Municipal elections
New faces elected to Regional District board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board table following Saturday's local government election.In Electoral Area A, covering Salmon River and the Lakes, incumbent Victor Mobley was re-elected with 271 votes, taking 77.7 per cent of the vote. Challenger Greg Au...
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Municipal elections
Two new trustees elected to Prince George School Board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Prince George School District board table following Saturday's municipal election.Jake Skakun and Don Sabo were elected as new trustees for the Prince George electoral area, while incumbents Cory Antrim and Craig Brennan lost their seats.Incumbent Sarah Holland to...
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CKPG Today Community
Catching up with the new Captain of the Williams Lake Mustangs, Declan Pocock
Leadership comes with responsibility, and Declan Pocock is embracing that challenge after being named captain of the Williams Lake Mustangs. Pocock recently joined us to discuss what the honour means to him and the opportunity to lead both on and off the ice.
Oct 16, 2026
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Preparing Aberdeen Glen's golf greens for the winter ahead
As the golf season winds down, the work is far from over for the maintenance team at Aberdeen Glen Golf Course. Behind the scenes, staff are busy preparing the course's greens for the winter months, a process that plays a critical role in ensuring they are healthy and ready for golfers when spring arrives. We learn mor...
Oct 16, 2026
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PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars earned a 4-3 win in a shootout against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Saturday (Oct. 17). The Rockets tallied the first point of the game when a shot from Colton Lien found the back of the net at the 9:57 mark of the first period. At the 11:14 mark of the second frame...
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PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves soccer teams both suffered devastating losses to Canada's top-ranked team in Vancouver's Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday night (Oct. 17). The UBC Thunderbirds took down the men's team with a 5-0 shutout, but Timberwolves goalkeeper Owen Shum put up a strong effort, blocking 10 shot...
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Municipal elections
New faces elected to Regional District board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board table following Saturday's local government election.In Electoral Area A, covering Salmon River and the Lakes, incumbent Victor Mobley was re-elected with 271 votes, taking 77.7 per cent of the vote. Challenger Greg Au...
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Municipal elections
New faces elected to Regional District board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board table following Saturday's local government election.In Electoral Area A, covering Salmon River and the Lakes, incumbent Victor Mobley was re-elected with 271 votes, taking 77.7 per cent of the vote. Challenger Greg Au...
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Municipal elections
Two new trustees elected to Prince George School Board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Prince George School District board table following Saturday's municipal election.Jake Skakun and Don Sabo were elected as new trustees for the Prince George electoral area, while incumbents Cory Antrim and Craig Brennan lost their seats.Incumbent Sarah Holland to...
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Charge laid
Valemount mayor charged with sexual assault
VALEMOUNT - Valemount Mayor Owen Torgerson has been charged with sexual assault and is taking a mandatory leave of absence.The charge was laid October 13 and stems from an alleged incident on April 2, 2026. The complainant's identity is protected by a publication ban.CKPG reported in April that Torgerson had been arres...
Oct 16, 2026
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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...
Oct 14, 2026
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Municipal Election 2026
Municipal elections
New faces elected to Regional District board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board table following Saturday's local government election.In Electoral Area A, covering Salmon River and the Lakes, incumbent Victor Mobley was re-elected with 271 votes, taking 77.7 per cent of the vote. Challenger Greg Au...
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Municipal elections
Two new trustees elected to Prince George School Board
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be some new faces around the Prince George School District board table following Saturday's municipal election.Jake Skakun and Don Sabo were elected as new trustees for the Prince George electoral area, while incumbents Cory Antrim and Craig Brennan lost their seats.Incumbent Sarah Holland to...
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Municipal election
Oakes wins Quesnel mayor's race in landslide
QUESNEL - Coralee Oakes has been elected mayor of Quesnel, defeating incumbent Ron Paull by a wide margin.Oakes received 2,137 votes, or 84.2 per cent of the vote, while Paull finished second with 324 votes. Brian Waters received 58 votes.The victory moves Oakes back into municipal government after a political career t...
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Garth Frizzell elected mayor of Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Garth Frizzell has been elected mayor of the city of Prince George. He did so by collecting 5310 votes. Simon Yu finished second with 4,569 votes, Kyle Sampson finished third with 4,432 votes, and Roy Stewart finished fourth with 3,091 votes. In fifth was Marc Carrier with 625 votes, in sixth was Randy ...
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Cariboo Region
Municipal election
Oakes wins Quesnel mayor's race in landslide
QUESNEL - Coralee Oakes has been elected mayor of Quesnel, defeating incumbent Ron Paull by a wide margin.Oakes received 2,137 votes, or 84.2 per cent of the vote, while Paull finished second with 324 votes. Brian Waters received 58 votes.The victory moves Oakes back into municipal government after a political career t...
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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...
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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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Sports
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Cougars take shootout victory over Rockets
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars earned a 4-3 win in a shootout against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Saturday (Oct. 17). The Rockets tallied the first point of the game when a shot from Colton Lien found the back of the net at the 9:57 mark of the first period. At the 11:14 mark of the second frame...
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Canada
Here's a look at past fatalities on Canadian military bases
EDMONTON - Four military members were killed and dozens injured after a fire erupted Saturday at CFB Wainwright southeast of Edmonton. There have been several fatalities at Canadian military facilities over the years. Here's a list of some of them: Oct...
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Carney says Canada in mourning following military base deaths in Alberta
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Eby asking Green voters to support B.C. NDP to defeat Conservatives
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Retired major-general says training at CFB Wainwright 'as real as it can be'
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Four dead, dozens injured in violent fire at Alberta military base: Carney
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The latest developments on the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
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Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests
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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection
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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
MIAMI (AP) - Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico 's southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in ...
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