Crime
26-year-old man stabbed to death in Anahim Lake
CARIBOO- RCMP in Anahim Lake were called to a residence near Nimpo Lake after a report of a fight on the evening of December 30.Upon arrival police located a 26-year-old male resident who was found suffering from stab wounds.According to the release "EHS and police performed life saving measures, however the man s...
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Salvation Army 2024
Despite strong community support, 2024 still challenging for Salvation Army, food banks
PRINCE GEORGE - 2024 was an up and down year for local food banks like the Salvation Army, as record breaking fundraisers and strong community support played a big role in helping those in need, but at the same time rising costs and tighter budgets continued to put stress on the Salvation Army and other organizations.&...
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From Team CKPG Today
Looking back: Thank you for a great 2024
It's truly hard to sum up 2024 for our CKPG Today Show, a calendar year filled with so many memorable moments in our region both on-air and off-air. This show is built to celebrate and champion local people and organizations with one key three-letter word involved in every interview or feature you see: fun. We reached ...
21h ago
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CKPG Today
CKPG Today Wrapped
Caden and Producer Zach sit down to share some stories from the year!
Dec 27, 2024
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To Your Health
Local yoga instructor opens male-only classes to encourage more men to get active
17h ago
BCNRF 2025
BCNRF 2025: Western Canada's Premier Resource Conference
Crime
Over-ripe avocados and too much cologne: Top 10 weirdest 9-1-1 calls for 2024
18h ago
Salvation Army 2024
Despite strong community support, 2024 still challenging for Salvation Army, food banks
18h ago
Polar Bear Dip
Sub-zero temperatures expected for annual Polar Bear Dip
Dec 31, 2024
Community
Looking to party this New Years Eve? Be sure to check out these events
Dec 31, 2024
Prince George
To Your Health
Local yoga instructor opens male-only classes to encourage more men to get active
PRINCE GEORGE-If you're new years resolution is to be physically healthy and mentally fit then why not kill two birds with one stone and join a yoga class. Sunset Studio will be hosting a four-week male yoga series starting on January 23. Instructor Andrew White, hopes that by having the classes be male-only more peopl...
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Crime
Over-ripe avocados and too much cologne: Top 10 weirdest 9-1-1 calls for 2024
PRINCE GEORGE-E-Comm 9-1-1 has released the top ten reasons to not call 9-1-1 in 2024. While the calls are often humourous they do put others at risk which is why the dispatcher is reminding everyone to leave their line open for emergencies."There's a lot of risk that comes with improper use of the emergency lines...
18h ago
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Salvation Army 2024
Despite strong community support, 2024 still challenging for Salvation Army, food banks
PRINCE GEORGE - 2024 was an up and down year for local food banks like the Salvation Army, as record breaking fundraisers and strong community support played a big role in helping those in need, but at the same time rising costs and tighter budgets continued to put stress on the Salvation Army and other organizations.&...
18h ago
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Polar Bear Dip
Sub-zero temperatures expected for annual Polar Bear Dip
PRINCE GEORGE - Wednesday's 24th annual Polar Bear Dip at Ness Lake Bible Camp is shaping up to be a chilly one.Environment Canada is forecasting mainly sunny skies with a high of minus 12 but a low of minus 24 with the windchill.Despite the cold, organizers say the event has raised over $218,000 over two-plus decades,...
Dec 31, 2024
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What's Trending
To Your Health
Local yoga instructor opens male-only classes to encourage more men to get active
17h ago
BCNRF 2025
BCNRF 2025: Western Canada's Premier Resource Conference
Crime
Over-ripe avocados and too much cologne: Top 10 weirdest 9-1-1 calls for 2024
18h ago
Salvation Army 2024
Despite strong community support, 2024 still challenging for Salvation Army, food banks
18h ago
Polar Bear Dip
Sub-zero temperatures expected for annual Polar Bear Dip
Dec 31, 2024
Community
Looking to party this New Years Eve? Be sure to check out these events
Dec 31, 2024
Northern BC
Cellular service
5 new cell towers activated along Highway of Tears
PRINCE GEORGE - Good news for those who rely on the Highway of Tears for transportation. Rogers says its turned on five new cell towers along the route between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Nine out of 11 promised towers are now complete - delivering 166 kilometres of 5G cell service along the route. The route is 72...
Dec 30, 2024
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Benefits
BC to boost benefits in January
VICTORIA - Some of us will be receiving some help with our holidays bills next month. The provincial government says quarterly climate action tax credits arrive in bank accounts this Friday. Approximately 65% of families and individuals will receive the benefit. Later next month, more than 340,000 families with lower o...
Dec 30, 2024
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Suspicious Death
RCMP Major Crime unit investigating suspicious death in Mackenzie
MACKENZIE B.C. - The North District Major Crime Unit (NDMCU) is investigating the "suspicious death" of a man who was found on the outskirts of Mackenzie, north of Prince George. Police say officers from the Mackenzie detachment were called to reports of a man who was lying on the edge of the road around 10:0...
Dec 29, 2024
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Wildfire Recap
BC Wildfire Service recaps fourth-worst fire season on record
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says it responded to 1,688 wildfires since April 1 of this year, which burned a little over a million hectares of land across the province during the 2024 wildfire season. Most of the land burned - 810,876 hectares - was in the Prince George Fire Centre, where there were a total of 44...
Dec 29, 2024
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Cariboo Region
Crime
26-year-old man stabbed to death in Anahim Lake
CARIBOO- RCMP in Anahim Lake were called to a residence near Nimpo Lake after a report of a fight on the evening of December 30.Upon arrival police located a 26-year-old male resident who was found suffering from stab wounds.According to the release "EHS and police performed life saving measures, however the man s...
17h ago
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Wildfire Recap
BC Wildfire Service recaps fourth-worst fire season on record
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says it responded to 1,688 wildfires since April 1 of this year, which burned a little over a million hectares of land across the province during the 2024 wildfire season. Most of the land burned - 810,876 hectares - was in the Prince George Fire Centre, where there were a total of 44...
Dec 29, 2024
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Some dogs seized from 'irresponsible breeder' in Quesnel available for adoption: BC SPCA
QUESNEL - The BC SPCA says it has seen an outpouring of love and concern in the wake of the seizure of 59 dogs and 14 birds from an irresponsible breeder in Quesnel. In a post on Facebook, it says each of the animals will be cared for at their own pace, based on their needs and the severity of their condition when they...
Dec 21, 2024
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Fog
Fog advisory across Prince George, Quesnel area
PRINCE GEORGE - A fog advisory is in place for Prince George and parts of the North Cariboo Saturday (Dec. 21) morning. Environment Canada says areas of dense fog have developed and are expected to linger through this morning. "Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero," the weather ag...
Dec 21, 2024
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Sports
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings make up ground on Clippers
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings opened up the second half of the BCHL season grabbing three of a possible four points this past weekend at home.In game one on Saturday (Dec. 28), the Spruce Kings jumped out to an early two-goal lead over the Nanaimo Clippers thanks to tallies by Brock Cummings and Carter Hesselgrave.Th...
Dec 31, 2024
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Cougars 2 Royals 1
Ravensbergen backstops Cougars to consecutive 2-1 wins over Victoria
VICTORIA - Joshua Ravensbergen continues to solidify his claim as a potential first round NHL draft pick, as he led the Prince George Cougars to a weekend sweep of the Victoria Royals Saturday (Dec. 28) night. The 18-year-old Vancouver native made 37 saves on 38 shots, 19 of which came in the opening period alone, as t...
Dec 29, 2024
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Cougars 2 Royals 1
Ravensbergen stands tall as Cougars beat Royals in shootout
VICTORIA - Koehn Ziemmer scored the shootout winner as the Prince George Cougars beat the Victoria Royals 2-1 Friday night (Dec. 27).Riley Heidt scored PG's lone goal in regulation, while Joshua Ravensbergen made 28 saves to extend the Cougars win streak to three games, and six of their last seven.Heidt's 100th career ...
Dec 28, 2024
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Canada
Trump's top priorities: Experts watching for how president-elect uses Day 1 powers
WASHINGTON - A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and start a fresh wave of anxiety as America's closest neighbours prepare for the Republican's disruptive agenda and looming threats of massive tariffs. It's long been tradition for the incoming president to have an ambitious 100-day plan. Republic...
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Year in review: A look at events in December 2024
A look at news events in December 2024: 1 - Belgium grants sex workers full labour rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions. The law establishing key rights including refusing clients and stopping acts at any time comes after the decriminalization of sex work in 2022. Employers must meet strict licen...
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Year in review: A look at events in November 2024
A look at news events in November 2024: 1 - A New Brunswick woman who lost two military sons to PTSD says she's honoured to be named this year's National Silver Cross Mother. Seventy-eight-year-old Maureen Anderson says she hopes to use her time in the role, on behalf of mothers who have lost a child to active military...
8h ago
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Year in review: A look at events in October 2024
A look at news events in October 2024 1 - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday. It is the first time an American president has lived a full century. The Democrat served as president from 1977 to 1981 and then worked for over four decades leading The Carter Center, a non-governmental organiza...
8h ago
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Year in review: A look at events in September 2024
A look at news events in September 2024 1 - Israel recovers the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including an Israeli-American hostage. The family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin says they have confirmed his death, ending a relentless campaign to rescue him that included meetings with world leaders. The 23-year-old Goldberg-Pol...
8h ago
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Year in review: A look at events in August 2024
A look at news events in August 2024 1 - The Israeli military confirms the death of Hamas' military leader, Mohammed Deif. Deif was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July, knocking another leader of the militant terror group off Israel's hit list. Israel says it targeted Deif in a July 13 strike on the outskirts of Kha...
8h ago
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World
New Orleans mayor says New Year's Day mass casualty incident was a 'terrorist attack'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is calling the New Year's Day mass casualty incident that killed 10 people and injured 30 a "terrorist attack." The FBI is investigating what occurred early Wednesday, when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the f...
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Blues have all the fun in convincing victory over the Blackhawks in the Winter Classic
CHICAGO (AP) - St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before Tuesday night's Winter Classic. He looked at the growing crowd soaking in the festive atmosphere. He thought about all the famous ballplayers who played at Wrigley Field. "And here we are getting to play an NHL hockey game," Montgomery said. &...
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Bedard and the Blackhawks ride the L to Wrigley Field for Winter Classic
CHICAGO (AP) - Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks took the train to work on Tuesday. Carrying their sticks and skates and dressed in custom "Team Chicago" gear, the Blackhawks used one of the city's famed elevated trains to travel to Wrigley Field for their matchup with the St. Louis Blues in the Winter...
18h ago
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