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5/17/2012

Three Peace region students honoured at National Science Fair

Three students from the Peace region are coming home with scholarships and prizes from the National Science Fair competition in Charlottetown, PEI. Rachael McPhail, a grade 9 student at South Peace Secondary and her entry "To play or not to play?" took the the bronze medal in the Western University ... Read more
5/17/2012

Man charged in violent home invasion

Charges have been laid in Tuesday morning's violent home invasion in Fort St. John. 31 year old Dylan Hamm from Fort St. John is facing two counts of assault with a weapon, along with single counts of uttering threats, break and enter, and breach of probation. Four males broke into ... Read more
5/17/2012

Open fire ban for the Peace region

The BC Forest Service is imposing an open fire ban on the Peace region, starting this Saturday at noon. The prohibition covers most of the Prince George Fire Centre, but the area north of Buckinghorse River in the Fort Nelson Fire Zone is exempt. The ban will be in place ... Read more
5/16/2012

DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Fort St. John Corporal Shelkie took special training in order to teach a program known as DARE in local elemenary schools, she says DARE educates youth to better prepare them for temptations or peer pressure they may face, "DARE stands for drug abuse resistance education and it's taught at the ... Read more
5/16/2012

Students help introduce thousands of fish into Moberly Lake

About 50 elementary school students waited anxiously as the truck arrived, loaded with about a thousand lake trout. The fish are part of a project to restock and rejuvenate the fish population in Moberly Lake. The population of trout in Moberly Lake has dwindled over the last decade, and were ... Read more

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17.05.2012

Underwood admits she yells at refs, opposing players during NHL hubby's games

TORONTO - When the cameras catch country star Carrie Underwood attending the games of hockey-playing husband Mike Fisher — and it happens quite often — she's typically looking on demurely, sporting picture-perfect hair and a fresh jersey.

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17.05.2012

Larry King sets this summer for resumption of his talk show

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Larry King says his talk show will resume on a new digital network this summer, earlier than he had anticipated.

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17.05.2012

Box Office Preview: Expect 'Avengers' to sink newcomers and win weekend

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Disney/Marvel's "The Avengers" should top the domestic box office for a third straight weekend, fending off wide-release newcomers with another $50 million in receipts.

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