Car Crash
Car crash in downtown Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A car crash occurred in downtown Prince George at around 1:00 p.m. on April 8. The incident took place at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Vancouver Street. Prince George RCMP say the collision occurred when one driver ran a stop sign. No injuries have been reported.Damages do not appear too severe, a...
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PRINCE GEORGE - While AI-powered tools can offer initial assessments and point out potential conditions based on symptoms, experts warn that these systems should not replace professional medical diagnoses. It's best to view them as a starting point instead of a conclusive answer.AI technology has been around for severa...
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Spring advice from the BC Wildfire Service
Wildfire season may not be front of mind right now, but there are some things you can be doing to get a jump on fire season. Dave Clark, deputy fire centre manager stops by to talk about the spring dip, home FireSmart tips, and some of the behind-the-scenes work going on in the Prince George Fire Centre.
Apr 07, 2025
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CKPG Today Sports
Get back into golf ahead of the 2025 golfing season
Prince George golf courses are set to open over the next few weeks, and if you can't wait to hit the links, there are a few options to get back into golf this spring! We stopped by Northern Swing Golf and brought along Jessey Church to analyze Caden's and Director Alex's swings and give some great advice all golfers ca...
Apr 07, 2025
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RCMP looking to identify suspect in break-and-enter at housing complex on 20th Ave
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Prince George
Crime
RCMP looking to identify suspect in break-and-enter at housing complex on 20th Ave
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties need your help identifying a suspect in a break-and-enter that occurred at a housing complex on the 1400-block of Twentieth Avenue on February 19, 2025."The incident occurred in the early morning hours, when the suspect entered an unoccupied office through a ground-floor wind...
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Car Crash
Car crash in downtown Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A car crash occurred in downtown Prince George at around 1:00 p.m. on April 8. The incident took place at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Vancouver Street. Prince George RCMP say the collision occurred when one driver ran a stop sign. No injuries have been reported.Damages do not appear too severe, a...
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TYH AI Health
TYH: AI Health
PRINCE GEORGE - While AI-powered tools can offer initial assessments and point out potential conditions based on symptoms, experts warn that these systems should not replace professional medical diagnoses. It's best to view them as a starting point instead of a conclusive answer.AI technology has been around for severa...
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Council pushes to be more bear aware
PRINCE GEORGE - A lengthy report from Administration on how to make the city more bear-aware, complete with eight recommendations, dictated the discussion around Council Chambers.The report was produced with membership from the BC Conservation Service, Northern Bear Awareness, the University of Northern BC and four mem...
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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 ...
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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
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 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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Crime
RCMP seek suspect in McBride B & E
MCBRIDE- Police in McBride are looking to identify a person in a recent attempted break in.On Monday, McBride RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person running into traffic on Highway 16 East near Mountainview Estates. Police made extensive patrols made in the area but could not locate anyone. Shortly before 2 ...
Mar 25, 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
WHL
Cougars eliminated in Game 7
PRINCE GEORGE - The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Prince George Cougars 4-2 Monday night to win their first round best-of-seven playoff series 4-3.Terik Parascak and Lee Shurgot had the Cougars goals in a game Prince George outshot their visitors, 35-23.The announced attendance at CN Centre was 6,016.
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Cougars
Cougars excited to host first Game 7 in 27 years
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars have battled back from a 3-1 series deficit to force Game 7 against the Winterhawks at the CN Centre. The Cats have picked up two must win games to get here, demolishing Portland 7-2 in Game 5 and securing a 4-1 win on Sunday (Apr. 6) to force a do or die Game 7."The team has a lot of he...
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WHL
Cougars force Game 7 with win over Winterhawks
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-1 Sunday night to force a Game 7 in the first round best-of-seven series.Riley Heidt lead the Cougars with a hat trick with Ben Riche picking up the other Cougars goal.Riley Heidt now has eight points in five games in the series. Josh Ravensb...
Apr 07, 2025
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Canada
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminator...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer ...
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Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants' protected status set to expire in U.S.
MONTREAL - Canadian border officials say there has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a border crossing south of Montreal. The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing comes as the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States is set to expir...
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Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a "milestone in sustainable aviation." Canadian Advanced Air Mobility says its national board member Unither Bioélectronique completed the experimental flight a...
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U.S. trade representative faces pushback from lawmakers over Trump's global tariffs
WASHINGTON - With a fresh round of U.S. tariffs set to hit the world Wednesday, the United States trade representative faced pushback today from lawmakers worried about the fallout from President Donald Trump's efforts to realign global trade. Jamieson Greer faced questions from the Senate finance committee about how T...
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In the news today: Carney, Poilievre kick off week in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre kick off week in B.C. The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal election campaign in British Columbia - a battleground province with 43 seats up for grabs when Canadians go t...
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World
Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death while trying to cross the Canadian border into Minnesota during a blizzard in 2022. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim dec...
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A Florida man is executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on a lunch break
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the April 2000 strangling of Janet Acosta, authorities said. In a fi...
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Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. He was 51. Off...
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