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Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's election is a week earlier, on Oct. 17. As British Columbi...
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Salvation Army
New Salvation Army commercial kitchen aims to boost food security, local entrepreneurs
PRINCE GEORGE - For Chantelle Point, baking day means cinnamon buns, dinner rolls and bread, all prepared for the customers who will show up at her porch."Every Saturday I open a porch bakery," Point said. "And it's exactly what it sounds. It's just a bakery on my porch."But before the baking can re...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Aaron Barnard talks about experience on Season 13 of Alone
After surviving nearly three months in the Arctic wilderness, Aaron Barnard is back home in Prince George reflecting on an unforgettable experience on Season 13 of the History Channel's Alone: World Championship. Barnard, the lone Canadian contestant in the competition, spent 87 days living in the harsh conditions of t...
Oct 9, 2026
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FireSmart assessments for your rural property this fall come with a potential reward
Rural property owners are being encouraged to book a FireSmart assessment this fall, giving residents an opportunity to learn how to better protect their homes and properties from the threat of wildfire. The Regional District of Fraser-George is even offering incentives as part of their work to determine your property ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Salvation Army
New Salvation Army commercial kitchen aims to boost food security, local entrepreneurs
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City Council
Council approves 24 additional parking spaces at Spruce Capital Seniors Centre
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Resident wants limits on powerful home lights
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Winter is coming
Prince George begins winter shutdown of outdoor recreation facilities
Oct 9, 2026
Cougars
Broncos present next Cougars test
Oct 9, 2026

Prince George

Salvation Army
New Salvation Army commercial kitchen aims to boost food security, local entrepreneurs
PRINCE GEORGE - For Chantelle Point, baking day means cinnamon buns, dinner rolls and bread, all prepared for the customers who will show up at her porch."Every Saturday I open a porch bakery," Point said. "And it's exactly what it sounds. It's just a bakery on my porch."But before the baking can re...
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City Council
Council approves 24 additional parking spaces at Spruce Capital Seniors Centre
PRINCE GEORGE - Relief was the prevailing emotion for members of the Spruce Capital Seniors Centre after Prince George city council backed a plan to add 24 parking spaces near the facility.Members of the centre gathered in council chambers to hear the outcome after concerns about parking, congestion and safety were bro...
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Resident wants limits on powerful home lights
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George resident says a very bright light is taking over his property, and he wants the city to set rules for strong residential lighting. Eric Paulson says his rear deck is flooded with light at night, and the patio he built in the back corner of his yard is also lit up. He finds it hard to enj...
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Winter is coming
Prince George begins winter shutdown of outdoor recreation facilities
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is beginning its seasonal shutdown of outdoor recreational facilities as cooler temperatures arrive.As of October 9, all drinking fountains and the Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park Spray Park have been turned off and winterized to prevent freezing.More facilities will close Octobe...
Oct 9, 2026
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What's Trending
Salvation Army
New Salvation Army commercial kitchen aims to boost food security, local entrepreneurs
23h ago
City Council
Council approves 24 additional parking spaces at Spruce Capital Seniors Centre
23h ago
Resident wants limits on powerful home lights
23h ago
Winter is coming
Prince George begins winter shutdown of outdoor recreation facilities
Oct 9, 2026
Cougars
Broncos present next Cougars test
Oct 9, 2026

Northern BC

Municipal elections
Alan highlights community safety, food security in Area H re-election bid
ROBSON VALLEY-CANOE - Incumbent Area H Director Dannielle Alan is seeking a fourth term representing the Robson Valley-Canoe area in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.Alan faces former McBride councillor Joe Kolida in the October 17 municipal election.Speaking with CKPG News, Alan said one of her biggest prio...
Oct 7, 2026
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Municipal elections
Kolida focuses on growth, housing and health care in Area H campaign
MCBRIDE - Joe Kolida says economic development, housing and health care are among his top priorities as he campaigns for the Area H (Robson Valley-Canoe) seat on the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board.Kolida is challenging incumbent director Dannielle Alan in the October 17 local government election.A lifelo...
Oct 6, 2026
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Provincial election
Giddens launches re-election bid in Prince George-Mackenzie
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens has officially launched his re-election campaign, seeking another term under the Conservative banner in the upcoming provincial election.Giddens, who has represented the riding for the past two years, said the decision to run again was driven by a desire to conti...
Oct 2, 2026
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Provincial election
Conservatives nominate Diane Black in Nechako Lakes
VANDERHOOF - The Conservative Party of British Columbia has officially nominated Diane Black as its candidate for the Nechako Lakes riding in the upcoming provincial election.The riding is currently represented by Conservative leader John Rustad, who is not seeking re-election. Rustad has held the vast rural northern r...
Oct 2, 2026
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Municipal Election 2026

Municipal elections
Advance voting off to record start in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George voters are turning out in strong numbers through the first two days of advance voting in the 2026 municipal election.The City says 1,176 ballots were cast Wednesday, October 7, followed by another 1,079 on Thursday.Wednesday's total marked the highest single-day advance voting turnout on r...
Oct 9, 2026
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prince george votes
Simon Yu defends acute care tower vote as he seeks second term as mayor
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare to head to the polls on October 17, incumbent Mayor Simon Yu says he wants to build on the progress made during his first four years in office and continue positioning the city for future growth.Yu, who was first elected mayor in 2022, is seeking a second term and points ...
Oct 9, 2026
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prince george votes
Brian Skakun calls for less infighting, more action at city hall in council bid
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare for the October 17 municipal election, longtime city councillor Brian Skakun says experience, economic development and responsible spending will be central to his campaign for an eighth term on council.Skakun, one of the longest-serving members of Prince George City Counc...
Oct 8, 2026
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prince george votes
Kyle Sampson pitches experience and fresh leadership in mayoral run
PRINCE GEORGE - As Prince George voters prepare for the October 17 municipal election, incumbent councillor Kyle Sampson says his combination of experience, energy and a willingness to listen make him the right choice to become the city's next mayor.Sampson, first elected to city council in 2018 at the age of 25, is se...
Oct 8, 2026
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Cariboo Region

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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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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Crime
Quesnel RCMP seize two loaded handguns in separate incidents
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP seized two loaded handguns and a quantity of drugs in two separate incidents over a three-day period, resulting in multiple arrests and firearm-related charges.The first incident occurred on Saturday, Sept. 26, at approximately 8:15 p.m. During a proactive patrol near the Anderson Drive soccer fi...
Sep 29, 2026
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Sports

UNBC Timberwolves
UNBC Timberwolves soccer teams show mixed results, men take first win of the season
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves soccer teams were in Kelowna on Friday (Oct. 9) with mixed results against the UBC Okanagan Heat, including the men's team's first win of the season. The men's Timberwolves left the match with a 1-4-6 record after their 4-0 shutout victory. Midfielder Mehdi Bounaaja played up a ste...
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Cougars
Broncos present next Cougars test
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars return to the CN Centre on Sunday afternoon looking to build on their early-season success when they host the Swift Current Broncos.While games have been few and far between to start the season, the Cougars have been busy putting in the work at practice as they prepare for anothe...
Oct 9, 2026
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Spruce Kings
Spencer making immediate BCHL impact
PRINCE GEORGE- For Charlie Spencer, the jump to the BCHL meant more than just adjusting to junior hockey. It meant moving to a new country, settling into a new community, and proving himself in a new league far from his Chicago home.The 20-year-old forward has enjoyed a strong start to his first BCHL season with the Pr...
Oct 8, 2026
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Canada

B.C.'s Eby asks Doerkson to remove campaign chief over social media slamming Islam
VICTORIA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is calling on Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson to fire his party's campaign director for comments that called Islam an "abhorrent ideology" which needs to be expelled. Eby, who was speaking a...
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'Extra stress': Tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears
EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey. Sarah Batchelor says politics will be off the dinner table at her home in Aird...
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Nearly half of provinces, territories call on Ottawa to expand mining tax credit
OTTAWA - Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfil their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration pha...
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Nickelback Plans Massive 2027 World Tour With Seven Canadian Concert Stops.
TORONTO - Canadian rock band Nickelback has announced a massive 2027 world tour on its official Instagram page. The tour kicks off Feb. 6 in Pittsburgh, with nearly 70 concerts planned across North America, Europe and Australia. Seven Canadian stops ar...
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Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl 'readily available' in MAID report
TORONTO - Remarks made by a member of Parliament, who is also a doctor, suggesting illicit drugs such as fentanyl are a "painless" and "readily available" option to end one's life are now the subject of a complaint filed to the College of Physicians an...
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Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's election is a week earlier, on Oct. 17. As British Columbi...
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World

Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country's war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. ...
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Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man wa...
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Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the Deborah K...
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