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Update: Found safe and sound - Prince George missing person: Caroline Karakootie

Update: Found safe and sound - Prince George missing person: Caroline Karakootie

She was last seen in Moccasin Flats in Prince George, but it is possible she may have gone to Vancouver.
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Selling drugs and gun to undercover officer earns five-year sentence

Selling drugs and gun to undercover officer earns five-year sentence

Garth Clarence Goodkey among three charged following investigation into a major trafficking operation in Prince George
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Prince George actress wins top awards at two film festivals - on the same day

Prince George actress wins top awards at two film festivals - on the same day

Grace Dove was crowned best lead actress for her performance in Bones of Crows at the Red Nation International Film Festival and the American Indian Film Festival.
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The fourth step is transitioning: when and how it happens

The fourth step is transitioning: when and how it happens

Only about 25 per cent of children exploring their gender identity before puberty go on to take journey to transition and identify as trans.
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Prince George donors provide $500,000 for cancer research

Prince George donors provide $500,000 for cancer research

Prince George Canadian Tire owners Selen and Anita Alpay donated $500,000 in support of a fundraising campaign to support a new clinical cancer trial.
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Northern B.C. city seeking exemption from carbon tax, rental act

Northern B.C. city seeking exemption from carbon tax, rental act

A carbon tax on home heating bills isn’t fair to a region with longer winters than most, says City of Fort St. John, while rental housing is needed for oil and gas workers. 
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Cost to replant damaged B.C. grape vines as high as $317M

Cost to replant damaged B.C. grape vines as high as $317M

“The challenges facing grape growers and winemakers today are unlike anything we have experienced in the past."
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Ryan Reynolds becomes newest member of Order of British Columbia

Ryan Reynolds becomes newest member of Order of British Columbia

VANCOUVER — Ryan Reynolds is the newest member of the Order of British Columbia. The Vancouver-born actor and producer received the honour from Premier David Eby and Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin at a private ceremony in Vancouver.
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UPDATE: Vaillant wins prestigious prize for non-fiction 2023

UPDATE: Vaillant wins prestigious prize for non-fiction 2023

Powell River Public Library to host author of Fire Weather November 28
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Helpline and funding for groups to combat hate-motivated violence in B.C.

Helpline and funding for groups to combat hate-motivated violence in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is offering groups affected by hate crimes up to $10,000 each in a bid to combat what it says is a spike in racially motivated incidents across the province.
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