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PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties have revised the death toll in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting to nine, saying seven of the victims are under 13, and a 39-year-old teacher and the 39-year old mother of the shooter were also killed. Plus police have identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the shooter and she had two g...
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School District 57
School District 57 readies supports
PRINCE GEORGE - The flags are at half mast at Duchess Park Secondary School today (Feb.11), though classes have resumed as normal, the circumstances are anything but and the district has measures in place."We have a crisis response team," explains Jameel Aziz, Superintendent of School District 57. "Typic...
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CKPG Today Art
Shelby Richardson and Cat Sivertsen partner for exhibition at Omineca Arts Centre
Introducing this month's local artist's spotlight inside the Omineca Arts Centre featuring work from Shelby Richardson and Cat Sivertsen complete with a workshop later in the month. This art install represents Circle of Trust - a cross disciplinary approach to processing grief on paper through the fluidity of movement....
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Step into 'From Far and Wide: The Soundscapes' at Two Rivers Gallery
Step into the latest exhibit at Two River Gallery all about sounds featuring Mathieu Léger, Ian Foster, and Anju Singh. This exhibition delves into the diverse soundscape of East and West coasts with distinct landscapes and natural beauty. This exhibition is on now until April 5th.
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School District 57
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MPs react
MPs 'shocked' and 'devastated' by Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
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Tumbler Ridge
Police identify B.C. shooting suspect, say five teens and teacher dead
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Wanted Wed
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February 11, 2026: CKPG News on Demand
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties have revised the death toll in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting to nine, saying seven of the victims are under 13, and a 39-year-old teacher and the 39-year old mother of the shooter were also killed. Plus police have identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the shooter and she had two g...
17h ago
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School District 57
School District 57 readies supports
PRINCE GEORGE - The flags are at half mast at Duchess Park Secondary School today (Feb.11), though classes have resumed as normal, the circumstances are anything but and the district has measures in place."We have a crisis response team," explains Jameel Aziz, Superintendent of School District 57. "Typic...
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Wanted Wed
Man wanted on multiple theft charges
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP needs your help locating a wanted person.Police say 50-year-old Gregory Glenn Pashe is wanted on three unendorsed warrants for the following:Theft under $5000 (four counts)Obstruction of peace officerFail to comply with undertakingGregory Glenn Pashe is described as:5'11 (180 cm)230 l...
Feb 11, 2026
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City reaction
City of Prince George expresses condolences to those affected by shooting in Tumbler Ridge
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has released a statement in the wake of Tuesday's tragic shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School."Mayor and Council share your grief, and are heartbroken for our fellow northern BC community in the wake of this senseless tragedy. The City wants everyone in Tumbler Ridge...
Feb 11, 2026
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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
MPs react
MPs 'shocked' and 'devastated' by Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer said he's "devastated" by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge Tuesday.The mass shooting claimed the lives of nine people - including the lone suspect who died by suicide. Seven of the victims were under 13-years-old. Mounties also changed...
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Tumbler Ridge
Police identify B.C. shooting suspect, say five teens and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP now say 9 people were killed, not 10, in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday.RCMP made the clarification on Wednesday during a press availability. Among the dead, were a teacher and five teenage students.RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Va...
Feb 11, 2026
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City reaction
City of Prince George expresses condolences to those affected by shooting in Tumbler Ridge
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George has released a statement in the wake of Tuesday's tragic shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School."Mayor and Council share your grief, and are heartbroken for our fellow northern BC community in the wake of this senseless tragedy. The City wants everyone in Tumbler Ridge...
Feb 11, 2026
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Shooter incident
Update: 9 dead, including suspect, in shootings at school and home in Tumbler Ridge
TUMBLER RIDGE - Update: (6:50 p.m.): RCMP say eight people, including the suspect are dead after a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., while two more bodies were found at a home believed to be connected to the incident. Police say more than 25 people are hurt, including two with life-threatening injuries, a...
Feb 10, 2026
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Cariboo Region
Search and Rescue
Man rescued after thrown off snowmobile near Barkerville
BARKERVILLE - A man was rescued after being thrown from his snowmobile near Groundhog Lake and Mt. Agnes near Barkerville on Sunday (Feb. 8).Both Quesnel Search and Rescue and Prince George Search and Rescue responded after the man's SOS device on his iPhone was activated shortly after 3 p.m. Prince George Search and R...
Feb 09, 2026
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Missing person
Quesnel RCMP seek help locating missing person
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel need the public's help locating a missing person.Police say 55-year-old Mathew Bruce Engel, who was reported missing January 2, 2026, last made contact with family on December 27, 2025. Mathew has not been heard from since. Mathew is described as:55 years oldgrey / dirty blonde hair178cm86...
Jan 30, 2026
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quesnel
Bid process for the Johnston Bridge Rehabilitation Project is officially open
QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel says that the bid process for the Johnston Bridge Rehabilitation Project is officially open.The City, in a Facebook post, says that "once work begins, the Johnston Bridge will be fully closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. In addition, a section of the Riverfront Trail, locate...
Jan 29, 2026
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Crime
RCMP investigating death of 49-year-old man west of Quesnel
QUESNEL - Serious Crime investigators have been called in to investigate the death of a man west of Quesnel.This after Quesnel RCMP responded to a weapons call on the 2900-block of Brinkert Road just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning (Jan.22).When police arrived, they found a 49-year-old Quesnel man unconscious and suf...
Jan 23, 2026
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Sports
Canada West Basketball
UNBC basketball teams wrap up difficult regular season with defeat to TRU WolfPack
PRINCE GEORGE - The curtain has fallen on what's been a very tough regular season for the UNBC basketball teams.The Timberwolves finished things off last night with a pair of defeats to the TRU WolfPack at Brownridge Court.Justin Sunga poured in 24 points, but the UNBC men lost 78-76 to the playoff-bound WolfPack on Sa...
Feb 08, 2026
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Spruce Kings beat Victoria to complete near-perfect road trip
VICTORIA - The Prince George Spruce Kings took seven of a possible eight points as they wrapped up a stretch of four road game in five days. The playoff-bound Spruce Kings picked up a 4-2 win over the Victoria Grizzlies at The Q Centre Saturday (Feb. 7) night. They've picked up points in their last nine games going bac...
Feb 08, 2026
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Cougars 4 Rockets 1
Ravensbergen wins 80th WHL game as Cougars split weekend series against Rockets
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it 30 wins on the season for the Prince George Cougars as they knocked off the Kelowna Rockets 4-1 at the CN Centre Saturday (Feb. 7) night.Josh Ravensbergen stopped 31 of 32 shots to pick up win number 80 with the Cougars, who completed the split with the Rockets who won on Friday night.Dmitri Yak...
Feb 08, 2026
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Canada
Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter 'epidemic' in Canada, U.S.
Social media posts claiming a "pattern" or "epidemic" of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately commit mass shootings, and in fact represent one per...
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Some MPs concerned as feds plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as "regulatory sandboxes" and are contained ...
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Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada were called before th...
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'You're making this up,' Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers' group. During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the h...
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Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Thursday the changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in the government's border and immigration bill are "better for the applicants," even as multiple organizations attack the plan. Bill C-12 pr...
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Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission has found that an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who later took his own life was conducted in a rushed, superficial and biased manner. Its conclusion come...
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World
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal b...
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Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Rich...
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Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2026 on a man convicted of double killing
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma's first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 CST following a three-dru...
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