Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...
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House Fire
Young couple "starting from zero" mourns loss of beloved pets in devastating house fire
PRINCE GEORGE - A young Prince George couple had their lives turned upside down on a day that began pretty routinely. On December 8, 2025, Brayden Carmichael was at work, while Elena Sutherland Tobin decided to do some Christmas shopping. However, tragedy would unexpectedly hit when Elena received a phone call that the...
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Starting the Christmas countdown in Santa's workshop
The countdown to Christmas is on! Step inside Santa's workshop with us!
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DPSS Condors Senior Boys Volleyball squad celebrating provincial championship
The Duchess Park Condors Senior Boys Volleyball squad has been etched in history taking home a provincial championship recently in Prince George. Hear from Sam Kramer who was voted Most Outstanding Player during provincials and Jude Poulin who was named as a First-Team All-Star.
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House Fire
Young couple "starting from zero" mourns loss of beloved pets in devastating house fire
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Retail
Urban Planet opens Prince George location
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MVI
MVI slows traffic on John Hart Bridge
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Christmas event
Sensory friendly Christmas event to welcome all
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Floor crossing
Doherty critical of floor crossing MP
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Prince George
House Fire
Young couple "starting from zero" mourns loss of beloved pets in devastating house fire
PRINCE GEORGE - A young Prince George couple had their lives turned upside down on a day that began pretty routinely. On December 8, 2025, Brayden Carmichael was at work, while Elena Sutherland Tobin decided to do some Christmas shopping. However, tragedy would unexpectedly hit when Elena received a phone call that the...
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Retail
Urban Planet opens Prince George location
PRINCE GEORGE - Retail giant Urban Planet opened its Prince George location Friday afternoon at Parkwood Place.The retailer boasts more than 100 locations across the country and caters to young men and women aged 16 to 24. It's located in the bottom floor of the space vacated by The Bay last spring. A manager at the Pa...
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MVI
MVI slows traffic on John Hart Bridge
PRINCE GEORGE - A single-vehicle crash briefly closed the southbound lane of the John Hart Bridge early Friday afternoon (Dec.12).It happened at 1:15 p.m. with a truck appearing to suffer front end damage. No word on the cause though conditions were icy at the time. A tow truck towed the truck from the scene. First res...
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Christmas event
Sensory friendly Christmas event to welcome all
PRINCE GEORGE - A sensory friendly Christmas event will be coming to Prince George this weekend. Autism BC and the Pacific Autism Family Network (PAFN) are collaborating to host this event at the Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14."We're just having a sensory friend...
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Special Olympics BC Summer Games
"It's About Joy"
2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games, "It's About Joy"
The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brought thousands of smiles and plenty of cheer to Prince George, as close to one thousand athletes from across the province competed in a wide variety of sports across the city. Tommy Osborne takes us through the highlights of the games, including athlete features, medal prese...
Aug 07, 2025
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Special Olympics 2030 National Games
Premier "very enthusiastic backer" of 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games
PRINCE GEORGE - Even though the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games just wrapped up, the City already is moving straight into preparing for the chance to host the 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games. It would bring an estimated $8 million in economic impact for the City, as well as 1700 visitors and a lot of ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Special Olympics
Last day of 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brings thousands of smiles
PRINCE GEORGE - As the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games winds down, the athletes and all those involved reflected on what ended up being an incredibly memorable provincial games for Prince George."It is really about joy, it is about lifting one another up, it's about celebrating ability, and that's really wha...
Jul 12, 2025
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Power lifting
Northern B.C. power lifters earn gold medals
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a great weekend for the Region 8 Special Olympics power lifting team, as this small but mighty team saw two of its athletes earn gold medals in their respective categories. Leif Skuggedal and Pierce Northcott earned the honours by completing all six of their lifts."I lifted 259 pounds off th...
Jul 12, 2025
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Northern BC
Pipeline Valuation
RDFFG directors discuss possible pipeline devaluation
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors discussed a possible re-evaluation of the property values of pipelines at their November 20th meeting. The re-evaluation, announced by BC Assessment in September, would see the property value of pipelines in the district fall by about 30 per...
Dec 06, 2025
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Childcare
New child care facility set to open in Mackenzie
MACKENZIE - Great news for parents in Mackenzie where School District 57 will soon open a new child care facility.The 62-space child care centre is located on Heather Crescent and will offer 12 spaces for children under three years old, 25 spaces for children aged 30 months to school age and another 25 spaces for schoo...
Dec 02, 2025
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forestry challenges
'Not a surprise': Mackenzie faces curtailment of Conifex operations for four weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - Just days after new federal supports were announced for the softwood lumber industry, Conifex Timber has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15th. As Tommy Osborne reports, the Mayor of Mackenzie says the news did not come as a s...
Nov 29, 2025
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forestry challenges
Conifex announces four week-long curtailment at Mackenzie sawmill
PRINCE GEORGE - Conifex has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15, 2025.Conifex says that the curtailment is being put in place "in response to, among other things, continued weakness in North American lumber markets." Conifex also no...
Nov 28, 2025
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Cariboo Region
Search and Rescue
Prince George snowmobiler rescued near Barkerville
BARKERVILLE - A snowmobiler from Prince George was rescued near Barkerville early Sunday morning (Dec.7) by both Prince George and Quesnel search and rescue teams.Dave Merritt, search manager with Prince George Search and Rescue, says the pair set out Saturday morning from the Prosser Pine area when one of the snowmobi...
Dec 08, 2025
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Stuff A Cruiser
Quesnel RCMP hosting annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign on Dec. 6 and 7
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are hosting their annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign in early December to support local families in need over the holidays.Mounties will be set up in the Walmart Parking lot at 890 Rita Road between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7 to accept donations of non-perishable food, unopened...
Nov 23, 2025
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Fatal Accident
Investigations underway after contract worker killed at Gibraltar mine near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says a contract worker has been killed in an accident at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake, northeast of Williams Lake.In a statement, the company says the accident happened in an active mining area around 5:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 21) night. While it has not said what happened, the c...
Nov 22, 2025
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Animal neglect
SPCA recommending animal cruelty charges after golden retriever rescue
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC SPCA is recommending animal cruelty charges to Crown Counsel after a four-year-old golden retriever mix was rescued from a remote property west of Prince George on November 4.The SPCA rescued the dog after it received a complaint that the dog was tethered with a heavy chain wrapped around her nec...
Nov 14, 2025
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Sports
Prince George Cougars
Cougars standouts heading to Team Canada Selection Camp
Prince George Cougars PRINCE GEORGE - Two Prince George Cougars are headed to Niagra Falls after being selected to attend to the team Canada World Junior Selection Camp. "Yeah I was pretty speechless" said Cougars defenseman Carson Carels when he found out he would be joining teammate Joshua Ravensbergen at c...
Dec 12, 2025
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BCHL
Spruce Kings acquire defenseman in trade with Langley
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have completed a trade with the Langley Rivermen.The Kings have acquired defenseman Nick Bianchi and the BCHL playing rights of forward Ewan Rennie in exchange for the BCHL playing rights of forward Max Pendy.Bianchi is 5'11", 175 pounds from Rochester, New York who i...
Dec 09, 2025
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Provincial Champions
Duchess Park Secondary School celebrates provincial championship with banner raising
PRINCE GEORGE - Following last week's AA Provincial Championship victory, Duchess Park Secondary School celebrated its boys' volleyball team's success with a banner unveiling and raising at its gym."It's still just starting to sink in this week, these past couple of days. But that first week, the feeling just hadn...
Dec 09, 2025
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Canada
Fan-favourite lion put down at Toronto Zoo after months of veterinary care
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zoo says Fintan, a 13-year-old "majestic male white l...
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Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
OTTAWA - Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nation...
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Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...
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Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudication board hearing Friday. John MacLaughlan said Con...
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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their financi...
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B.C. rescuers remove rope wrapped around sea lion's neck after weeks-long effort
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia say a weeks-long operation has successfully freed a sea lion from a rope wrapped around its neck that was causing "rapidly worsening injuries." The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society s...
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World
Several wounded after shots fired at Syrian and US forces in Palmyra
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Shots were fired at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria's state media and a war monitor said. The shooting t...
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Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school in Memphis avoids prison with guilty plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who was shot by police after he fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to eight years' probation. Joe...
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Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year...
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