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The provincial government souped-up B.C.'s rules of the road Tuesday with what it claims are Canada's "most immediate and severe" measures against drunk drivers. Set to take effect this fall, the changes to B.C.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has found a Prince George man guilty of breaking into a neighbour's apartment and sexually assaulting her while she was asleep. In doing so, Justice S.R.

Eskers and Mount Robson provincial parks are about to get slightly larger as a result of legislation introduced Monday in the B.C. legislature. It formalizes the addition of 64.

Woman fell, RCMP helped her back up

A pair of break and enters took place Monday afternoon on Laurier Crescent. At least one suspect fled on foot after a homeowner interrupted one of the incidents.

Ashlee Painchaud, 23, is a local motocross racer turned entertainment model who is one of the finalists in Maxim magazine's Hometown Hotties.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George is looking to open a social enterprise. This means the organization will "continue to offer the services we do for the community" and generate revenue, said Community Development Co-ordinator, Tim Bennett.

A garden shed on the Hart became a victim of early spring backyard activities. At about 10 p.m. on Saturday, fire crews responded to an alarm in the 2900 block of Ridgeview Drive.

The doctor is now in at the Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community. The addiction treatment centre set in the rural seclusion west of Prince George has a new medical director and community physician, and he is well known to the local public. Dr.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled that a Fort St. James man be convicted of driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08, overturning a lower court acquittal on the charge. Justice Eric Chamberlist found that a Fort St.