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Doctors will be looking deeper into the eyes of Prince George patients with new state-of-the art ophthalmology equipment costing almost $100,000.

Due to daily Olympic coverage from Vancouver on Shaw Cable 10, Monday's city council meeting will not be aired that evening. Instead a recorded version will be aired on Wed., Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.

The congregation of the Knox United Church will have a little something extra to celebrate this Sunday -- they've been awarded this year's heritage places award for their efforts to maintain and preserve the building.

There's no indication yet whether the province has completed the purchase of a controversy-shrouded building that houses the Prince George Metis Housing Society.

NovaGold says it plans to release the results of an updated mine plan for its Galore Creek project in northern B.C. in the second quarter of this year that will use higher copper and gold prices than previous studies.

Pending closure of the legal service office in Prince George will only make matters worse for low-income women going through child custody battles, a group of researchers at UNBC said Friday in releasing their findings on the issue.

Two Surrey-based businesses - Sports Unlimited and the Janda Group - have answered the call for uniforms for India's three-athlete Olympic team. "We care about athletes," said T.J. Johal of Sports Unlimited.

Area provincial and federal politicians will be taking in most of the Winter Games the same way most of us will - by keeping an eye on the television - but will be attending some of the events in Vancouver-Whistler either as part of their official ca

The Better Business Bureau is bringing its Smart Shoppers fraud prevention seminar to the Prince George Canadian Tire on Feb. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m.

A discovery at McGill University offers new hope for 171 million people in the world with diabetes.