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April 1, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
Budget meetings are taking place for the regional district. It's the 100 day countdown to the Special Olympic B.C. summer games, which will be hosted in Prince George. City Council is preparing to go to the province to address several local concerns
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Intergovernmental Affairs decides what issues to take to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee tackled an issue that came up during the regular budget discussions of Council in January; the number of medical calls the city's fire department responds to. "But there's this concern over time about the costs attached to that," explains Eric Depenau, D...
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War of the Wings
War of the Wings: Alpine Pub & Grill
Tasty wings are being cooked up across the city as we continue our War of the Wings on CKPG TV as we visit the Alpine Pub & Grill up in the Hart who had a sweet surprise for us! Head to all of our participating restaurants and ask for their participating wing, try their special recipe, and then head onto the War of...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Part 2: How it all started for Randy Bachman in Winnipeg
Prince George is in for a real treat when Bachman Turner Overdrive visits the CN Centre on April 8th as Canadian legend Randy Bachman comes to what he calls a good-old fashioned rock and rock city. Hear about Randy's upbringing in Winnipeg and how he's still excited to hit the stage every single time. You can watch par...
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Special Olympics
100-Day Countdown to 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games begins
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Intergovernmental Affairs decides what issues to take to Victoria
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Crime
RCMP recover $12K in stolen equipment
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Structure fire
Crews respond to commercial structure fire at Tidewater refinery
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Federal politics
Green Party candidate says formative years shaped her political beliefs
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Poll
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Prince George
Special Olympics
100-Day Countdown to 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games begins
PRINCE GEORGE- The 2025 Special Olympics B.C. Summer (SOBC) Games are coming to Prince George in 100 days. The occasion was celebrated at the Kin Centre Atrium, with speeches from the events organizing committee, 2025 SOBC Games Athlete Ambassadors and even some skill demonstration from a few athletes as well."Our...
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Intergovernmental Affairs decides what issues to take to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee tackled an issue that came up during the regular budget discussions of Council in January; the number of medical calls the city's fire department responds to. "But there's this concern over time about the costs attached to that," explains Eric Depenau, D...
17h ago
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Crime
RCMP recover $12K in stolen equipment
PRINCE GEORGE - $12,000 worth of stolen equipment has been returned to its rightful owner by the Prince George RCMP. Mounties discovered the equipment - which included two generators, several power tools and a crane pulley hoist, back on March 12 while conducting an unrelated investigation on the 100-block of Thacker C...
21h ago
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Structure fire
Crews respond to commercial structure fire at Tidewater refinery
PRINCE GEORGE - Firefighters doused a commercial structure fire at Tidewater refinery on Prince George Pulpmill Road Tuesday morning.A total of 19 crew members from Prince George Fire Rescue arrived sometime before 8:30 a.m. and supported Tidewater staff with a fire in their processing plant.The fire has been knocked d...
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Federal Election 2025
Federal politics
Green Party candidate says formative years shaped her political beliefs
WILLIAMS LAKE - Jodie Capling is the Green Party of Canada candidate in the Cariboo-Prince George riding.She grew up in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, west of Williams Lake, spending much of her time outdoors, enjoying all that nature has to offer. And she says those experiences helped lead her to run for the Green Party."...
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Federal politics
NDP's Cory "Grizz" Longley looks to unseat longtime incumbent
DAWSON CREEK- "I'm doing this for my kids."The words of Cory "Grizz" Longley, when asked why he's taking another run for federal office in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. In the 2021 federal election, Longley finished a distant second to four-time incumbent Bob Zimmer, who gar...
Mar 31, 2025
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Chris Beach on his candidacy
PRINCE GEORGE - After announcing his intentions Friday to run as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo-Prince George, Chris Beach has yet to be confirmed as the candidate. However, he says that should be cleared up shortly. "So there was a miscommunication," he explains. "And unfortunately, just the process ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Politics
Candidates added in Cariboo-PG
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: (6 p.m.) As of 6 p.m. on Friday night, March 28, Chris Beach was not listed as an official candidate on the Liberal Party website.When contacted regarding his candidacy, Beach told CKPG News the following:"I've been told there is a backlog of Liberal candidates to be named in B.C.'s 43 ridi...
Mar 28, 2025
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Northern BC
Crime
Suspicious death in Chetwynd
CHETWYND - Chetwynd RCMP are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death.Police were called to a home on Sunday, March 9 after the Chetwynd Fire Department and Emergency Health Services responded to a call for a person in medical distress.Police arrived on scene to find the woman deceased but don't believe th...
Mar 26, 2025
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Crime
RCMP seek suspect in McBride B & E
MCBRIDE- Police in McBride are looking to identify a person in a recent attempted break in.On Monday, McBride RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person running into traffic on Highway 16 East near Mountainview Estates. Police made extensive patrols made in the area but could not locate anyone. Shortly before 2 ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Crime
Man faces several charges following alleged assault and arson
BURNS LAKE - A 32-year-old man from Southbank is in police custody and facing several charges in relation to an alleged assault and arson that occurred Thursday morning (March 20).Burns Lake RCMP say at approximately 1:30 a.m. that day, they responded to a report that a man had been struck by a vehicle in Southbank. Th...
Mar 21, 2025
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Politics
Bachrach ready for election call
TERRACE - With a federal election call expected on Sunday, one race to watch will be in Northwest B.C. in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. The NDP has held the riding since 2004 but the Conservatives have nominated star candidate Ellis Ross, a former MLA in British Columbia and former chief councillor for the Haisla Nation. Incu...
Mar 20, 2025
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Cariboo Region
IIO investigates
IIO investigating January 2024 Quesnel incident
QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Quesnel where one person sustained a serious injury while being taken into custody by members of the RCMP on January 6, 2024.According to the IIO, officers initially responded to a call about a person experiencing a mental healt...
Mar 19, 2025
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IIO investigates
IIO investigating injuries of one person while in RCMP custody in Quesnel
QUESNEL - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating an incident in Quesnel where a person was injured in an RCMP detachment cell.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says information provided by the affected person states that at about 2:30 p.m. on September 8, 2024, police responded to a call concerne...
Mar 12, 2025
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Armed Robbery
Quesnel RCMP looking for suspect after armed robbery at Circle K store
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are asking for help in identifying a suspect after an early morning robbery at a Circle K convenience store, and they're looking to speak to an man who may have witnessed the entire incident.Police say they were called around 5:00 a.m. Friday (March 7) and told that a gunman had robbed t...
Mar 08, 2025
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Politics
Quesnel mayor wins court case
QUESNEL - The mayor of Quesnel, Ron Paull, has won his court case against the City of Quesnel related to censure and sanctions levelled against him last year.City Council censured him after it learned Paull had taken a book that downplayed the devastating impacts of residential schools to a Cariboo Regional District bo...
Mar 06, 2025
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Sports
WHL
Cougars drop Game 3 to Winterhawks
PORTLAND - The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Prince George Cougars 6-3 Tuesday night before 3,808 fans at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.With the win, Portland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. The Winterhawks scored first and never looked back, leading 2-1 after the first period, 5-2 after the second period befo...
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Special Olympics
100-Day Countdown to 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games begins
PRINCE GEORGE- The 2025 Special Olympics B.C. Summer (SOBC) Games are coming to Prince George in 100 days. The occasion was celebrated at the Kin Centre Atrium, with speeches from the events organizing committee, 2025 SOBC Games Athlete Ambassadors and even some skill demonstration from a few athletes as well."Our...
17h ago
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WHL
Two Cougars named to WHL's Western Conference All-Star-Team
PRINCE GEORGE - A pair of Prince George Cougars have been named to the WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star-Team.They are goalie Josh Ravensbergen and defenceman Viliam Kmec. They were both chosen by WHL general managers.Ravensbergen posted a 33-13-3-1 record with a 3.01 goals against average and a .901 save percen...
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Canada
Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
TORONTO - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says there are currently eight pharmaceutical tariff codes on the list, but it's not clear which specific medications or dru...
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Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possible
A massive spring storm has descended on Ontario with damaging conditions in store for parts of the province still without power from the last bout of freezing rain. Weather warnings issued by Environment Canada cover most of Ontario, ranging from snowfall in the north to rainfall and freezing rain across the south and ...
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In the news today: Trump's global tariff action expected today, Carney back in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Confusion lingers over Trump's fentanyl tariffs As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause...
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'Can't imagine Alaska without Canada': Resolution would affirm Canadian sovereignty
America's 49th state is showing support for the country that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make its 51st. Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp of Alaska, which shares a border with the Yukon and is separated from the contiguous U.S. by Canada, says the state doesn't support the president's trade war and annexation bid aga...
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All eyes are on Trump today as trade war continues to dominate election campaign
OTTAWA - All eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump as he prepares to hit multiple countries with "reciprocal" tariffs. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his campaign to take part in meetings in Ottawa ahead of the expected tariffs. On top of the expected "reciprocal" tariffs, it's not clear wh...
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State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump's global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada will be lifted. In early March, Trump imposed - then partially paused - 25 per cent...
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World
Myanmar's government declares ceasefire to facilitate quake relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war until April 22 to facilitate earthquake relief efforts and show compassion to the people affected, state TV said Wednesday. The announcement, made in a statement from the military's high command, follows unilateral te...
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Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department's extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The judge, though, denied prosecutors the ab...
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Israel's military operation in Gaza Strip expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize "large areas" of the Gaza Strip, the defense minister said Wednesday. Israel's offensive in the Palestinian territory was "expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture larg...
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