City Farm Smart
Prince George wildfire preparedness faces uncertain funding future
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Nearly a decade after the devastating 2017 wildfire season transformed Prince George into a major evacuation centre, the city is continuing to build its wildfire resilience, but officials warn the grant funding supporting much of that work is becoming less certain.The fires of 2017 were a wake-up ...
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Legacy Night
Karina LeBlanc inspires future soccer stars
PRINCE GEORGE-For Canadian soccer legend Karina LeBlanc, finding a sense of belonging helped shape a remarkable journey from newcomer to Olympic medalist.LeBlanc shared her story with students and members of the University of Northern British Columbia community during Legacy Night, encouraging the next generation to be...
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All Aboard the Pumpkin Express
Halloween fun is rolling into the Central BC Railway & Forest Museum as the site prepares to welcome families aboard the Pumpkin Express for a festive weekend of seasonal activities. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 and promises plenty of family-friendly Halloween fun. Visitors are encour...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
What can you find in a northern B.C. bog?
Northern British Columbia is home to no shortage of natural treasures, and some of the most interesting can be found in places many people overlook. We headed into a bog near Prince George to discover what can be found growing in these unique ecosystems, from wild berries to a variety of mushrooms that emerge throughou...
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City Farm Smart
Prince George wildfire preparedness faces uncertain funding future
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Legacy Night
Karina LeBlanc inspires future soccer stars
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Aiden Conn takes family racing tradition to Vegas
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Dog park renamed
Duchess Park dog park renamed in honour of Kathi Travers
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Provincial election
Party leaders bypass Prince George as election campaign nears finish line
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City Farm Smart
Prince George wildfire preparedness faces uncertain funding future
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Nearly a decade after the devastating 2017 wildfire season transformed Prince George into a major evacuation centre, the city is continuing to build its wildfire resilience, but officials warn the grant funding supporting much of that work is becoming less certain.The fires of 2017 were a wake-up ...
8h ago
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Legacy Night
Karina LeBlanc inspires future soccer stars
PRINCE GEORGE-For Canadian soccer legend Karina LeBlanc, finding a sense of belonging helped shape a remarkable journey from newcomer to Olympic medalist.LeBlanc shared her story with students and members of the University of Northern British Columbia community during Legacy Night, encouraging the next generation to be...
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Aiden Conn takes family racing tradition to Vegas
PRINCE GEORGE - Family support carries Aiden Conn toward Las Vegas challengeFor Aiden Conn, driving to Las Vegas with his family means feeling nervous, supported, and focused on his racing goal.At 16, he hopes to earn a spot in the main event at the Onlybulls Open Wheel Showdown.He grew up in a family of race car drive...
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Dog park renamed
Duchess Park dog park renamed in honour of Kathi Travers
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George dog park has a new name in honour of a longtime resident and supporter of animal welfare.New signage has been unveiled at the former Duchess Park Dog Park, which is now officially known as Travers Memorial Dog Park.The park is named in memory of Kathi Travers, a longtime Prince George re...
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Provincial election
Party leaders bypass Prince George as election campaign nears finish line
PRINCE GEORGE - As British Columbia's provincial election campaign heads toward the finish line, Prince George and the surrounding region have largely been absent from the campaign itineraries of the province's party leaders.While leaders have made appearances and announcements in more heavily populated areas, no provi...
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Provincial election
B.C. Conservatives hold lead as election enters final days, Mainstreet poll suggests
PRINCE GEORGE -With just days remaining before British Columbians head to the polls, a new Mainstreet Research survey suggests the B.C. Conservatives have opened up an advantage over the NDP, while affordability continues to dominate voters' concerns.The poll places the Conservatives at 41.7 per cent support among deci...
Oct 21, 2026
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RDFFG
New and returning directors elected to Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George will have a combination of new and familiar faces around the board table following the latest election results.One of the most competitive races was in Electoral Area D, where Ken Schinkel emerged victorious from a crowded field of six candidates.Schinkel defe...
Oct 19, 2026
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Municipal elections
Voters choose new and familiar mayors across northern B.C. and the Cariboo
Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...
Oct 19, 2026
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Municipal Election 2026
Municipal Elections
New Prince George council faces steep learning curve as majority of chamber changes
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George city council will look dramatically different when its new members take their seats, with the majority of the council chamber changing following the October 17 election.After four years with the same council structure of eight councillors and the mayor, only four familiar faces will return...
Oct 21, 2026
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Civic Elections
Five new faces prepare to tackle big decisions at Prince George City Hall
PRINCE GEORGE - The campaign signs scattered throughout Prince George spoke to the interest in the civic election, and that interest carried through to the polls.When the new council takes its place around the horseshoe next month, five new faces will be among those making decisions at City Hall. Two councillors-elect ...
Oct 20, 2026
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RDFFG
New and returning directors elected to Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George will have a combination of new and familiar faces around the board table following the latest election results.One of the most competitive races was in Electoral Area D, where Ken Schinkel emerged victorious from a crowded field of six candidates.Schinkel defe...
Oct 19, 2026
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Municipal Election
Frizzell takes mayor's chair as Prince George voters reshape city council
PRINCE GEORGE - There was a changing of the guard in Prince George Saturday night, and it extended well beyond the mayor's chair.Outgoing Mayor Simon Yu congratulated mayor-elect Garth Frizzell following a close race that will usher in not only a new mayor but a substantially different city council.Only three of the ei...
Oct 19, 2026
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Cariboo Region
Fatal MVI
Quesnel RCMP seek witnesses in fatal hit-and-run
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP are asking for the public's help as they investigate a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run earlier this month.Police were called to Highway 97 South near Yellow Market shortly before 3 a.m. on October 5 after receiving a report of a man sitting along the road.The man was taken to hospital with what init...
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Provincial election
Party leaders bypass Prince George as election campaign nears finish line
PRINCE GEORGE - As British Columbia's provincial election campaign heads toward the finish line, Prince George and the surrounding region have largely been absent from the campaign itineraries of the province's party leaders.While leaders have made appearances and announcements in more heavily populated areas, no provi...
12h ago
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Provincial election
B.C. Conservatives hold lead as election enters final days, Mainstreet poll suggests
PRINCE GEORGE -With just days remaining before British Columbians head to the polls, a new Mainstreet Research survey suggests the B.C. Conservatives have opened up an advantage over the NDP, while affordability continues to dominate voters' concerns.The poll places the Conservatives at 41.7 per cent support among deci...
Oct 21, 2026
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Provincial election
Randy Thompson makes second run for B.C. Greens in Prince George-North Cariboo
QUESNEL - Randy Thompson is making his second run for public office as the B.C. Green Party candidate in Prince George-North Cariboo, hoping a focus on health care and a more sustainable approach to forestry will resonate with northern voters.Thompson says his first campaign taught him how difficult it can be for Green...
Oct 20, 2026
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Sports
Legacy Night
Karina LeBlanc inspires future soccer stars
PRINCE GEORGE-For Canadian soccer legend Karina LeBlanc, finding a sense of belonging helped shape a remarkable journey from newcomer to Olympic medalist.LeBlanc shared her story with students and members of the University of Northern British Columbia community during Legacy Night, encouraging the next generation to be...
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Cougars blow third period lead, fall to Giants 5-3
PRINCE GEORGE - One day after a comeback attempt fell short, the Prince George Cougars were unable to hang on to a third period lead as they fell to the Vancouver Giants 5-3 at CN Centre Wednesday (Oct. 21) night. The Cougars got out to the lead early with Cole Hajt pouncing on a rebound after a Giants player was unabl...
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Cougars
Cougars sign goaltender Kason Kobelka
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have added some experience between the pipes, signing 19-year-old goaltender Kason Kobelka to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Kobelka started the season with the Vernon Vipers, posting a 3-0-0-1 record through four appearances with a 1.05 goals-against average and ....
Oct 21, 2026
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Canada
'Comfort kills dreams': Family says soldier killed in base fire was living his dream
PRINCE ALBERT - Patricia Farrell is not even a week removed from the death of her son in a military training exercise gone wrong. She looks over an array of seven photos of Pte. Shaun Farrell. One is of him as a newborn with a mohawk. Another shows him...
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The 4 soldiers killed in fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
WAINWRIGHT - Four Armed Forces members were killed when a fast-moving fire overwhelmed soldiers during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton, on Saturday. Dozens of others were injured, with 27 remaining in hospi...
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Video of contact with possibly rabid skunk in B.C. prompts health authority warning
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health is warning anyone in the city's downtown who has had contact with a possibly rabid skunk to get a medical assessment immediately after a video emerged on social media. The video posted on Facebook on Oct. 10 shows a...
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Atikamekw baby to be reburied in home community more than 70 years after death
MONTREAL - More than 70 years after his death, an Atikamekw baby buried far from his family in Quebec City will be laid to rest in his home community. After 12 years of searching, the family of Maxime Ottawa has located his burial site, exhumed his rem...
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Ottawa tells its diplomats not to meet with U.S. midterm candidates
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were directed this week not to meet with or attend events with candidates in the U.S. midterm elections. Glen Linder, assistant deputy minister for the Americas at Global Affairs Canada, sent a memo midday Tuesday to members...
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Singapore firm set to buy shut Yukon mine for $140M, promises $1.4B in investment
VANCOUVER - The Eagle Gold mine once accounted for between five and seven per cent of the Yukon's GDP before it was shut down by a 2024 environmental disaster. But the beleaguered operation could have a new life, after a Singapore-based mining company ...
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World
Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or "blown," before she was injected with pentobarbital, her ...
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Powerful earthquake in China's Tibet collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people
BEIJING (AP) - A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 46 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue...
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World Series preview: Surprising Brewers-Rays matchup will open with Jacob Misiorowski's record heat
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion. Jacob Misiorowski brings his record-setting h...
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