Drug deaths
Northern Health records highest rate of unregulated drug deaths in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern B.C. continues to be hit particularly hard by the toxic drug crisis, with new preliminary data showing Northern Health has the highest rate of unregulated drug deaths in the province this year.According to the BC Coroners Service, Northern Health has recorded a rate of 43 deaths per 100,000 peo...
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MVI
Collision involving police vehicle closes Highway 16
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP was on the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a police car and a transport vehicle, which closed Highway 16 at Tabor Lake Road East earlier today (Oct.14).The collision occurred in the early morning hours and police say the two individuals who were under arrest and being trans...
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CKPG Today Community
PG Royal Purple looking for your donations for Purple Thursday
The Prince George Royal Purple have a long legacy in the city and look forward to giving back every year where they can including during Royal Purple Week and specifically on Purple Thursday where donations will be made to community organizations.
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CKPG Today Food
Going crackers with Prince George's own Tavern Snaps gluten-free snacks
If you've been going crackers trying to find something gluten-free that doesn't taste like cardboard look no further, Tavern Snaps have arrived with exactly that goal. We meet the founders of this super square and find out how they're made. You can find them at several local stores including Deb's Cafe, Ave Maria, and ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Security Officers say security is about helping
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Drug deaths
Northern Health records highest rate of unregulated drug deaths in B.C.
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Wanted Wednesday
RCMP warn public not to approach wanted Prince George man
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MVI
Collision involving police vehicle closes Highway 16
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City of Prince George
Prince George looks to clear up rules around urban beekeeping
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Prince George
Security Officers say security is about helping
PRINCE GEORGE - Health-care security officers handed out free soup and warm clothing to vulnerable people in Prince George on Wednesday.Securiguard Services Ltd. organized the soup kitchen and winter clothing drive just in front of the courthouse. The event was part of Healthcare Security and Safety Week.Organizers col...
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Drug deaths
Northern Health records highest rate of unregulated drug deaths in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern B.C. continues to be hit particularly hard by the toxic drug crisis, with new preliminary data showing Northern Health has the highest rate of unregulated drug deaths in the province this year.According to the BC Coroners Service, Northern Health has recorded a rate of 43 deaths per 100,000 peo...
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Wanted Wednesday
RCMP warn public not to approach wanted Prince George man
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP is looking for a 40-year-old man wanted on two unendorsed warrants.Craig Aaron Skin is being featured in this week's Wanted Wednesday appeal. Police say he is wanted for theft over $5,000 and possession of stolen property over $5,000.Skin is described as standing six feet tall and wei...
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City of Prince George
Prince George looks to clear up rules around urban beekeeping
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The City of Prince George is taking a closer look at its bylaws governing urban beekeeping after local beekeepers raised concerns about being told to remove hives from residential properties.Council has directed administration to return with a bylaw amendment that would allow an unspecified number...
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Northern BC
MVI
Collision involving police vehicle closes Highway 16
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP was on the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a police car and a transport vehicle, which closed Highway 16 at Tabor Lake Road East earlier today (Oct.14).The collision occurred in the early morning hours and police say the two individuals who were under arrest and being trans...
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Municipal elections
Alan highlights community safety, food security in Area H re-election bid
ROBSON VALLEY-CANOE - Incumbent Area H Director Dannielle Alan is seeking a fourth term representing the Robson Valley-Canoe area in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.Alan faces former McBride councillor Joe Kolida in the October 17 municipal election.Speaking with CKPG News, Alan said one of her biggest prio...
Oct 7, 2026
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Municipal elections
Kolida focuses on growth, housing and health care in Area H campaign
MCBRIDE - Joe Kolida says economic development, housing and health care are among his top priorities as he campaigns for the Area H (Robson Valley-Canoe) seat on the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board.Kolida is challenging incumbent director Dannielle Alan in the October 17 local government election.A lifelo...
Oct 6, 2026
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Provincial election
Giddens launches re-election bid in Prince George-Mackenzie
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens has officially launched his re-election campaign, seeking another term under the Conservative banner in the upcoming provincial election.Giddens, who has represented the riding for the past two years, said the decision to run again was driven by a desire to conti...
Oct 2, 2026
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Municipal Election 2026
Municipal elections
Advance voting off to record start in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George voters are turning out in strong numbers through the first two days of advance voting in the 2026 municipal election.The City says 1,176 ballots were cast Wednesday, October 7, followed by another 1,079 on Thursday.Wednesday's total marked the highest single-day advance voting turnout on r...
Oct 9, 2026
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Simon Yu defends acute care tower vote as he seeks second term as mayor
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare to head to the polls on October 17, incumbent Mayor Simon Yu says he wants to build on the progress made during his first four years in office and continue positioning the city for future growth.Yu, who was first elected mayor in 2022, is seeking a second term and points ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Brian Skakun calls for less infighting, more action at city hall in council bid
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare for the October 17 municipal election, longtime city councillor Brian Skakun says experience, economic development and responsible spending will be central to his campaign for an eighth term on council.Skakun, one of the longest-serving members of Prince George City Counc...
Oct 8, 2026
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Kyle Sampson pitches experience and fresh leadership in mayoral run
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare for the October 17 municipal election, incumbent councillor Kyle Sampson says his combination of experience, energy and a willingness to listen make him the right choice to become the city's next mayor.Sampson, first elected to city council in 2018 at the age of 25, is se...
Oct 8, 2026
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Cariboo Region
Search and Rescue
Missing hiker rescued after extensive search near Quesnel
QUESNEL -A missing person was safely rescued Monday morning following a large-scale search operation in the Cottonwood and Victoria Creek Forest Service Road area east of Quesnel.Quesnel Search and Rescue was called in by RCMP on the afternoon of October 4 after the individual failed to return to a designated meeting l...
Oct 5, 2026
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Head-On Collision
Impairment suspected in highway crash that injures two near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A driver and a passenger had to be extricated from a vehicle after a collision on the Cariboo Highway south of Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say officers responded to a head-on collision on Highway 97 at Mission Road at around 6:30 p.m. last Friday (Sept. 25) where two occupants were found tra...
Oct 2, 2026
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Transportation
Drive relative to conditions campaign urges B.C. drivers to slow down this October
As fall weather settles across British Columbia, police are reminding motorists that changing road conditions require a change in driving habits.October marks the BC Association of Chiefs of Police's annual Drive Relative to Conditions campaign, aimed at reducing crashes caused by drivers travelling too fast for weathe...
Oct 1, 2026
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Crime
Quesnel RCMP seize two loaded handguns in separate incidents
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP seized two loaded handguns and a quantity of drugs in two separate incidents over a three-day period, resulting in multiple arrests and firearm-related charges.The first incident occurred on Saturday, Sept. 26, at approximately 8:15 p.m. During a proactive patrol near the Anderson Drive soccer fi...
Sep 29, 2026
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Sports
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Cougars claw back and earn point, fall to Broncos 3-2 in a shootout
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars earned a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Swift Current Broncos at home Sunday (Oct. 11). The Cougars fell behind the eight ball after the first period, trailing 2-0, although it only took 10 seconds into the middle frame to get on the board. Aiden Foster pounced on a reboun...
Oct 13, 2026
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Spruce Kings Hockey
Spruce Kings drop pair of games at BCHL Showcase
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings will leave the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) Showcase in Nisku, Alta. without a point in two games. After falling to the Trail Smoke Eaters 4-3 on Saturday (Oct. 10), the Spruce Kings dropped a 4-1 game to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Sunday (Oct. 11) from the Sil...
Oct 13, 2026
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Timberwolves vs. WolfPack
UNBC Timberwolves have mixed results against TRU WolfPack
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC Timberwolves soccer teams had mixed results against the TRU Wolfpack at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops Saturday night (Oct. 10). The men's team followed up their first win of the season with another as a late game goal from Hagon Kim earned the Timberwolves a 1-0 victory. Kim's free kick found the ba...
Oct 11, 2026
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Canada
Major projects CEO faces B.C. First Nations frustrated over lack of consultation
OTTAWA - Major Projects CEO Dawn Farrell told First Nations in B.C. today that the frustrations expressed over a lack of consultation made her feel like Canada is "never going to work," but her office is determined to try. Farrell was addressing the B....
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Death toll in B.C. Truth and Reconciliation Day crash rises to three
TSAWWASSEN - Police in Delta, B.C., say a third woman has died as a result of a truck crashing into pedestrians outside a mall on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The death of 64-year-old Gwenyth Brigit Dwyn of South Delta, B.C., comes af...
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July and August drug deaths in B.C. fall to lowest levels since 2019
VICTORIA - Toxic drug deaths in British Columbia in July and August have fallen to their lowest levels in those months since before the pandemic. Data from the BC Coroners Service shows that 113 people died in July, and 126 people in August, with those...
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Some Farm Boy, L'Ancêtre and Life Smart cheeses recalled due to possible listeria
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling some Farm Boy, L'Ancêtre and Life Smart organic cheeses because of possible listeria contamination. In a notice issued Wednesday, the agency says the recall was triggered by test results and t...
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Vancouver officer tells Myles Gray hearing of uncertainty before deadly confrontation
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the deadly confrontation with Myles Gray in 2015 says there was considerable uncertainty about the situation before he and other officers encountered him in response to an urgent call for back-up. Con...
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Hoekstra says U.S. watching Canada for signs of interference in midterm elections
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says American officials are "closely watching" Canadian politicians for signs of election interference ahead of pivotal midterm elections next month. During an interview on the "The Really Big Show" podc...
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World
Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Justice Department has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month's midterm elections. A letter Tuesday to Secretary of S...
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Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens on its voter rolls
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens on its voter rolls. The Associated Press
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Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's second Ebola case Wednesday, saying a relative of the man who died two days after arriving from Congo had tested positive while in quarantine. The ministry said the 39-...
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