UNBC AWARD
UNBC earns Canada West Feature of the Year Award
PRINCE GEORGE - Every year Canada West announces its 2024 SID Award recipients, celebrating excellence in sports information across the conference. This year UNBC has earned one of those awards featuring a former athlete, Brooke Molby. It's never easy when a loved one passes, especially to an overdose. Former UNBC socc...
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BC Wildfires
Wildfire causes Highway closure just south of Chetwynd
CHETWYND -Update: The BC Wildfire Service says the fire has grown to 30 hectares in size and is out-of-control.Wildfire crews are working with the RCMP and the Chetwynd Fire Department to conduct tactical evacuation of residences in the immediate area.Ground crews and aviation support are on site and the highway remain...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Legendary blues musician Jim Byrnes set to take the stage at Vanier Hall
Jim Byrnes is a legendary blues icon, an actor of note, and that artist who lights up every stage with songs and stories, tried and true. The tried and true part is just how Byrnes likes it, according to the accomplished actor and longtime performer it's the stories that are able to be told through his songs that are t...
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CKPG Today Art
Master pen and ink techniques and applications thanks to the PG Artists Co-op
The Prince George Artists Co-op is getting ready to launch pen and ink classes for four weeks starting on April 28th. Take part in the classes for a series of Friday sessions and learn the basics and advanced methods from local artist Judy Lisk. You can register by calling the co-op at 250-962-0030.
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Policing
Want to be a Mountie? Recruitment scheduled for April 30
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String of downtown fires has business owners fed up
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UNBC AWARD
UNBC earns Canada West Feature of the Year Award
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BC Wildfires
Wildfire causes Highway closure just south of Chetwynd
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New comm garden
In the face of annual wildfires, local planting bed at UNBC supports food security
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Prince George
Policing
Want to be a Mountie? Recruitment scheduled for April 30
PRINCE GEORGE - If you're contemplating a future in policing, here's your chance.The BC RCMP Recruiting Team has planned a career information session on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in Prince George."This information session offers you the chance to hear first-hand from our recruiters about the exciting career o...
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Downtown Safety
String of downtown fires has business owners fed up
PRINCE GEORGE - Downtown Prince George has been no stranger to fires recently, and it has many business owners frustrated and fed up with the damages and dangers it causes. Hands on Car Wash was the most recent victim of property damage, as one of its UHAUL truck burned to a crisp."It's getting worse and worse. La...
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UNBC AWARD
UNBC earns Canada West Feature of the Year Award
PRINCE GEORGE - Every year Canada West announces its 2024 SID Award recipients, celebrating excellence in sports information across the conference. This year UNBC has earned one of those awards featuring a former athlete, Brooke Molby. It's never easy when a loved one passes, especially to an overdose. Former UNBC socc...
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New comm garden
In the face of annual wildfires, local planting bed at UNBC supports food security
PRINCE GEORGE - The president of the Botanical Garden Society says they've set up 22 vegetable planting beds, such as lettuce and carrots, at the left side of the main UNBC campus, after seeing a lot of interest from people in having their own gardens. Though there hasn't been a specific request, there's been a need fo...
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Northern BC
BC Wildfires
Wildfire causes Highway closure just south of Chetwynd
CHETWYND -Update: The BC Wildfire Service says the fire has grown to 30 hectares in size and is out-of-control.Wildfire crews are working with the RCMP and the Chetwynd Fire Department to conduct tactical evacuation of residences in the immediate area.Ground crews and aviation support are on site and the highway remain...
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UNBC Honorary degree
Internationally recognized musical artist receives honorary degree at UNBC
SMITHERS - Singing in both Spanish and English, Alex Cuba is an award-winning international musical artist from Cuba who will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia during the 2024 Convocation ceremony at the Prince George campus on May 31. Previously receiving an hon...
Apr 22, 2024
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Recycling
Changes coming to recycling collection at Regional District transfer stations
PRINCE GEORGE - Starting the end of May, residents can expect changes when it comes to recycling collection According to the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, the contractor who currently provides the recycling drop off bins and hauling services is unable to continue the service past May 31. "This means the...
Apr 19, 2024
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QUESNEL RIVER RUSH
The Quesnel River Rush set to make immediate impact on the KIJHL
QUESNEL - It was exciting news when the city of Quesnel announced they were the 3rd expansion team to join the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The first time the city has had junior hockey since 2011.Tracy Mero will take the reigns as the new owner and president of the team after he bought and relo...
Apr 18, 2024
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Cariboo Region
RCMP
Williams Lake RCMP ask for help tracking down two missing men
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. -Update: RCMP say that 82-year-old Tony Ayres has been located and is safe.The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance.Earlier: Williams Lake RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating Jackie Ray Siemens, who was last seen on Thursday (April 18) .Siemens, 48, was last seen at th...
Apr 22, 2024
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BC Wildfires
Four weekend fires suspected to be human-caused
PRINCE GEORGE- The BC WIldfire Service says four fires that sparked over the weekend in the central Interior are suspected to be human-caused. That includes the two fires out in the Vanderhoof and Fort St James area, the fire on Chief Lake Road near Ness Lake and the Burgess Creek wildfire between Williams Lake and Que...
Apr 22, 2024
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MVI
Two-vehicle MVI on Highway 97 at Dragon Lake Road
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 at Dragon Lake Road Tuesday morning (April 16).Officers arrived on scene at 7:30 a.m. to find a collision involving a pickup truck and an SUV."The SUV was attempting to cross Highway 97 from Dragon Lake Road when it was struck by the pickup ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Impaired driving
Williams Lake Mounties remind residents to plan a safe ride home
WILLIAMS LAKE - A reminder from Mounties in Williams Lake to avoid the perils of impaired driving.Williams Lake RCMP has seen an increase in impaired drivers in and around the city. In fact over the past seven days they have conducted three investigations for impaired driving. These investigations will be submitted to ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Sports
UNBC AWARD
UNBC earns Canada West Feature of the Year Award
PRINCE GEORGE - Every year Canada West announces its 2024 SID Award recipients, celebrating excellence in sports information across the conference. This year UNBC has earned one of those awards featuring a former athlete, Brooke Molby. It's never easy when a loved one passes, especially to an overdose. Former UNBC socc...
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WHL PLAYOFFS
Cougars feeling great heading into highly anticipated series with Winterhawks
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars are off to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2007. Up next? The team's toughest opponent yet. The Portland Winterhawks. The two teams split the season series and finished 1st and 2nd in the Western Conference. With almost identical stats it is building up t...
Apr 23, 2024
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Spruce Kings
Cariboo Cougars player commits to Spruce Kings
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have confirmed another player commitment for next season.Mason Loewen is a 6'0, 185 pound forward from Charlie Lake, B.C., who spent the last two seasons with the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Elite Hockey League. In 70 games, he scored 42 goals and added 38 assists for 80 poi...
Apr 23, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Are doctors' retirement savings doomed?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Are doctors' retirement savings doomed? The Canadian Medical Association says the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy. The federal b...
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Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce today that the Japanese automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., part of a $15-billion investment. Senior sources with information on the project have told The Canadian Pres...
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Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government presented a federa...
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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh. At the time, wildfires were raging throughout parts of British Columbia and so Amber checked the air quality index on a weather app...
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Jury selection begins for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women
WINNIPEG - Jury selection is set to start today for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. The partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a garbage bin and at a city-run landfill in the spring of 2022. Police have s...
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Former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover in park to be sentenced for manslaughter
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover is to be sentenced today for manslaughter. Bernie Herman was convicted in January for the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are not related. Braden Herman's naked body was found in 2021 in a park on the outskirts of Prince ...
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World
With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland should be among countries setting EU agenda, minister says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union. Sikorski was describing the new direction of the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, explaining to a world audience ...
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Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the honor. Bush gave up his H...
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Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
PHOENIX (AP) - Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against "fake electors." The 11 people who...
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