. forces invaded German-occupied Normandy, and opened the second front that resulted in the German surrender on May 8, 1945.

More than 100 youth and volunteers from the Prince George area are expected to attend the North East Regional Youth Forum Tuesday at the Civic Centre.

Prince George RCMP attended an assault report in the 2000 block of Pine Street about 7:30 a.m. Monday. A caller advised police she had found a male covered in blood at her door step. It was apparent that the male had been assaulted.

The anti-HST petition has been signed by 10 per cent of all the 85 ridings in B.C. Seventy-one of the ridings are over the 15 per cent mark and 600,000 people from all over B.C have signed the petition.

The Elizabeth Fry Society is launching this year's Adopt a Shelter and a House Campaign at Canadian Tire for the month of June. In July, the campaign continues at both Boston Pizza locations.

The Scotia Bank Multiple Sclerosis Walk is on Sunday at Fort George Park with registration at 11 a.m. The walk starts at 12 noon and is followed by lunch courtesy of Subway restaurants.

Airline operates six round trip flights between Vancouver and Prince George

B.C. First Nations scorched the provincial government Monday by demanding better fire prevention for aboriginal communities caught in the middle of vast stands of beetle-killed timber. Of 103 such communities in B.C.'s wildfire region, the B.C.

Police are on the lookout for a red vehicle after a call to a break and enter ini the 2100 block of Croft Road in the Hart on Friday.

Hart Highlands homeowner Keith Little was busy Saturday fielding questions from a steady stream of people interested in the solar-powered system he uses to heat the water his family uses for everything from showering to cleaning the dishes.