Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings even first round series with a win
PRINCE GEORGE - They may have been separated by 27 points in the regular season standings, but the Prince George Spruce Kings are all even with the Chilliwack Chiefs in their first round BCHL playoff series.Linden Makow scored two goals and Charles-Edward Gravel made 43 stops in net as the Spruce Kings topped the Chief...
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April 9, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.Mounties are warning about "a significant increase in high value'' scams targeting Indigenous communities and businesses. And, elections for the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation are taking place today. Plus, it's going to be a long night at council as the second hearing regarding the OCP takes place tonight.Local new...
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War of the Wings
War of the Wings: Nancy O's
Looking for something spicy that will make your sinuses clear? Check out these tasty hot wings at Nancy O's downtown Prince George in another edition of War of the Wings! Participate in the War of the Wings yourself by sampling different wings from different restaurants across Prince George with a grand winner voted on...
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CKPG Today Community
Celebrating National Volunteer Month with Volunteer PG
April marks National Volunteer Month to celebrate contributions by volunteers across the country including here in Prince George. We caught up with Volunteer Prince George to learn more about some of the opportunities out there right now for you! View the full list here.
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings even first round series with a win
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OCP still undecided
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Bridget Moran award
Prince George social worker celebrated for decades of work
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official community plan
Council again looking at OCP
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Cougars
Cougars share thoughts on heartbreaking first round exit
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings even first round series with a win
PRINCE GEORGE - They may have been separated by 27 points in the regular season standings, but the Prince George Spruce Kings are all even with the Chilliwack Chiefs in their first round BCHL playoff series.Linden Makow scored two goals and Charles-Edward Gravel made 43 stops in net as the Spruce Kings topped the Chief...
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OCP still undecided
PRINCE GEORGE - It will require a third meeting for Council to tackle the Official Community Plan.After several more speakers presented to Council their concerns about portions of the document.One presenter called the city the "Eight-Hour City." Eight hours from Edmonton. Eight hours from Vancouver. Eight hou...
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Bridget Moran award
Prince George social worker celebrated for decades of work
PRINCE GEORGE - Melanie Lansall, a social worker of 20 years and a Senior Lab Instructor at the University of Northern British Columbia, has been awarded the 2025 Bridget Moran Award for her many contributions to Indigenous communities in Northern B.C."Melanie has done a lot of intense work going out to remote com...
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official community plan
Council again looking at OCP
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a hefty document, laying out every detail of the city, like major roads, waterways, topography and future development. The last review was done in 2012 and it is well overdue for an overhaul, which is exactly what the current Council is looking at. But it has garnered an astonishing amount of publi...
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Federal Election 2025
Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment
The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection pol...
Apr 06, 2025
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Federal leaders pledge family doctors, red tape cuts, skilled trades support
Party leaders are making announcements across the country on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, pledging to tackle the shortage of family doctors, support skilled trades, and cut government red tape. In Oakville, Ont., Liberal Leader Mark Carney announced a plan he says will help boost Canada's skilled trades wor...
Apr 05, 2025
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Federal politics
Liberals announce candidates in two Prince George ridings
PRINCE GEORGE - The Liberal Party of Canada has announced its candidates in the two Prince George ridings.Quesnel-based immigration consultant Clinton Emslie is the party's candidate in Cariboo-Prince George. He calls himself a "fierce Liberal candidate" who "brings a strategic mindset and a pragmatic ap...
Apr 04, 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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Special Olympics BC Summer Games
Special Olympics
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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Special Olympics
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
BC Highway Patrol
BC Highway Patrol issues over 3,000 tickets during March enforcement campaign
BC Highway Patrol issued a lot of tickets during its enforcement campaign in March.Across the province last month, almost 2,800 tickets were issued for distracted driving and 873 for people not wearing seatbelts, including 87 tickets to parents whose children were not properly secured.Some of the campaign numbers inclu...
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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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fraser lake
Fraser Lake ER services suspended all day Friday due to staffing challenges
FRASER LAKE - Residents in Fraser Lake will be without Emergency Department (ER) services at the Fraser Lake Health Centre for the entirety of Friday, April 4.Northern Health says that ER services will be unavailable all day Friday due to staffing challenges. The health authority also notes that Fraser Lake Health Cent...
Apr 04, 2025
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Crime
Suspicious death in Chetwynd
CHETWYND - Chetwynd RCMP are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death.Police were called to a home on Sunday, March 9 after the Chetwynd Fire Department and Emergency Health Services responded to a call for a person in medical distress.Police arrived on scene to find the woman deceased but don't believe th...
Mar 26, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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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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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Sports
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings even first round series with a win
PRINCE GEORGE - They may have been separated by 27 points in the regular season standings, but the Prince George Spruce Kings are all even with the Chilliwack Chiefs in their first round BCHL playoff series.Linden Makow scored two goals and Charles-Edward Gravel made 43 stops in net as the Spruce Kings topped the Chief...
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Cougars
Cougars share thoughts on heartbreaking first round exit
PRINCE GEORGE- Many of the Cougars leaders are still recovering from a heartbreaking Game 7 loss against the Portland Winterhawks on Monday (Apr. 9). Despite falling short in the first round, the Cats showed plenty of character battling back from a 3-1 deficit and shared mixed emotions following the end of their season...
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BCHL
Spruce Kings beat Chiefs 3-1
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings beat the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-1 Tuesday night before 929 fans at Kopar Memorial Arena.The Kings trailed 1-0 heading into the third period before they scored three consecutive goals, starting with Brock Cummings at the 7:34 mark of the third period. Nicolas Papineau scored t...
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Canada
In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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Trump's partial tariff pullback doesn't affect duties on Canadian imports
WASHINGTON - The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled back some of the most devastating duties against countries around the world. Trump paused his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs for 90 days but kept in place a 10 per cent levy on nearly ...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Montreal man charged in December firebombing, vandalism at suburban synagogue
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man has been charged in the firebombing of a Montreal-area synagogue in December. Mohamed Ilyess Akodad faces two arson-related charges, two counts of attempted arson, one count of destruction of property and one count of possession of incendiary material. The charges relate to a Dec. 18 fire a...
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Nova Scotia men appeal judge's dismissal of their prorogation challenge
OTTAWA - Two Nova Scotia men are appealing a judge's dismissal of their court challenge of then-prime minister Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament earlier this year. David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos had asked the Federal Court to declare the suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reaso...
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World
Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Thursday released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied. Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist who tried to kill Jews his own age. Palestinians accuse Israel of subjecting a child to harsh inc...
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Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential sur...
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US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
A U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman's lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Ksenia Karelina also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is "on a plane back home to the United States," Rubio sai...
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