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...
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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...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
PG's own Katie Mavis performs new single 'lover body mother'
One of Prince George's rising stars Katie Mavis joined the show to play her latest single 'lover body mother' and talk more about her songwriting process! Get the song wherever you find your music including Spotify, Apple Music, and more.
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CKPG Today Lifestyle
Looking at the hottest travel destinations with Expedia Cruises
If you're looking to travel in 2025, now is the time to plan! We take a look at some of the hottest travel destinations across the globe with Expedia Cruises on the show including more details on an event for Holland America Cruise Lines coming up soon!
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BCNRF 2025
BCNRF 2025: Western Canada's Premier Resource Conference
Urban mayors issue wish list
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Downtown fire
Prince George Fire Rescue Chief speaks on downtown blaze
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Cougars
Cougars look for bounce back against WHL's best
Jan 17, 2025
Impaired stats
BC Highway Patrol takes 267 impaired drivers off the road in December
Jan 16, 2025
Prince George
Urban mayors issue wish list
PRINCE GEORGE - The mayors of BC's largest municipalities have issued a special letter identifying certain expectations of government, now that Premier David Eby has presented ministerial mandate letters.Mandate letters outline the objectives that each minister will work to accomplish, as well as the pressing challenge...
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Downtown fire
Prince George Fire Rescue Chief speaks on downtown blaze
PRINCE GEORGE - Nothing is left of the old second hand shop on Fourth Avenue and Dominion Street, as the fire yesterday completely destroyed the building. "We sent all four fire halls to this fire, so we had 19 firefighters on scene for most of the afternoon and evening. The fire was inside the building, our crews...
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Cougars
Cougars look for bounce back against WHL's best
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars are in Spokane preparing for a tough back to back against the Chiefs on Friday and then the league leaders, the Everett Silvertips on Saturday.The team will have to put a much better effort forward than they did this past weekend dropping two straight against Kelowna and Kamloops, 6-3 a piece...
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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What's Trending
More Nechako Watershed research coming
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BCNRF 2025
BCNRF 2025: Western Canada's Premier Resource Conference
Urban mayors issue wish list
4h ago
Downtown fire
Prince George Fire Rescue Chief speaks on downtown blaze
5h ago
Cougars
Cougars look for bounce back against WHL's best
Jan 17, 2025
Impaired stats
BC Highway Patrol takes 267 impaired drivers off the road in December
Jan 16, 2025
Northern BC
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...
3h ago
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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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Suspicious death
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - Mounties are investigating a suspicious death in Vanderhoof.RCMP say they were called to a home in the 100 block of 5th Street for a well-being check on Tuesday (Jan14).When they arrived, they discovered a dead 65-year-old man with injuries inside the home. The RCMP's North District Major Crime Unit has ta...
Jan 15, 2025
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New hospital opens its door in Fort St. James
FORT ST. JAMES - People in Fort St. James and area will have enhanced access to health care in state-of-the-art surroundings when their new hospital opens on Tuesday with a health centre opening a week later."We're thrilled to announce that the new hospital is opening to patients in Fort St. James, increasing acce...
Jan 13, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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...
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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...
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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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Charges Laid in Stabbing Death
Manslaughter charges laid after suspicious death in Anahim Lake
CARIBOO - A 22-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the suspicious death of a 26-year-old at a house near Nimpo Lake in the Cariboo. The RCMP in nearby Anahim Lake say charges have been approved against Winston Tallio, who remains in custody pending his next court appearance on Feb. 4 at the ...
Jan 05, 2025
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Sports
Cougars
Cougars look for bounce back against WHL's best
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars are in Spokane preparing for a tough back to back against the Chiefs on Friday and then the league leaders, the Everett Silvertips on Saturday.The team will have to put a much better effort forward than they did this past weekend dropping two straight against Kelowna and Kamloops, 6-3 a piece...
Jan 17, 2025
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Cougars
Cougars acquisitions take part in first home practice at CN Centre
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars hit the CN Centre ice with a couple of their trade deadline acquisitions hitting the home ice for their first practice in Prince George.The Cats acquired forward Ben Riche from the Saskatoon Blades who leads the team in goals (25) and points (57), and is top ten in the league scoring as well....
Jan 15, 2025
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Spruce Kings Signing
Spruce Kings sign two players after back-to-back wins over Bulldogs
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed a pair of players for the rest of the 2024-2025 BCHL season. The team announced the signing of 19-year-old centre Corson Maguire and 18-year-old goaltender Benjamin Polhill Sunday (Jan. 12) afternoon. Maguire, a five-foot-10 Toronto native has 14 goals and 16 a...
Jan 12, 2025
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Canada
Pat King, organizer of the 'Freedom Convoy,' to be sentenced Feb. 7
OTTAWA - Pat King, an organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protest, is set to be sentenced Feb. 7. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found King guilty on five counts In November, including mischief and disobeying a court order. He was found not guilty on three counts of intimidation and one count of o...
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Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Chandra Arya Arya...
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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country's highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal uph...
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Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Ka...
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Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON - More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report. On Jan. 12, 2024, Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a "comprehensive review" of the investiga...
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Ahead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese 'RedNote' app
OTTAWA - With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu - also known as RedNote - pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada. The ban is being driven by security concerns about TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. C...
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World
Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing to plead against his arrest
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's impeached president will appear at a hearing in a Seoul court on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last month's imposition of martial law, his lawyers said. Yoon, who has been in detention since he was apprehended on Wednesday in a massive law enforcement operation at his r...
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Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had once chosen to be her second-in-command. Judge J. Paul Oetken signed an order closing the case against Benj...
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Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors in New York dropped bribery and fraud charges on Friday against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had once chosen to be her second-in-command. Judge J. Paul Oetken signed an order closing the case ...
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