WHL
Cougars on brink of elimination following Game 4 double overtime loss to Winterhawks
PORTLAND - It will be do or die for the Prince George Cougars Friday night in Portland.This after the Cats suffered a heartbreaking double overtime loss in Game 4 versus the Winterhawks Wednesday night, 5-4 in front of 3,929 fans at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Diego Buttuzzoni scored the game winner at the 17:57 mar...
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April 2, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.The local reaction to Trump's sweeping tariffs, an electric vehicle association calls for more supports as the federal election looms closer, and the Prince George Spruce Kings prepare for the playoffs, in tonight's CKPG NewscastLocal news. Delivered. Free. Subscribe to our daily news wrap and get our top local storie...
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CKPG Today Food
War of the Wings: The Black Clover
If you like your wings smoked and saucy, these are the wings for you! As the War of the Wings continues we stopped in at The Black Clover to give their wings a try! Head to all of our participating restaurants and ask for their participating wing, try their special recipe, and then head onto the War of the Wings contes...
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CKPG Today Health
Tips and tricks to navigate allergy season
If you're struggling to breathe, congested, or maybe your throat is just a bit sore, allergies could be the suspect! We talk about what to watch for and some tips and tricks you can do to help you and your body through all the dust and pollen mother nature might throw your way.
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Health care worker to run for NDP
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April 2, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
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Electric Vehicle Support
Electric vehicle association call for more supports amid looming election
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings relishing opportunity as playoff underdogs
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Night life plan for PG?
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Prince George
Health care worker to run for NDP
PRINCE GEORGE - Noting her twenty-year background in health care, Angie Bonazzo has thrown her hat in the ring this federal election, running for the NDP in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. This is her first foray into politics. "I see a lot going on in our community and we need a strong voice in the House of Com...
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On Demand
April 2, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.The local reaction to Trump's sweeping tariffs, an electric vehicle association calls for more supports as the federal election looms closer, and the Prince George Spruce Kings prepare for the playoffs, in tonight's CKPG NewscastLocal news. Delivered. Free. Subscribe to our daily news wrap and get our top local storie...
14h ago
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Electric Vehicle Support
Electric vehicle association call for more supports amid looming election
PRINCE GEORGE - As the federal election gets closer, electric vehicle associations across the country are calling for more government supports from whichever party ends up winning the election. "The big issue that we need to deal with is the medium and heavy duty vehicles. They probably are about 10% of the vehicl...
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings relishing opportunity as playoff underdogs
PRINCE GEORGE- Against the odds, the Spruce Kings clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference on the final day of the regular season and are prepared for a dog fight against the top seeded Chilliwack Chiefs.To get in they won six of their final eight games of the season to catch and surpass the...
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Federal Election 2025
Health care worker to run for NDP
PRINCE GEORGE - Noting her twenty-year background in health care, Angie Bonazzo has thrown her hat in the ring this federal election, running for the NDP in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. This is her first foray into politics. "I see a lot going on in our community and we need a strong voice in the House of Com...
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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."...
Apr 01, 2025
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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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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 on brink of elimination following Game 4 double overtime loss to Winterhawks
PORTLAND - It will be do or die for the Prince George Cougars Friday night in Portland.This after the Cats suffered a heartbreaking double overtime loss in Game 4 versus the Winterhawks Wednesday night, 5-4 in front of 3,929 fans at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Diego Buttuzzoni scored the game winner at the 17:57 mar...
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings relishing opportunity as playoff underdogs
PRINCE GEORGE- Against the odds, the Spruce Kings clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference on the final day of the regular season and are prepared for a dog fight against the top seeded Chilliwack Chiefs.To get in they won six of their final eight games of the season to catch and surpass the...
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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...
Apr 02, 2025
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Canada
Trump's tariffs trigger two-week shutdown at Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor
Automaker Stellantis is temporarily pausing production at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for two weeks as it assesses the effects of the recently announced U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles. The company says work at the Ontario plant will pause for the weeks of April 7 and April 14. Operations will resume the wee...
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Spring storm continues through Ontario and Quebec, bringing heavy rain
Wet and stormy weather is hitting southern Ontario early today, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements. Around the Greater Toronto Area, the weather agency has issued a rainfall warning, with thunderstorms expected to dump as much as 75 millimetres of rain in some areas, but say...
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In the news today: Trump tariffs trigger industry alarms, Carney campaigns again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney back on the campaign trail today Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back on the road today after making a detour to Ottawa for meetings about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Carney is expected to be in Montreal tod...
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'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich, Barber to hear verdict in mischief trial
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are set to hear a verdict today in the joint trial over their roles in the mass protest against pandemic health measures that rolled into Ottawa more than three years ago. Lich and Barber were both charged with mischief, intimidation and counse...
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Carney meeting with Canada's premiers, responding to latest U.S. tariffs today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Canada's premiers today to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Carney is expected to deliver his response to the duties after meeting virtually with provincial and territorial leaders. Trump unveiled Wednesday a 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports...
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Whales migrations changed as seas warmed. But can they keep pace with climate change?
The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could spell trouble for the species. The report published in the journal Scientific Reports says tracking of 42 whales tagged off the Central and South American coasts showed the animals use long-term...
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World
Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda, according to several people familiar with the...
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More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank Thursday morning, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece's coast guard said. Turkish authorities reported what appeared to be a separate sinking in the same area, with nine people dead. The two acciden...
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Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation that cast a long shadow over the political career of a close ally of President Donald Trump, The Associated Press ha...
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