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Ticket deadline for Spruce Kings Show Home nears
PRINCE GEORGE - The deadline to purchase a Spruce Kings Show Home lottery ticket is Wednesday, April 23 at 10 p.m. The Spruce Kings say ticket sales have been moving at a rapid pace with only 1,399 remaining as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. This year's home is located at 2958 Links Drive in the Aberdeen Glen Subdivis...
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PRINCE GEORGE - As summer vacation approaches, many of you are likely considering a trip in the upcoming months. Within just a few hours of setting off, it's common to realize that you've left something important behind. In today's To Your Health, we'll explore what steps you can take if you find yourself without your ...
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The Forever Young Chorus celebrates Canada through song
If you visit the Elder Citizens Recreation Association on Thursdays after lunch you'll notice the building is filled with music as the Forever Young Chorus rehearses their music. Right now the group of nearly 40 seniors is rehearsing for an all-Canadian performance they have called Canadian, Eh? The music of our home a...
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Northern BC Home & Garden Show ready for the 45th year
The Canadian Home Builders Association of Northern BC is ready to host the 45th annual Northern BC Home & Garden show this weekend, April 25-27, at the Kin Centres in Prince George! You can meet with local home improvement specialists for inspiration and advice for every aspect of your home, from kitchen and bathro...
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Ticket deadline for Spruce Kings Show Home nears
PRINCE GEORGE - The deadline to purchase a Spruce Kings Show Home lottery ticket is Wednesday, April 23 at 10 p.m. The Spruce Kings say ticket sales have been moving at a rapid pace with only 1,399 remaining as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. This year's home is located at 2958 Links Drive in the Aberdeen Glen Subdivis...
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PRINCE GEORGE - As summer vacation approaches, many of you are likely considering a trip in the upcoming months. Within just a few hours of setting off, it's common to realize that you've left something important behind. In today's To Your Health, we'll explore what steps you can take if you find yourself without your ...
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BC timber sales under the microscope
PRINCE GEORGE - It was spoken about repeatedly at the recent Council of Forest Industries convention: the amount of forest that the Chief Forester has allowed, which is 45 million cubic metres, versus what is being harvested, which is 30 million cubic metres. It was a bit of a sore spot for those attending the COFI con...
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Prince George Public Library invites input on "All Hands on Deck" initiative
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Public Library (PGPL) is inviting your input into its "All Hands on Deck Initiative."The goal of the project is to revitalize the outdoor deck at the Bob Harkins Branch of the library into a vibrant community space."The 'All Hands on Deck' initiative underscores our comm...
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Federal Election 2025
NDP, Conservatives focus on battleground B.C. heading into final election week
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia - a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory. Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed Canadians' cost-of-living concerns at campaign e...
Apr 20, 2025
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New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada
Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls.Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election.Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling stations across the country.Ele...
Apr 19, 2025
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Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues
OTTAWA - With just over a week left before election day, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents on Saturday outlining their full campaign commitments and what they say they'll cost. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was campaigning in Richmond, B.C. Saturday, said his full p...
Apr 19, 2025
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Liberals, NDP set to launch platforms today; main leaders near Toronto, Vancouver
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today. The documents come after advance voting began Friday with voters packing polling stations across the country. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will release his party's costed platform in Whitby, Ont., in the Greater Toronto A...
Apr 19, 2025
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Prince George bocce team looking forward to hosting Special Olympics
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will soon be in Prince George, and with the games only three months away the local bocce team is hard at work training and honing their skills."We're getting better, strength is getting there. We're having fun, that's the main part about it," said Bocc...
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Local athletes prepare for 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will be hosted in Prince George from July 10-12, and the chance to compete among hundreds of athletes has local athletes excited for the opportunity. "It's pride, we're showing them that we're capable and we're taking it seriously. And this is what we want ...
Apr 08, 2025
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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...
Apr 01, 2025
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Northern BC
B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St. John RCMP say in a statement that the man had been a suspect in a shooting outside the same apartment complex that day. The Mounties s...
Apr 19, 2025
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Education
Teachers and school support workers feeling ignored during SD57 budget process
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George District Teachers' Association (PGDTA) and CUPE Local 3742 feel they have been ignored in School District 57's budget planning process.PGDTA President Katherine Trepanier calls it "unfortunate" and "deeply disappointing.""It's very unfortunate that the district...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fire
One killed, another injured following gas plant fire north of Fort St John
FORT ST JOHN - A gas plant fire north of Fort St John Monday evening killed one person and injured another.Tourmaline Oil Corp. said there was a fire at its Gundy c-60 gas plant site approximately 150 kilometres north of Fort St John Monday night at 5:45 p.m. local time.The company confirmed that a contractor worker wa...
Apr 15, 2025
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids performing in Quesnel
QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel has announced the Snotty Nose Rez Kids will be making their debut in Quesnel. The Juno award winning artists will perform at the West Fraser Centre on Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m."I think it's great for the community, we're pretty excited about it. They just won a Juno Award a couple...
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Federal politics
Independent candidate says more opportunities needed for youth
QUESNEL - An independent candidate has stepped forward in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. Kenneth B. Thomson is a Quesnel-based lawyer who says he's worried about a generation of younger people not joining the workforce. He says it's alarming how many 18-24 year olds aren't working and thinks homelessness and drug is...
Apr 10, 2025
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Real Estate
Horsefly realtor named new BC Northern Real Estate Board Chair
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) says Victor Khong has been elected as chair for the 2025-26 term, which got underway Friday (April 4).Khong has been a realtor with Horsefly Realty since 2014, and he has served on a number of BCNREB committees, including the Provincial, Federal, and Municipal ...
Apr 05, 2025
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Federal politics
Update: Liberal Party says Beach never green-lit nor acclaimed officially as candidate in Cariboo-Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: The Liberal Party has challenged Chris Beach's assertion that he was acclaimed or green-lit as the party's candidate in Cariboo-Prince George.A Liberal Party spokesperson sent us the following statement:"Chris Beach was a nomination candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of...
Apr 04, 2025
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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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Sports
WHL
Riley Heidt awarded Michael Fogolin Memorial Trophy
PRINCE GEORGE - Riley Heidt has been named the recipient of the Michael Fogolin Memorial Award. The award is presented annually to the player who best represents the Prince George Cougars both on and off the ice, as voted on by members of this year's team. Heidt had another impressive season for the Cougars, leading th...
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Legacy Fund
Applications open for new Chad Staley Memorial Development Fund
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Community Foundation says applications are now open for the Chad Staley Memorial Development Fund, named after a former captain of the Prince George Spruce Kings. The fund, which is open to both athletes and local sport organizations, was established by the Chad Staley Memorial Foundat...
Apr 20, 2025
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Cougars 20-year-olds make jump from WHL to professional hockey
PRINCE GEORGE- Over a week after the Cougars season has concluded, a number of their top players have joined their NHL teams American Hockey League (AHL) affiliated clubs for the remainder of their 2024-25 season.Earlier this week, Cougars Captain Riley Heidt joined the Iowa Wild, while last summers 17th overall pick i...
Apr 16, 2025
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Canada
Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new ...
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In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of th...
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Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in...
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'Keep the doors open': Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people
Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013. "He was asked, 'What do you think about homosexuality?' And he gave the nicest, most ...
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Archbishops of Toronto, Montreal to hold mass for Pope Francis
TORONTO - Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media. The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had di...
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Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end
OTTAWA - As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to unveil his party's costed platform today, while the Liberals and...
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World
What do 'expert level' talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program will move to what's known as the "expert level" - a sign analysts say shows that the talks are moving forward rapidly. However, experts not involved in the talks who spoke with Th...
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Many feared dead in gun attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Many people are feared to have died after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have described the incident as a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. "This attack is much larger than a...
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Karen Read's second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, began Tuesday, more than three years after the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of striking her boyfriend John O'Keefe with her ...
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