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Will you make a New Year's resolution for 2025?
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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...
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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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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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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...
8h ago
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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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