Municipal elections
New and familiar faces elected to mayor's chairs across northern B.C. and Cariboo
Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...
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Recreation
Prince George investing $390,000 in playground improvements
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is investing $390,000 in playground improvements at several parks across the community.The funding includes $232,000 from the Canada Community-Building Fund, $58,000 from the General Infrastructure Reinvestment Fund and $100,000 from the B.C. Growing Communities Fund.At Heather...
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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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CKPG Today Community
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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Municipal Election
Frizzell takes mayor's chair as Prince George voters reshape city council
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Municipal elections
New and familiar faces elected to mayor's chairs across northern B.C. and Cariboo
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Recreation
Prince George investing $390,000 in playground improvements
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Cougars take shootout victory over Rockets
Oct 18, 2026
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Spruce Kings finish weekend road trip with 5-1 win
Oct 18, 2026
Prince George
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...
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Recreation
Prince George investing $390,000 in playground improvements
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is investing $390,000 in playground improvements at several parks across the community.The funding includes $232,000 from the Canada Community-Building Fund, $58,000 from the General Infrastructure Reinvestment Fund and $100,000 from the B.C. Growing Communities Fund.At Heather...
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Cougars 4 Rockets 3
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...
Oct 18, 2026
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Spruce Kings 5 Rivermen 1
Spruce Kings finish weekend road trip with 5-1 win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings maintained an early game lead in a rough matchup to finished off their weekend read trip with a 5-1 win over the Rivermen in Langley's George Preston Arena. Dominic Szczygiel tallied the first goal of the night for the Spruce Kings 3:52 into the first period, followed up b...
Oct 18, 2026
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Northern BC
Municipal elections
New and familiar faces elected to mayor's chairs across northern B.C. and Cariboo
Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...
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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...
Oct 18, 2026
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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...
Oct 18, 2026
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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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Municipal Election 2026
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...
2h ago
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Municipal elections
New and familiar faces elected to mayor's chairs across northern B.C. and Cariboo
Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...
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2026 municipal elections
Tucker Krause focuses on growth, housing and long-term planning in council bid
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare to head to the polls on October 17, one of the youngest names on the ballot is hoping to bring a fresh perspective to city hall. At just 20 years old, council candidate Tucker Krause says his campaign is focused on creating opportunities that encourage young people to sta...
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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...
Oct 18, 2026
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Cariboo Region
Municipal elections
New and familiar faces elected to mayor's chairs across northern B.C. and Cariboo
Saturday's municipal election brought a mixture of change and continuity to communities across the Cariboo and northern B.C., with several familiar faces returning to office and a number of new mayors preparing to take the helm.One of the biggest victories came in Quesnel, where former MLA and provincial cabinet minist...
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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...
Oct 17, 2026
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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...
Oct 2, 2026
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Sports
Cougars 4 Rockets 3
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...
Oct 18, 2026
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Spruce Kings 5 Rivermen 1
Spruce Kings finish weekend road trip with 5-1 win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings maintained an early game lead in a rough matchup to finished off their weekend read trip with a 5-1 win over the Rivermen in Langley's George Preston Arena. Dominic Szczygiel tallied the first goal of the night for the Spruce Kings 3:52 into the first period, followed up b...
Oct 18, 2026
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Timberwolves Vs. Thunderbirds
Timberwolves fall to top-ranked Thunderbirds
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...
Oct 18, 2026
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Canada
Measles outbreak over after 2 years, thousands infected in Canada: PHAC
A measles outbreak that spanned two years and infected thousands of people in Canada is over. The Public Health Agency of Canada made the declaration in a press release Monday, stating that more than 6,400 people were infected across 10 provinces. Tw...
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Federal ministers defend major projects bill at House committee meeting
OTTAWA - Four federal ministers are defending the government's contentious legislation to speed up major projects in the House of Commons today, as Ottawa continues to face criticism from Indigenous, environment and labour groups. The 243-page bill wou...
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CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say
TORONTO - Burn specialists in Toronto and Hamilton say their hospitals are ready to support their Alberta colleagues as they care for dozens of patients injured in Saturday's devastating fire at CFB Wainwright. Although they don't know the specific co...
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Doerkson says B.C. Conservative growth projection of 3.2% 'absolutely doable'
The British Columbia Conservatives' projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than previously budgeted for by the New Democrats, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said on Monday. The Conse...
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B.C. judge says 'faint hope' parole ban for multiple murderers unconstitutional
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a section of the Criminal Code restricting multiple murderers from applying for early parole under the so-called "faint-hope" clause is unconstitutional. Justice Brenda Brown rul...
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Union calls out Carney government over cuts to translation bureau
OTTAWA - A federal union is speaking out against cuts to the federal translation bureau and is accusing the Carney government of hypocrisy as Ottawa defends French language standards in trade talks with the U.S. The translation bureau is a federal gove...
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World
Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque, but was nearby
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say a shooting outside a mosque Monday was not an attack on the building and had nothing to do with it. One person was killed near the mosque, where an event was happening, a Columbus police official said. ...
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Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. Five of the world's space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a...
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Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed
Mississippi's attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy. The conclusion of the state's investigation into the sho...
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