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CKPG News for Friday, October 30, 2026
PRINCE GEORGE - Here's what made the news in Prince George and Northern B.C. for Friday, October 30, 2026.A plan years in the making to give the Prince George Legion a new home while creating housing for veterans and seniors is getting a renewed push with a new mayor and council in place.Most British Columbians have on...
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cariboo region
Man charged following RCMP search near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE - A 36-year-old man is facing several criminal charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence near 100 Mile House earlier this week.According to police, members of the 100 Mile House RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit carried out a search warrant on October 28 at a home in the 5400-bl...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
How to make your Halloween wounds look frighteningly real with MP Makeup Artistry
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative, and few things grab attention quite like realistic special effects makeup. We caught up with MP Makeup Artistry to learn some of the techniques used to transform ordinary makeup into convincing cuts, scrapes and spooky wounds that look straight out of a horror movie.
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Prince George's zombie metal band Infectious performs acoustic version of 'Surrender'
Prince George's music scene gave us a heavy dose of the undead as local zombie metal band Infectious stopped by to perform their song "Surrender." Known for combining hard-hitting metal music with a unique zombie-inspired stage persona, the band has built a reputation for delivering high-energy performances t...
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings eye divisional dominance
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Spruce City Wildlife Association
Rainbow trout signal progress in restored Cottonwood Island channel
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Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 43
Prince George Legion renews push for new hall and veterans housing
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time change
B.C. enters new era of year-round Pacific time
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trick or treat safety
Prince George RCMP shares Halloween safety reminders
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Prince George
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings eye divisional dominance
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings return to home ice tonight carrying plenty of confidence after a successful weekend road trip. Sitting at the top of the BCHL standings, the Spruce Kings know the challenge now shifts from chasing teams to defending their position as one of the league's top clubs.Despite ea...
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Spruce City Wildlife Association
Rainbow trout signal progress in restored Cottonwood Island channel
PRINCE GEORGE - A small side channel at Cottonwood Island Park is showing promising signs of recovery nearly two decades after it was damaged by a Nechako River ice jam.The channel, which separates Cottonwood Island from the mainland and runs beneath the replica Cameron Street Bridge, was destroyed by the 2007 ice jam....
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Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 43
Prince George Legion renews push for new hall and veterans housing
PRINCE GEORGE - A plan years in the making to give the Prince George Legion a new home while creating housing for veterans and seniors is getting a renewed push with a new mayor and council in place.At the centre of the proposal is a small piece of city-owned property at the corner of Ospika Boulevard and 22nd Avenue, ...
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time change
B.C. enters new era of year-round Pacific time
PRINCE GEORGE - Most British Columbians have one less task this weekend: changing the clocks.On Sunday, Nov. 1, most of B.C. won't turn clocks back an hour. The province is switching to year-round Pacific time, ending the twice-a-year clock change for most residents. The change started on March 8, when clocks moved ahe...
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Northern BC
community
Hockey marathon to raise funds for cancer care in Northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A new community fundraising event is set to hit the ice this winter, bringing together hockey players, families and supporters from across Northern British Columbia in support of local cancer care.A dedicated group of volunteers is launching Pucks for a Purpose: 24 Hours of Remembrance and Hope, a 24-ho...
Oct 29, 2026
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Post Secondary opportunities
Blackwater scholarship invests in youth
PRINCE GEORGE- A new scholarship program aimed at creating educational and career opportunities for Indigenous youth in British Columbia's mining sector has been launched by Artemis Gold and the Dean family.The Blackwater Dean Family Indigenous Award in Mining will provide funding for up to five Indigenous Grade 12 stu...
Oct 29, 2026
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Fort ST John
RCMP investigating home invasion, suspect remains at large
FORT ST JOHN - Police officers in Fort St John are currently looking to identify and locate the suspect in a violent home invasion that occurred on October 27, 2026.The incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. when an unknown man entered a residence on the 8900-block of 87 Street in Fort St John, B.C., after following one o...
Oct 28, 2026
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provincial politics
B.C. Greens vow strong opposition role as smaller parties reflect on election results
PRINCE GEORGE - While the B.C. Conservatives celebrated their majority victory on election night, B.C. Greens Leader Emily Lowan struck a determined tone, telling supporters her party is prepared to play a significant role in holding the new government accountable.Speaking to supporters after the results became clear, ...
Oct 28, 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
cariboo region
Man charged following RCMP search near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE - A 36-year-old man is facing several criminal charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence near 100 Mile House earlier this week.According to police, members of the 100 Mile House RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit carried out a search warrant on October 28 at a home in the 5400-bl...
11h ago
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provincial politics
B.C. Greens vow strong opposition role as smaller parties reflect on election results
PRINCE GEORGE - While the B.C. Conservatives celebrated their majority victory on election night, B.C. Greens Leader Emily Lowan struck a determined tone, telling supporters her party is prepared to play a significant role in holding the new government accountable.Speaking to supporters after the results became clear, ...
Oct 28, 2026
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Highway Watch
Spun out trucks halt southbound traffic on Highway 97 north of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Southbound traffic on a stretch of the Cariboo Highway nearly 20 kilometres north of Quesnel was halted. DriveBC first reported of spun out trucks on Highway 97 at Hush Lake at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 28). Drivers are told to expect major delays and watch for traffic control. Salting and crews ...
Oct 28, 2026
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provincial politics
Doerkson promises action on healthcare, affordability and economic growth after election victory
PRINCE GEORGE - One day after leading the B.C. Conservatives to election victory, Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says British Columbians have delivered a clear mandate for change and his incoming government is ready to get to work.Speaking Sunday, Doerkson thanked voters across the province for placing their trust in...
Oct 27, 2026
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Sports
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings eye divisional dominance
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings return to home ice tonight carrying plenty of confidence after a successful weekend road trip. Sitting at the top of the BCHL standings, the Spruce Kings know the challenge now shifts from chasing teams to defending their position as one of the league's top clubs.Despite ea...
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Timberwolves
Season begins with high expectations
PRINCE GEORGE- The UNBC Timberwolves men's and women's basketball teams may have opened the Canada West season with losses to the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack, but both programs believe the foundation is in place for a successful year ahead.The Timberwolves men fell 84-71 in their opener, while the women's team dropped a 6...
Oct 29, 2026
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TimberWolves
Bounaaja caps season in style
PRINCE GEORGE- A record-breaking performance to close out the season has earned UNBC Timberwolves midfielder Mehdi Bounaaja national attention within Canada West.The third-year standout was named the Canada West BioSteel Men's Soccer Player of the Week after a historic outing against the UBC Okanagan Heat at Masich Pla...
Oct 28, 2026
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Canada
Anand says she called out Russian counterpart invited by U.S. to G20 ministerial
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "I was sitting at a table directly across ...
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How Canada's new pact with the European Union might affect you
OTTAWA - Canada's new partnership with the European Union is meant to provide benefits to people on both continents. The two jurisdictions wrapped up a summit in Montreal on Friday with various agreements, many of which will take months or years to fin...
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'Wall of smoke': Plaintiff recalls wildfire anxiety in youth-led climate trial
VANCOUVER - Zoe Grames-Webb has told Canada's first youth-led climate trial she still remembers the "completely grey wall of smoke" she woke up to in 2017 while staying at a cabin on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. The wildfire smoke was so thick, i...
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Ottawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest
DELTA - The planned Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, which is expected to add 2.4 million containers of capacity at the Port of Vancouver, the largest in the country, has officially been named a project of national interest. Transport Minister Steven...
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Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is 'challenging': researcher
A researcher working to help courts detect evidence that's been created or altered with artificial intelligence says it's proving difficult to come up with a tool that's as effective in the real world as it seems to be in the lab. Maura Grossman is co-...
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Former B.C. minister says he's focused on family, but leaves door open to politics
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Ravi Kahlon said the New Democrats must dive deeply and learn from what led to their crushing defeat by the Conservatives in the province's snap election this month. Kahlon, who decided not to seek re...
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World
Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California police say
A shooting on Friday night at a mall in Fairfield has left one person dead and six wounded, California police said. Police said they responded to a shooting at around 8:30 p.m. inside Solano Town Center at the Spirit Halloween store. The...
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Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice pushed Friday for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion, while federal officials confirmed the existence of a criminal probe over a Senate candid...
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Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election, and hours later another federal judge barred the department from intimidating ...
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