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Prince George

Cougars
Ravensbergen prepares for CHL USA Prospect Challenge
PRINCE GEORGE- Josh Ravensbergen has taken the WHL by storm since he overtook the Cougars net last season and he's getting recognized for his play. Next week he will be in Oshawa and London, Ontario for the 2024 CHL USA Prospect Challenge."Seeing it as a little kid and wanting to get there one day because it was i...
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CNC plans for disruptions
PRINCE GEORGE - The College of New Caledonia is predicting "very few international students" to arrive in subsequent terms and "if no changes are made," the college anticipates an operating deficit in the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the fall enrolment. So what does that mean for the college? "We ...
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IWAU organizers remember Day of Remembrance
PRINCE GEORGE - Thirty-five years ago, a young man named Mark LePine walked into an engineering class at Ecole Polytechnique wielding a gun. He separated the women in the class from the men and opened fire. Within minutes, 14 women were dead. It was the first mass school shooting in Canadian history. And today there wa...
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Provincial politics
Rustad unveils Conservative Party's shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad has unveiled his shadow cabinet. Those appointed include Prince George Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens, who will be Shadow Minister for Labour. Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird is Shadow Minister for Citizens Services' while Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheld...
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Northern BC

Recreation
Powder King to open Friday
POWDER KING - Good news for outdoor enthusiasts.Powder King Mountain Resort is opening up this Friday (Nov.22).In a social media post, the resort says it has amazing snow conditions thanks to heavy snowfall, including 80 centimetres over the past 24 hours.The lifts will be running Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.The res...
Nov 19, 2024
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Missing Trio
Fort St. John RCMP looking for missing father and two children
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John are asking for help in finding a father and his two children who haven't been seen since Friday, Nov. 15.RCMP say the family of Aaron Hume asked police to check in on the 38-year-old and his two children, 10-year-old son Michael and 7-year-old Angelique.Mounties say Aaron may be ...
Nov 17, 2024
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Kittens rescued
7 kittens rescued from hazardous & unhealthy living conditions in Fort St. James
FORT ST. JAMES - A BC SPCA animal protection officer rescued seven nine-week-old kittens in Fort St. James.The SPCA says they were rescued from what appeared to be an abandoned home after receiving a complaint from the public. "The officer arrived to find one of the windows at the front of the house broken and gla...
Nov 15, 2024
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Transportation
Drivers beware: Snowfall warning in Pine Pass
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Pine Pass.Fifteen to twenty centimetres of snow is expected to fall by Thursday morning. The snowfall is being attributed to a frontal system moving through northern B.C."Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locatio...
Nov 13, 2024
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Cariboo Region

Snowfall Warning
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Prince George, Cariboo
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of the Cariboo Saturday, Nov. 16.It says areas near the Cariboo Mountains including Wells, Likely, Hendrix Lake and along higher terrain in Prince George will get between 10 and 20 cms of snow today.Areas of Highway 16 are also covered by the sn...
Nov 16, 2024
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Crime
Hatchet and knife-wielding robbery suspect arrested in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel arrested 19-year-old David Wesley following a violent incident Sunday afternoon.RCMP say the incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m., when police allege Wesley attempted to steal several items from a hardware store on the 100 block of Reid Street."Staff attempted to intervene in ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Events
Barkerville's Olde-Fashioned Christmas returns for second weekend in December
CARIBOO- Barkerville Historic Town & Park has announced the return of their Olde-Fashioned Christmas event. Taking place from December 14 to 15 the historic site promises a weekend of festive cheer and delightful experiences for everyone."We're excited to bring back Olde-Fashioned Christmas," says Carrie ...
Nov 06, 2024
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Wind Warning
Wind warning issued for the Cariboo
CLINTON, B.C. - A wind warning is in effect for the Cariboo Monday (Nov. 4). The warning from Environment Canada covers the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Lakes District, Stuart Nechako and Highway 97 from Clinton to 100 Mile House. It's due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will push into B.C.'s interior stating Monday mor...
Nov 04, 2024
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Canada

Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a statement that the announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a ...
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Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him "once again put America first." Hoekstra thanked Trump on social media platform X, saying he was honoured f...
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Investigation led to huge drug bust, which will disrupt Surrey drug trade, says RCMP
SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a year-long investigation has led to one of the largest drug seizures in the detachment's history and will "disrupt" the drug trade in the city. RCMP say they launched an investigation in June 2023 into a criminal group alleged to be involved in trafficking "high-po...
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Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began earlier this week, with witnesses testifying today. Abdi died after police respo...
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Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.28 billion budget unveiled today by Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to incre...
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Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
MONTREAL - A new survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog says young Quebecers are far less interested compared to older residents about being served in English in stores. In a report published this week, the watchdog says 41 per cent of customers between the ages of 18 and 34 reported feeling indifferent to bei...
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