Intergovernmental Affairs decides what issues to take to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee tackled an issue that came up during the regular budget discussions of Council in January; the number of medical calls the city's fire department responds to. "But there's this concern over time about the costs attached to that," explains Eric Depenau, D...
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WHL
Two Cougars named to WHL's Western Conference All-Star-Team
PRINCE GEORGE - A pair of Prince George Cougars have been named to the WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star-Team.They are goalie Josh Ravensbergen and defenceman Viliam Kmec. They were both chosen by WHL general managers.Ravensbergen posted a 33-13-3-1 record with a 3.01 goals against average and a .901 save percen...
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War of the Wings
War of the Wings: Alpine Pub & Grill
Tasty wings are being cooked up across the city as we continue our War of the Wings on CKPG TV as we visit the Alpine Pub & Grill up in the Hart who had a sweet surprise for us! Head to all of our participating restaurants and ask for their participating wing, try their special recipe, and then head onto the War of...
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Part 2: How it all started for Randy Bachman in Winnipeg
Prince George is in for a real treat when Bachman Turner Overdrive visits the CN Centre on April 8th as Canadian legend Randy Bachman comes to what he calls a good-old fashioned rock and rock city. Hear about Randy's upbringing in Winnipeg and how he's still excited to hit the stage every single time. You can watch par...
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Special Olympics
100-Day Countdown to 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games begins
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RCMP recover $12K in stolen equipment
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Prince George
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...
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Intergovernmental Affairs decides what issues to take to Victoria
PRINCE GEORGE - The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee tackled an issue that came up during the regular budget discussions of Council in January; the number of medical calls the city's fire department responds to. "But there's this concern over time about the costs attached to that," explains Eric Depenau, D...
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Crime
RCMP recover $12K in stolen equipment
PRINCE GEORGE - $12,000 worth of stolen equipment has been returned to its rightful owner by the Prince George RCMP. Mounties discovered the equipment - which included two generators, several power tools and a crane pulley hoist, back on March 12 while conducting an unrelated investigation on the 100-block of Thacker C...
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Structure fire
Crews respond to commercial structure fire at Tidewater refinery
PRINCE GEORGE - Firefighters doused a commercial structure fire at Tidewater refinery on Prince George Pulpmill Road Tuesday morning.A total of 19 crew members from Prince George Fire Rescue arrived sometime before 8:30 a.m. and supported Tidewater staff with a fire in their processing plant.The fire has been knocked d...
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Federal Election 2025
Federal politics
Green Party candidate says formative years shaped her political beliefs
WILLIAMS LAKE - Jodie Capling is the Green Party of Canada candidate in the Cariboo-Prince George riding.She grew up in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, west of Williams Lake, spending much of her time outdoors, enjoying all that nature has to offer. And she says those experiences helped lead her to run for the Green Party."...
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Federal politics
NDP's Cory "Grizz" Longley looks to unseat longtime incumbent
DAWSON CREEK- "I'm doing this for my kids."The words of Cory "Grizz" Longley, when asked why he's taking another run for federal office in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. In the 2021 federal election, Longley finished a distant second to four-time incumbent Bob Zimmer, who gar...
Mar 31, 2025
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Chris Beach on his candidacy
PRINCE GEORGE - After announcing his intentions Friday to run as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo-Prince George, Chris Beach has yet to be confirmed as the candidate. However, he says that should be cleared up shortly. "So there was a miscommunication," he explains. "And unfortunately, just the process ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Politics
Candidates added in Cariboo-PG
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: (6 p.m.) As of 6 p.m. on Friday night, March 28, Chris Beach was not listed as an official candidate on the Liberal Party website.When contacted regarding his candidacy, Beach told CKPG News the following:"I've been told there is a backlog of Liberal candidates to be named in B.C.'s 43 ridi...
Mar 28, 2025
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Northern BC
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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Crime
Man faces several charges following alleged assault and arson
BURNS LAKE - A 32-year-old man from Southbank is in police custody and facing several charges in relation to an alleged assault and arson that occurred Thursday morning (March 20).Burns Lake RCMP say at approximately 1:30 a.m. that day, they responded to a report that a man had been struck by a vehicle in Southbank. Th...
Mar 21, 2025
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Politics
Bachrach ready for election call
TERRACE - With a federal election call expected on Sunday, one race to watch will be in Northwest B.C. in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. The NDP has held the riding since 2004 but the Conservatives have nominated star candidate Ellis Ross, a former MLA in British Columbia and former chief councillor for the Haisla Nation. Incu...
Mar 20, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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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Armed Robbery
Quesnel RCMP looking for suspect after armed robbery at Circle K store
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are asking for help in identifying a suspect after an early morning robbery at a Circle K convenience store, and they're looking to speak to an man who may have witnessed the entire incident.Police say they were called around 5:00 a.m. Friday (March 7) and told that a gunman had robbed t...
Mar 08, 2025
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Politics
Quesnel mayor wins court case
QUESNEL - The mayor of Quesnel, Ron Paull, has won his court case against the City of Quesnel related to censure and sanctions levelled against him last year.City Council censured him after it learned Paull had taken a book that downplayed the devastating impacts of residential schools to a Cariboo Regional District bo...
Mar 06, 2025
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Sports
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...
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WHL
Two Cougars named to WHL's Western Conference All-Star-Team
PRINCE GEORGE - A pair of Prince George Cougars have been named to the WHL's Western Conference Second All-Star-Team.They are goalie Josh Ravensbergen and defenceman Viliam Kmec. They were both chosen by WHL general managers.Ravensbergen posted a 33-13-3-1 record with a 3.01 goals against average and a .901 save percen...
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Cougars
Cougars Fever is back in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- To open up the 2025 WHL Playoffs this past weekend, Cougars fans flooded the CN Centre for another edition of the Prince George Cougars and Portland Winterhawks rivalry."I've been a fan of junior hockey for a lot of years and I have never seen an arena or a town show up the way Prince George does,&q...
Mar 31, 2025
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Canada
Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at 'Make America Wealthy Again' event Wednesday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberat...
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U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'
MONTREAL - The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. ...
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Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...
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In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is exp...
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Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump...
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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Ontario's provincial utility says power has been restored to more than half a million customers since the start of a weekend ice storm but that some hard-hit regions may have to wait until the end of the week. Hydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning. Official...
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World
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine wins special election for Florida's 6th Congressional District
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Josh Weil and squashing efforts by national Democrats who spent millions of dollars on the race. Fine had faced growing pressure during the race's ...
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NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying...
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NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but the proposal was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying the...
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