

New flight
New direct flight to Calgary could mean great news for Prince George's economy
PRINCE GEORGE - A new direct flight from Prince George to Calgary has been announced by the Prince George airport and Central Mountain Air. Flying four times a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, this new flight will first take off on March 3 to meet rising demand for flights to and from Calgary."When w...
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Avalanche Death
Avalanche Death
Golden - The Golden RCMP confirmed on Monday that a 42-year-old man from Golden, B.C., lost his life in an avalanche incident. According to police, he and another individual had been backcountry skiing near Mount Kapristo in the Selkirk mountain range, located southeast of Golden.One of the men managed to return home a...
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CKPG Today Art
Learn about the story of lost and forgotten Canadian mining towns in new exhibit at Two Rivers Gallery
While there might not seem like a lot of lost and forgotten mining towns in BC, there are more than a few. Canadian artist Emily Neufeld tells the story of some of these places in an exhibit on now at Two Rivers Gallery.
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CKPG Today Community
Get to know Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird
Back in October voters decided on a new MLA to take office in the Prince George-Valemount riding as Rosalyn Bird soared to victory. Naturally, we caught up with MLA Bird to ask the obvious bird related questions and so much more!
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What's Trending
New flight
New direct flight to Calgary could mean great news for Prince George's economy
10h ago
Avalanche Death
Avalanche Death
13h ago
Spruce Kings Future
Spruce Kings GM reassures fans: 'We're on solid ground'
14h ago
Wanted Wednesday
Man wanted for assaulting a police officer and other charges
18h ago
To Your Health
Local Nursing student receives scholarship from Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Feb 19, 2025

Prince George

New flight
New direct flight to Calgary could mean great news for Prince George's economy
PRINCE GEORGE - A new direct flight from Prince George to Calgary has been announced by the Prince George airport and Central Mountain Air. Flying four times a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, this new flight will first take off on March 3 to meet rising demand for flights to and from Calgary."When w...
10h ago
Read More

Avalanche Death
Avalanche Death
Golden - The Golden RCMP confirmed on Monday that a 42-year-old man from Golden, B.C., lost his life in an avalanche incident. According to police, he and another individual had been backcountry skiing near Mount Kapristo in the Selkirk mountain range, located southeast of Golden.One of the men managed to return home a...
13h ago
Read More

Spruce Kings Future
Spruce Kings GM reassures fans: 'We're on solid ground'
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have been in the community for over 50 years, but will that longevity continue? That's the question following recent reports that the league's most successful franchise, the Penticton Vees, may be moving to the WHL next season. CKPG News spoke to the Kings' longtime genera...
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Wanted Wednesday
Man wanted for assaulting a police officer and other charges
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties need your help finding a wanted man.Prince George RCMP say 39-year-old Sean-Patrick Edward Smith is wanted for assaulting a police officer, mischief under $5,000 and breach of a release order. Sean-Patrick Edward Smith is described as:6'0 (183 cm)172 lb (78 kg)Brown hairHazel eyesTattoo o...
18h ago
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What's Trending
New flight
New direct flight to Calgary could mean great news for Prince George's economy
10h ago
Avalanche Death
Avalanche Death
13h ago
Spruce Kings Future
Spruce Kings GM reassures fans: 'We're on solid ground'
14h ago
Wanted Wednesday
Man wanted for assaulting a police officer and other charges
18h ago
To Your Health
Local Nursing student receives scholarship from Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Feb 19, 2025
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Northern BC

Vanderhoof Homicide Update
Mounties looking for person of interest connected to suspicious death in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The death of a man in Vanderhoof in January is now being considered a homicide as Mounties ask for help identifying a person who might be able to help the investigation. The RCMP say officers were called to a well-being check at a house in the 100 block of 5th Street E. in Vanderhoof on Jan. 14. They ...
Feb 15, 2025
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Missing person
Missing Terrace woman may have connections to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Terrace are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman.RCMP say 74-year-old Lillian Guy was last heard from around January 29, 2025.Police are asking the public to call them if they spot Lillian, adding she may have connections to Prince George.Lillian is described as:5'4130 pound...
Feb 05, 2025
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Missing Man
Vanderhoof RCMP looking for missing 40-year-old man
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The RCMP in Vanderhoof RCMP are asking for help in finding a 40-year-old Indigenous man, Ronald McCook, who was reported missing Thursday, Jan. 30. Police say McCook was least seen leaving a house in the 100-block of Kenny Dam Road on the Saik'Uz First Nations, outside of Vanderhoof, on Jan. 23. He wa...
Feb 01, 2025
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Missing person
The search for a man and his dog remains active
CHETWYND - The search for James Barnes, a man who was reported missing to Fort St. John RCMP on October 18, 2024 just before 11 p.m.,remains active.RCMP say Barnes was reported missing after failing to return home from a hunting trip earlier that day. On October 19 RCMP were notified that there was reason to believe Ja...
Jan 30, 2025
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Cariboo Region

Wanted Man
RCMP looking for suspect after home invasion near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - RCMP are asking for help in finding one man after a home invasion Wednesday (Feb. 12) in the community of Esler, just west of Williams Lake.Police say Anthony Raven Paradis, 25, has been charged with several offences including break and enter, aggravated assault, as well as robbery. Mounties say he...
Feb 16, 2025
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Quesnel Search Warrant
Quesnel RCMP say search warrant leads to seizure of guns and drugs
QUESNEL B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel say a search warrant carried out as part of an investigation into alleged gun manufacturing turned up multiple guns as well as drugs. In a news release, RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit executed the search warrant at a property in the 700 block of Avison Avenue, on the west s...
Feb 01, 2025
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Policing
Quesnel RCMP take 54 impaired drivers off the road over 9 months following creation of new traffic unit
QUESNEL - The creation of a new municipal traffic unit in April 2024 in Quesnel helped take 54 impaired drivers off the road in 2024.That's one of the highlights of 2024 according to the Quesnel RCMP who note that calls for service were also up last year.Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says Quesnel RCMP responded to over 11,000 c...
Jan 20, 2025
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Workplace incident in Quesnel claims life of 24-year-old man
QUESNEL - A workplace incident claimed the life of a 24-year-old male worker in Quesnel Friday morning (Jan.17).Quesnel RCMP, Emergency Health Services and the Quesnel Fire Department responded to the incident at approximately 10:18 a.m. at the WestPine MDF Plant on Carradice Road. Few details have been released but po...
Jan 17, 2025
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Sports

WHL
Cougars lose Family Day matchup with Giants
LANGLEY - The Prince George Cougars dropped a 7-2 decision to the Vancouver Giants on Monday in Langley.Ben Riche scored his 30th goal in the loss while Terik Parascak scored his 23rd of the season.Tyus Sparks of the Giants was the game's first star scoring two goals.The Giants outshot the Cougars 39-34 before 4,405 fa...
Feb 18, 2025
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Spruce Kings 2 Clippers 1 OT
Spruce Kings knock off Clippers in overtime for fourth win in a row
NANAIMO - The Prince George Spruce Kings needed overtime to beat the Nanaimo Clippers 2-1 in the BCHL Saturday (Feb. 15) night. Owen Goodbrand scored the game winner 3:25 into the extra frame as the Kings picked up their fourth win in a row to inch closer to a playoff spot.Mason Loewen also scored for Prince George at ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Cougars 5 Silvertips 1
Ziemmer ties franchise record as Cougars beat WHL-best Silvertips
PRINCE GEORGE - A four goal second period powered the Prince George Cougars to a 5-1 win over the league-leading Everett Silvertips Saturday (Feb. 16) night at CN Centre. The win helped the soon-to-be playoff bound Cougars split their weekend series against the already playoff-bound Silvertips, who picked up a 3-1 win ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Canada

New poll says 27% of Canadians view the United States as an 'enemy' country
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians - 27 per cent - now see the United States as an "enemy" country, while another 30 per cent still say they consider the U.S. an ally. Another 27 per cent of respondents to the Leger survey said they consider the United States to be a "neut...
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In the news today: Canadians perception of U.S. changing, as new lumber tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Poll says 27% of Canadians see U.S. as an 'enemy' A new poll suggests that more than a quarter of Canadians - 27 per cent - now see the United States as an "enemy" country, while another 30 per cent still say they consid...
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Politics and sports set to collide as Canada, U.S. meet in 4 Nations final
BOSTON - Sports and politics will collide tonight in Boston as archrivals Canada and the United States compete in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off. What might have been initially conceived as an exhibition international hockey tournament in advance of the NHL's return to Olympic competition in 2026 has turned into a...
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After Chinese company divested from Calgary lithium firm, mystery firm stepped in
The federal government is going to court to force a Toronto company to sell a $34-million stake in a Calgary-based lithium firm that it bought off a Chinese company. The government had already deemed the previous Chinese owner's investment in Lithium Chile Inc. to be harmful to national security, and it says in a Feder...
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Crashed Delta plane cleared from Toronto airport runway
The wreck of a crashed Delta Air Lines jet has been cleared from a runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The airline says removing the wreckage took several hours on Wednesday. Delta says it could be weeks before bags from the plane are returned to their owners because of the inspection and cleaning proces...
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Ontario election 2025: Advance voting opens today as campaigning continues
Advance voting in the Ontario election opens today as party leaders continue to make campaign stops in the Greater Toronto Area and Kitchener. Elections Ontario says advance polls will be open until Saturday and those who haven't received their voter cards in the mail yet can still cast a ballot if they bring a piece o...
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World

Teenager detained after 2 killed in a knife attack at shopping center in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) - Two women have died in a knife attack on Thursday at a shopping center in the Czech Republic, officials said. Police say they detained a teenage suspect in connection with the stabbings in a store in the city of Hradec Kralove, some 100 east of Prague. Reports initially said the victims had been injured, ...
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Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza site where Hamas is to hand over remains of 4 hostages
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a site in the Gaza Strip where Hamas is to hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages. Thursday's handover is part of a ceasefire that took hold last month, pausing over 15 months of war. Hundreds of masked militants and onlookers gathered at the site...
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The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An 86-year-old Kansas City man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Andrew Lester was charged with first-degree assault and armed crimin...
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