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Prince George

Cougars 4 Royals 3 OT
Ziemmer scores OT winner to lift Cougars past Victoria in WHL regular season finale
PRINCE GEORGE - Koehn Ziemmer, the all-time leading goal scorer for the Prince George Cougars, scored the overtime winner to power his team to a 4-3 win against the Victoria Royals Saturday (March 22) night. The 20-year-old LA Kings prospect scored 2:14 into the extra period in his final WHL regular season game as the ...
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Hockey North
Cariboo Cougars force deciding game three in BCEHL championship series; Northern Capitals finish as provincial runner-up
PRINCE GEORGE - The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars have forced a winner-take-all game three in the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) championship series. The Cougars beat the Okanagan Rockets 4-2 Saturday (March 22) night to hand the Kelowna team their first loss of the playoffs. Jaxon Larmand, Nicholas Gordon, Ril...
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Hockey North
Cariboo Cougars, Northern Capitals playing must-win BCEHL championship games Saturday
PRINCE GEORGE - The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars were beaten 4-2 by the Okanagan Rockets in game one of the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final Friday (March 21) night at the Kin Centre.Jaxon Larmand and Brett Peebles scored for the Cougars while Hayden Laing, Will Fuhrmann, Hudson Getzlaf, and Jake Torres di...
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Royals 6 Cougars 3
Cougars to face Portland in round one of 2025 WHL playoffs after Friday loss to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - There will be no back-to-back BC Division titles for the Prince George Cougars, as they were doubled up by the Victoria Royals 6-3 Friday (March 21) at the CN Centre. The Royals claimed just their second B.C. Division title, and will finish second in the Western Conference. The Cougars will have to sett...
Mar 22, 2025
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Northern BC

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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Healthcare
Burns Lake ER reopens
BURNS LAKE - The Emergency Department at the Burns Lake Hospital is running at normal again after being closed overnight.Northern Health says that Emergency Department services were unavailable between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday due to staffing challenges. Emergency department services at the Lakes District h...
Mar 19, 2025
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Scam Calls
Northern Health warning of scam calls that offer prizes
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health is warning people to be careful of scam calls that claim to offer prizes like a fire safety basket or a free home inspections. In a social media post, the health authority says it has become aware of "several" such instances, and that these calls are "in no way affiliated&...
Mar 16, 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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Canada

Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28
OTTAWA - Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Gov. Gen. Mary S...
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Canada Votes 2025
Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28
OTTAWA - Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Gov. Gen. Mary S...
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Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests
VANCOUVER - Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose - but he admits that's about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in case of fire. Instead Leung is now advocating a new tactic of placing the overdose-reversing kits at transit locations near...
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Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...
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Canada says it will fund Jordan's Principle for First Nations kids through 2026
MONTREAL - The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off. No specific spending amounts were provided in the...
Mar 22, 2025
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Carney, premiers seeking plan for national energy, trade corridor
OTTAWA - Canada's new prime minister and its premiers agreed Friday to pursue plans to move more energy across the country, tear down internal trade barriers and build big projects faster. "It is high time to build things that we never imagined, and to build them at a speed that we have never seen," Prime Min...
Mar 22, 2025
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