Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmmaker Avi Lewis said if he is chosen as the new NDP ...
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March 17, 2026: CKPG News on Demand
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2024 Budget included $21 million in capital funding for an enhanced wildfire equipment depot in Prince George. That depot will be operational for the 2026 wildfire season. Plus many of the sales lost by alcohol are getting picked up by cannabis and the cannabis industry continues to see year-over-ye...
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CKPG Today Art
Grab a seat at the 'Wildlife Cafe' art showcase with Terrill Bodner
Grab a seat and take in the 'Wildlife Cafe' showcase on now at Studio 2880 by local artist Terrill Bodner. The collection shows a series of painted works where animals are doing things you wouldn't expect, like several members of the animal kingdom sharing tea at a picnic table. Hear the story of how it all came togeth...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
Press play on nostalgia at the 'Game Changers' exhibit
Step back in time at The Exploration Place with the 'Game Changers' exhibit! Game Changers is a highly interactive and immersive travelling exhibition exploring how innovation has shaped gameplay in video gaming systems and transformed the way we interact with technology. Check it out on now until April 12th.
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March 17, 2026: CKPG News on Demand
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Cannabis sales up
Cannabis sales picking up falling alcohol revenue
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Farmers' Market
Farmers' Market Coupons much appreciated
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Bottle Drive
UNBC students supporting domestic abuse victim this weekend
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community
Proposed six-storey development could bring new homes and preserve Studio 2880
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Prince George
On Demand
March 17, 2026: CKPG News on Demand
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2024 Budget included $21 million in capital funding for an enhanced wildfire equipment depot in Prince George. That depot will be operational for the 2026 wildfire season. Plus many of the sales lost by alcohol are getting picked up by cannabis and the cannabis industry continues to see year-over-ye...
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Cannabis sales up
Cannabis sales picking up falling alcohol revenue
PRINCE GEORGE - Alcohol sales continue to drop year over year, and it appears much of that lost revenue is going into cannabis. Stats Canada reported cannabis sales saw an 11.5% increase in the 2024-25 fiscal sale, and Prince George retailers say the national trend is certainly reflected locally."We're seeing a lo...
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Farmers' Market
Farmers' Market Coupons much appreciated
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a program that is nearly a decade old and it helps thousands across the province and hundreds locally. The Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program began in 2007 as a pilot project operating in each of the regional health authorities. The Ministry of Health began funding the program in 2012. Since ...
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Bottle Drive
UNBC students supporting domestic abuse victim this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia's Timberwolves Student Athlete Society (TSAS) is preparing to raise funds this weekend through a bottle drive for Bianca Encina-Prosser and her two children, the TSAS's MVP for the 2025-26 school year. Encina-Prosser and her children have recently escaped dome...
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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
Fatal Altercation
Police investigating homicide after 'altercation' at boat ramp in Northern, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., say one person is dead after an "altercation" involving several people at a boat launch last night. Fort St. John RCMP say they were called to the Charlie Lake boat ramp on Friday evening. They say officers learned of an "altercation" involving several ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Education
CNC Faculty Association blasts administration for Fort St. James campus closure
FORT ST. JAMES - The College of New Caledonia's Faculty Association (FACNC) says CNC is closing the door on Fort St. James and regional learners with the upcoming closure of the campus there."Although the college claims that it will maintain a presence in the community, it is difficult to see how this commitment c...
Mar 13, 2026
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tumbler ridge
MP Zimmer supports legal action as investigations continue into the Tumbler Ridge tragedy
PRINCE GEORGE - A Member of Parliament from northeastern B.C. says he supports a lawsuit against OpenAI after last month's deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.Tumbler Ridge MP Bob Zimmer believes the mother of a critically injured 12-year-old girl is right to take legal action.Cia Edmonds filed the lawsuit this week ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Batten Down The Hatches
Wind warnings in effect for Prince George, parts of northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for a large portion of northern B.C., including the City of Prince George and the surrounding areas.The warning also stretches into the Peace region and parts of the Cariboo-Chilcotin, with wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h expected this afternoon (March 7) into to...
Mar 07, 2026
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Cariboo Region
collision
Highway 97 closed in both directions north of Hixon
PRINCE GEORGE - Travelers on Highway 97 heading south should expect delays, as a motor vehicle incident has closed the highway in both directions.DriveBC says that Highway 97 is closed between Colebank Rd. E and Widdis Rd., roughly six to ten kilometers north of Hixon.There are currently no available detours, an assess...
Mar 16, 2026
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Batten Down The Hatches
Wind warnings in effect for Prince George, parts of northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for a large portion of northern B.C., including the City of Prince George and the surrounding areas.The warning also stretches into the Peace region and parts of the Cariboo-Chilcotin, with wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h expected this afternoon (March 7) into to...
Mar 07, 2026
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Fatal MVI
Pedestrian struck and killed in Quesnel
QUESNEL - There was a fatal motor vehicle incident in Quesnel over the weekend.RCMP say at approximately 2:50 a.m. Saturday morning, they received a report of a motor vehicle collision where a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on Front Street near McNaughton Avenue. Police say the pedestrian had been walking in t...
Mar 02, 2026
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Rescue Efforts
SAR teams from Quesnel and Prince George help rescue trapped snowmobiler Friday
QUESNEL, B.C. - Search and rescue teams from Prince George and Quesnel was deployed Friday (Feb. 27) night to help rescue a snowmobiler who was trapped in a large drainage deep within avalanche terrain near Yanks Peak, east of Quesnel.In a statement, Quesnel Search & Rescue says the team drafted an "on-the-gro...
Mar 01, 2026
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Sports
off to nationals
Prince George bowlers win provincial gold, head to National Championships in Winnipeg
PRINCE GEORGE - Kyra Thurston and Jacinda Trenholm, two bowlers from Prince George, are gaining recognition across the country. They play for the Nechako Bowling senior girls' doubles team and recently took home the provincial championship in Vancouver. Now, they are preparing for the national five-pin bowling champion...
Mar 19, 2026
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Six Straight Wins
Cougars beat Blazers 3-2 in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars used 34 saves from Joshua Ravensbergen, goals from Terik Parascak and Koy Funk, and shootout markers from Dmitri Yakutsenak and Aiden Foster to defeat the Kamloops Blazers 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday at the CN Centre.Nathan Behm and Vit Zahejsky scored for the Blazers in regulati...
Mar 18, 2026
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Prince George Kodiaks release statement on "organizational restructuring"
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Kodiaks have released a statement regarding internal changes and "organizational restructuring".The statement acknowledges that the Prince George Kodiaks Football Club has been "undergoing internal changes and organizational restructuring.""We recognize this pr...
Mar 16, 2026
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Canada
Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for the...
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Fréchette and Drainville face off in first CAQ leadership debate
QUÉBEC - The first debate in the race to succeed Quebec Premier François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec took place in Quebec City, with candidates Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville facing off. Saturday's discussion touched on...
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Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL - Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec's maritime institute said. All three students arrived in Quebec on Friday after flying from S...
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Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmmaker Avi Lewis said if he is chosen as the new NDP ...
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Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes from plans released by federal departments and agenc...
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Canada should 'absolutely' match Poland's Chinese EV ban at military bases: expert
OTTAWA - Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases. Critics and some experts are even calling on Ottawa to ban the ca...
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World
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties...
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Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar wit...
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Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered 10 bodies from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where a blaze likely triggered by an explosion injured at least 59 others and left ...
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