Arts Extravaganza
Spruceland Community School of the Arts celebrates another year of students' success
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruceland Community School of the Arts recently celebrated its third annual Arts Extravaganza, a night where the entire school becomes an art gallery celebrating its students' work."It's pretty cool, like a lot of people here are really talented, and the art is super cool. I saw these cake thi...
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Seal in a Smile
Healthy smiles in the classroom as Seal in a Smile returns
PRINCE GEORGE - For over 20 years, the Seal in a Smile Program has been providing elementary school students with proper early dental care and education which they may not have access to otherwise while also providing Dental Assistant students some much needed hands on experience. This initiative is made possible with ...
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SD57 Students bring history to life at 2026 PG Heritage Fair
History came to life at The Exploration Place as students from schools in School District 57 showcased their projects in the 2026 Prince George Regional Heritage Fair. Students could select family history stories to dive into, or a relatable area, object, or person in the region. Meet some of the kids from Beaverly Ele...
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2026 Northern Angel Summit ramping up for finale
The Northern Innovation Network presents the 2026 Northern Angel Summit featuring a celebration of innovation across Northern BC. On June 26, 2026, at the Northern Angel Summit Finale in Prince George, business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs from throughout central and northern British Columbia will gather. Durin...
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Arts Extravaganza
Spruceland Community School of the Arts celebrates another year of students' success
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Seal in a Smile
Healthy smiles in the classroom as Seal in a Smile returns
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CityFest hosted at Canada Games Plaza for second straight year
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School District 57
School District 57 Board approves budget
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Prince George
Arts Extravaganza
Spruceland Community School of the Arts celebrates another year of students' success
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruceland Community School of the Arts recently celebrated its third annual Arts Extravaganza, a night where the entire school becomes an art gallery celebrating its students' work."It's pretty cool, like a lot of people here are really talented, and the art is super cool. I saw these cake thi...
14h ago
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Seal in a Smile
Healthy smiles in the classroom as Seal in a Smile returns
PRINCE GEORGE - For over 20 years, the Seal in a Smile Program has been providing elementary school students with proper early dental care and education which they may not have access to otherwise while also providing Dental Assistant students some much needed hands on experience. This initiative is made possible with ...
15h ago
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CityFest
CityFest hosted at Canada Games Plaza for second straight year
PRINCE GEORGE - For the second straight year, CityFest returned to Canada Games Plaza. Hosted on May 13 from 3:00-6:30 p.m., the event is a casual, fun way for community members to engage with the City of Prince George and learn more about its operations."We've got people here from wastewater, people from HR, from...
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School District 57
School District 57 Board approves budget
PRINCE GEORGE - Over $182 million dollars. That's the budget for School District 57. And it was passed Tuesday night by the Board of Education. A major undertaking, with districts facing the same ever-increasing costs as everyone else."Whether it is costs related to staff replacement, sick time, professional learn...
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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
Amber alert
CP NewsAlert: B.C. RCMP issue Amber Alert for two young children
PRINCE RUPERT - Update: The two children who were the subject of an amber alert issued early this morning have been safely located and are now in care.Late last night, Terrace RCMP were advised that the children had been taken by a woman with Mounties determining the children were in imminent danger leading to the ambe...
May 11, 2026
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Planned burn scheduled near Fort Nelson
Planned burn scheduled near Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and Northern Rockies Fire Rescue will work together on a prescribed burning across two areas covering a total of about 20 hectares in the Fort Nelson area. The BCWS said the first unit is a 17-hectare area south of the Alaska Highway, east of Cordova Way. The second is three...
May 09, 2026
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Cell service
Rogers expands 5G service along Pine Pass
PINE PASS - Good news for those travelling Pine Pass.Rogers has expanded 5G service along Highway 97 between Pine Pass and Chetwynd , adding nearly 70 kilometres of new coverage.Rogers says the work "closes long-standing cellular dead zones, giving drivers, residents, resource workers and tourists reliable access ...
May 08, 2026
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Wright sets sights on mayor's chair in early campaign launch
Mackenzie - A Mackenzie councillor is taking the next step in his political career. Jesse Wright has officially announced he will run for mayor, saying he is ready to make public service his full-time focus.Wright is starting his campaign well before Mackenzie's next municipal election. He says his interest in politics...
May 07, 2026
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Cariboo Region
IIO
IIO clears Quesnel RCMP following 2025 death
QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing following the death of a man in Quesnel last fall.The IIO says that just after 1 a.m. on October 27, 2025, members of the Quesnel RCMP responded to a call about an unwanted person outside a building on Carson Avenue. Officers a...
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Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs
QUESNEL -The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by the wife of the mayor of Quesnel, against the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, after it denounced her for distributing a book questioning ``atrocities'' in residential schools. Pat Morton sued the union after it wrote to Quesnel's city council ...
May 04, 2026
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Fatal MVI
Motorcyclist killed in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP is seeking witnesses following a fatal crash Saturday afternoon in Quesnel.Police say that just after 4:30, a jeep collided with a motorcycle at the intersection on Highway 97 and Cedar Avenue.The rider of the motorcycle died in hospital while the driver of the Jeep was uninjured. Anyone with inf...
Apr 27, 2026
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MVI
Woman injured in single-vehicle crash in Quesnel
QUESNEL - A woman was injured after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Priest Road in Quesnel. Mounties say the vehicle drove off the road on Thursday afternoon and struck a hydro pole. A 78-year-old woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injur...
Apr 17, 2026
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Sports
PG Judo
23 PG athletes heading to national championships
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George's martial arts scene continues to show their strength, as three Judo clubs will be sending a combined 23 local athletes to the 2026 Judo Open National Championships. Hosted from May 14-17 in Calgary, AB, this National tournament is considered the most prestigious judo tournament in the cou...
May 12, 2026
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bowling
Prince George bowlers finish fourth at nationals
PRINCE GEORGE - Two bowlers from Prince George have returned home after representing British Columbia at the national level. Kyra Thurston and Jacinda Trenholm took part in the national five-pin bowling championship in Winnipeg, MB earlier this month and brought back a result they can be proud of. The Nechako Bowling s...
May 12, 2026
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Cougars
Cougars select North Van forward with 41st pick
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have selected forward William Thompson with the 41st overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft.Thomspon hails from North Vancouver and captained the North Shore Warriors U15 Prep Team last season where he compiled 50 points in 30 games. In three playoff games, he had seve...
May 07, 2026
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Honda indefinitely suspends Canadian EV plant plans
TORONTO - Honda Canada says it has indefinitely suspended its plans for a new EV plant in Canada that had the potential to create 1,000 jobs in Alliston, Ont. More coming. The Canadian Press
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In the news today: Ottawa's electricity plan, Chinese e-commerce, Probing the cosmos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal g...
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B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could feel the counter in my back and the cold steel of the f...
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Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today. The federal government has signalled it plans to double the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2050, and Carney said in March that an announcemen...
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Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor - and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects. A report from P...
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Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China's e-...
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World
UK health secretary resigns and is expected to challenge Starmer's leadership
LONDON (AP) - Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer broke out into open rebellion Thursday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and another clearing the way for her to enter any future leadership contest. H...
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Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest, officials said Thursday. Sen. Ronald dela R...
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Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones
RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation on Thursday, according to the Baltic News Service. Her resignation came after the left-wing Progressives Party, part of the governing coalition...
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