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A pedestrian was severely injured in a crash during the morning commute, Wednesday. Just past 6 a.m. a 29-year-old on foot near Grama's Inn on Central Street East was struck by a passing pickup.

Around our Schools Last week, Duchess Park hosted our new students and parents from Lakewood junior secondary and the online transfer process. The group joined staff in the theatre for a presentation followed by a tour of the school.

There may be just 11 classes with more than 30 students in the school district this year but school board vice chair Lois Boone is bracing herself for an increase in that number in the years to come.

The province will be taking the young, the easy riding, the elderly and working visitors for a spin this fall. In addition to proposed new penalties targeting impaired drivers, B.C.

Police have released a sketch depicting the suspect who beat up a local woman then sexually assaulted her as she walked alone at night. The attack occurred near Freeman Park on April 17. The victim required significant medical attention.

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.