Ronald McDonald House
UHNBC celebrates opening of new space to keep families together in difficult times
PRINCE GEORGE - The University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UHNBC) celebrated the opening of its new Ronald McDonald House Family room on December fourth. This space gives families a chance to stay with their children when their children are in the hospital, keeping families together during challenging times."When f...
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B.C. politics
John Rustad resigns as leader of the B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of B.C. has released a statement from John Rustad saying he has resigned as leader.This after 20 MLAs representing a majority of the 39-member caucus gave statements to a lawyer calling for him to step aside on Wednesday.He originally refused to do so but changed his mind on Thursday. ...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
More than just a big piece of concrete: UHNBC's new parkade is open
The new parkade at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia has been open to hospital staff and the public for a couple of weeks now, and it's already starting to ease the parking headaches at the hospital. In late November, Just before the parkade opened, we were invited to check out all seven floors and 4...
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CKPG Today Events
Celebrate Christmas the olde-fashioned way at Barkerville
The folks down at Barkerville are getting the town decked out and ready to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season the olde-fashioned way! Olde-fashioned Christmas takes place on December 13 and 14, 2025 between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm. Visitors can take in a variety of activities including a town tour, caroling, and Ch...
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Ronald McDonald House
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Apartment fire
Update: RCMP confirm arson investigation underway in relation to apartment fire
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Forestry
Brink Forest Products announce shutdown
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WHL
Cougars double up on Rockets, 4-2
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Prince George
Ronald McDonald House
UHNBC celebrates opening of new space to keep families together in difficult times
PRINCE GEORGE - The University Hospital of Northern B.C. (UHNBC) celebrated the opening of its new Ronald McDonald House Family room on December fourth. This space gives families a chance to stay with their children when their children are in the hospital, keeping families together during challenging times."When f...
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Apartment fire
Update: RCMP confirm arson investigation underway in relation to apartment fire
PRINCE GEORGE -Update: Prince George RCMP confirms an arson investigation is underway in relation to the apartment fire on Queensway Thursday.Cpl. Lorne Smith told CKPG News that a suspect is in custody though charges have not been approved yet.He's unaware of any injuries.Earlier: Prince George Fire Rescue responded t...
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B.C. politics
John Rustad resigns as leader of the B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of B.C. has released a statement from John Rustad saying he has resigned as leader.This after 20 MLAs representing a majority of the 39-member caucus gave statements to a lawyer calling for him to step aside on Wednesday.He originally refused to do so but changed his mind on Thursday. ...
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Forestry
Brink Forest Products announce shutdown
PRINCE GEORGE - More tough news for the forestry sector.Brink Forest Products has announced a temporary shutdown beginning December 11, 2025. Owner John Brink says 75-100 employees across the company's operations in Prince George, Vanderhoof, and Houston will be affected.Brink attributes the shutdown to U.S. tariffs, p...
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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
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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IIO report
IIO clears RCMP of any wrongdoing in search for Indigenous woman
VANDERHOOF -The Independent investigations Office has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing in its response to the death of a Saik'uz woman two years ago.On October 11, 2023, Vanderhoof RCMP were called to conduct a wellness check at the home of Chelsey Quaw. RCMP took steps to locate Chelsey but were unable to find her a...
Nov 26, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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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Crime
RCMP investigating Quesnel stabbing
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP is seeking the public's help in locating the suspect in a stabbing.Police say it occurred Monday night (Nov.10) at approximately 6:11 p.m. on the 600-block of Front Street.RCMP say the 34 year old male victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and note the victim and the 42-year-old susp...
Nov 13, 2025
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Sports
WHL
Cougars double up on Rockets, 4-2
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 Wednesday night in Kelowna before 4,247 fans at Prospera Place.Brock Souch's seventh marker of the year early in the second period ended up being the game winner. Other Cougar goals were scored by Carson Carels, Dmitri Yakutsenak, and Jett Lajoie.The ...
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High School Sports
Duchess Park boys win AA provincial title in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Duchess Park Condors have won a provincial AA boys volleyball title. The Condors held on to beat the Richmond Christian Eagles in five sets during Saturday's (Nov. 29) gold-medal match at the College of New Caledonia. Duchess Park won the first two sets 25-23, 25-21 before Richmond Christian bounced...
Nov 30, 2025
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Canada West Basketball
Timberwolves swept by Victoria as first half of Canada West season near conclusion
PRINCE GEORGE - Another defeat for the UNBC basketball teams as they couldn't keep up pace with the powerhouse Victoria Vikes in Canada West action Saturday (Nov. 29) at the Northern Sports Centre.The UNBC men wrapped up their slate of home games in the first half of the Canada West season with a 98-71 loss to the Vike...
Nov 30, 2025
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Canada
April federal leaders' debates had 'shortcomings,' organizer admits
OTTAWA - The head of the federal Leaders' Debates Commission says the body should no longer be responsible for organizing post-debate press conferences and the rules for participating in the debates should be reviewed. The commission came under fire ov...
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B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate code" against co-operating with law enforcement. Cod...
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Joly says Stellantis getting a notice of default following production shift to U.S.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. "We will stand firm for the sake of our workers, our industries and our nation because defendi...
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Here's what people are saying about John Rustad's exit as B.C. Conservative leader
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad and his resignation on Thursday as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., which he took to the brink of power in last year's provincial election. "'I've made a huge change and difference in terms of po...
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Secretary of State for CRA pushes back against auditor general's findings on accuracy
OTTAWA - The secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency is pushing back against some of the auditor general report's recent findings and argues that Canadians get timely, accurate info from the agency. After placing 167 calls to the CRA's contac...
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ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Canadian firm produced in U.S.
OTTAWA - The armoured vehicles U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions, the law enforcement agency said Thursday. The department's media relations team said in an email...
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World
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, a...
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Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Dona...
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US prioritizes visas for fans traveling for the World Cup, Olympics and other events
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 Wo...
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