Crime
One dead, another injured in Dawson Creek shooting
DAWSON CREEK-On Sunday, January 19, shortly after 11:00 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP received reports of gunfire on 102nd Avenue.Upon arrival, police located an adult male who was deceased. While investigating the scene they received a second report of shots fired at a nearby hotel. When the RCMP arrived at the hotel, they ...
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Council approves tax hike over six percent
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a lengthy budget discussion, taking several hours over two days. But in the end, Council settled on a tax hike of 6.21 percent.Here is a break down of the conversation:Snow control:A motion to reduce the snow removal budget by $500,000 was presented by Councillor Ron Polillo."This is a calcu...
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CKPG Today Health
'Maintenance' at Prince George Family Chiropractic
When you are shoveling and feel pain in your back, or sleep wrong and maybe end up tweaking your neck in the process you may be in need of a chiropractor. We learn when and why to call a chiropractor, plus get some work done ourselves as we check out Prince George Family Chiropractic! If you're in need of some maintena...
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CKPG Today Community
Meals on Wheels full speed ahead serving seniors in PG
The Prince George Council of Seniors stepped up for seniors in Prince George struggling to cook their own healthy meals by starting Meals on Wheels, now the program is thriving helping over 60 people on average per day! Learn more about the program and how you can help through volunteering! Or if you're in need of meal...
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Council approves tax hike over six percent
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a lengthy budget discussion, taking several hours over two days. But in the end, Council settled on a tax hike of 6.21 percent.Here is a break down of the conversation:Snow control:A motion to reduce the snow removal budget by $500,000 was presented by Councillor Ron Polillo."This is a calcu...
14h ago
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings back after All-Star break with some new faces
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings return to Kopar Memorial Arena tonight for their final home meeting with the Surrey Eagles. They have a 2-2 record against them, and last met three weeks ago, but have had some major roster changes since then.Three of their top forwards and their highest scoring defenseman have since bee...
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CN Centre Mural
CN Centre unveils new mural
PRINCE GEORGE - A new mural has been completed at the CN Centre. Painted by local artist Mercedes Minck, she says her inspiration behind the design was showcasing the best of Prince George and northern B.C."I think that the obvious thing to do at the CN Centre would have been a hockey mural, or someone was like 'y...
21h ago
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FireSmart tips and policy check-ups: Protect your home and wallet from wildfire risks
PRINCE GEORGE - With wildfire season just around the corner and the recent disaster in Los Angeles still fresh in our minds, insurance brokers are urging homeowners to ensure they have the right coverage. " We are here to help and guide customers through the complexity of an insurance policy. We want, customers to...
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Crime
One dead, another injured in Dawson Creek shooting
1h ago
Council approves tax hike over six percent
14h ago
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings back after All-Star break with some new faces
19h ago
CN Centre Mural
CN Centre unveils new mural
21h ago
FireSmart tips and policy check-ups: Protect your home and wallet from wildfire risks
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Northern BC
Crime
One dead, another injured in Dawson Creek shooting
DAWSON CREEK-On Sunday, January 19, shortly after 11:00 p.m., Dawson Creek RCMP received reports of gunfire on 102nd Avenue.Upon arrival, police located an adult male who was deceased. While investigating the scene they received a second report of shots fired at a nearby hotel. When the RCMP arrived at the hotel, they ...
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Trump reactions
Northern B.C. politicians react to Trump's inauguration
PRINCE GEORGE - President Donald Trump was sworn in as the USA's 47th president during Monday's inauguration, prompting a wide variety of responses from politicians all across Canada. Here in Northern B.C., Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach is concerned about the impacts Trump could have on our country."...
Jan 22, 2025
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More Nechako Watershed research coming
PRINCE GEORGE - The Nechako Watershed is an important piece of the Northern BC landscape. And it's a big one. More than 47,000 kilometres in size. Larger than the size of Belgium. And that's why, in 2019, Rio Tinto joined forces with the University of Northern BC to study that watershed at length. And, during the Natur...
Jan 17, 2025
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Impaired stats
BC Highway Patrol takes 267 impaired drivers off the road in December
PRINCE GEORGE - Impaired drivers kept BC Highway Patrol busy over the holiday season.So busy that they took an average of 8.61 impaired drivers off the road every day in December. That's an impaired driver caught every three hours for 31 days."The Winter Impaired Driving Campaign clearly shows that education is no...
Jan 16, 2025
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Cariboo Region
Policing
Quesnel RCMP take 54 impaired drivers off the road over 9 months following creation of new traffic unit
QUESNEL - The creation of a new municipal traffic unit in April 2024 in Quesnel helped take 54 impaired drivers off the road in 2024.That's one of the highlights of 2024 according to the Quesnel RCMP who note that calls for service were also up last year.Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says Quesnel RCMP responded to over 11,000 c...
Jan 20, 2025
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Workplace incident in Quesnel claims life of 24-year-old man
QUESNEL - A workplace incident claimed the life of a 24-year-old male worker in Quesnel Friday morning (Jan.17).Quesnel RCMP, Emergency Health Services and the Quesnel Fire Department responded to the incident at approximately 10:18 a.m. at the WestPine MDF Plant on Carradice Road. Few details have been released but po...
Jan 17, 2025
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Politics
Sheldon Clare to host transportation town hall in Quesnel
QUESNEL - Prince George-North Cariboo Conservative MLA and Deputy Whip Sheldon Clare will host a transportation town hall at the Quesnel Senior's Centre (461 Carson Ave) Friday night (Jan.17) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.He will be joined by Harman Bhangu, the Conservative MLA for Langley-Abbotsford and also the party's Transp...
Jan 17, 2025
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Crime
Quesnel RCMP investigate weekend home invasion
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP are investigating a home invasion that occurred early Sunday morning (Jan.12).Police say it occurred just after 2 .a.m on the 300-block of Hoy Street. Two suspects broke into a home, sprayed the victim with bear spray and damaged several items. RCMP say the suspects were identified as an armed 26...
Jan 13, 2025
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Sports
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings back after All-Star break with some new faces
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings return to Kopar Memorial Arena tonight for their final home meeting with the Surrey Eagles. They have a 2-2 record against them, and last met three weeks ago, but have had some major roster changes since then.Three of their top forwards and their highest scoring defenseman have since bee...
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Hockey
Spruce Kings commit new forward
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings will have a new player next season as River Arnason joins the frontline. Bron in 2008, Arnason is 5'9" and 152-pounds. He spent his last three seasons playing for Rink Hockey Academy Winnipeg of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.With the U18 Prep team, the Winnip...
Jan 21, 2025
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings new goaltender creates healthy internal competition
PRINCE GEORGE- A week ago, the Spruce Kings added goaltender Ben Polhill from the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League."The welcome's been good. The guys have been great, team's been great, coaches are good and I'm settling into the billets. It's been really good," said Polhill on his first...
Jan 21, 2025
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Canada
Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec's contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With the Supreme Court of Canada announcing Thursday it will hear arguments on the validity of the law, here's a look at some of the issues behind the legislation. What is Bill 21? Adopted i...
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Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with Donald Trump's new secretary of state next week in Washington. Trump is threatening to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in t...
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Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and the next prime minister. She was responding to reports earlier this week...
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Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. Here are some quotes from politicians, advocacy groups and ...
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Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next month. Joël Vaudeville, spokesman for Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, says his group's 13,500 members expect sales wi...
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Trump calls on OPEC to bring down cost of oil at World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments in a wide-ranging address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump, appearing via video link from the Whi...
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World
Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man
A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings. A jury found Auburn ...
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California Legislature approves $2.5B for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the California Legislature. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the bills, which had bipartisan support, and now head to Demo...
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The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's pr...
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