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WHL
Cougars lose Family Day matchup with Giants
LANGLEY - The Prince George Cougars dropped a 7-2 decision to the Vancouver Giants on Monday in Langley.Ben Riche scored his 30th goal in the loss while Terik Parascak scored his 23rd of the season.Tyus Sparks of the Giants was the game's first star scoring two goals.The Giants outshot the Cougars 39-34 before 4,405 fa...
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Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport
A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, injuring multiple passengers. Here's the latest on the crash aftermath and the ongoing investigation. All times eastern. 10 a.m. Delta Air Lines says 19 passengers taken to Toronto-area ...
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CKPG Today Events
Downtown Winterfest set for Saturday
Check out the space in front of City Hall on Saturday for Downtown Winterfest! Our downtown will be transformed into the ultimate winter playground. Even on the frostiest of days, downtown becomes the hot spot where the whole family can embrace the cold with a variety of fun winter activities for all ages.
Feb 15, 2025
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CKPG Today Valentine's Day
How to be a better lover this Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is here and love is in the air! Hear about how you can be a better lover with Christina Bianchini from Repiphany Counselling in Prince George.
Feb 15, 2025
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Grocery Rebate
B.C. premier defends scrapping tax rebate amid Trump tariff threats
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Spruce Kings 2 Clippers 1 OT
Spruce Kings knock off Clippers in overtime for fourth win in a row
Feb 16, 2025
Cougars 5 Silvertips 1
Ziemmer ties franchise record as Cougars beat WHL-best Silvertips
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Timberwolves Recap
UNBC basketball teams celebrate graduating seniors in final game of Canada West season
Feb 16, 2025
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Cougars fall to WHL-best Silvertips in first game of weekend doubleheader
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Grocery Rebate
B.C. premier defends scrapping tax rebate amid Trump tariff threats
VICTORIA - After the B.C. NDP government scrapped a tax rebate that was a signature plank in the party's election campaign, Premier David Eby is defending the decision.With the B.C. budget just weeks away, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced Thursday that the $500 per person/$1,000 per household tax rebate was bei...
Feb 17, 2025
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Spruce Kings 2 Clippers 1 OT
Spruce Kings knock off Clippers in overtime for fourth win in a row
NANAIMO - The Prince George Spruce Kings needed overtime to beat the Nanaimo Clippers 2-1 in the BCHL Saturday (Feb. 15) night. Owen Goodbrand scored the game winner 3:25 into the extra frame as the Kings picked up their fourth win in a row to inch closer to a playoff spot.Mason Loewen also scored for Prince George at ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Cougars 5 Silvertips 1
Ziemmer ties franchise record as Cougars beat WHL-best Silvertips
PRINCE GEORGE - A four goal second period powered the Prince George Cougars to a 5-1 win over the league-leading Everett Silvertips Saturday (Feb. 16) night at CN Centre. The win helped the soon-to-be playoff bound Cougars split their weekend series against the already playoff-bound Silvertips, who picked up a 3-1 win ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Timberwolves Recap
UNBC basketball teams celebrate graduating seniors in final game of Canada West season
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves wrapped up their Canada West regular season with a pair of defeats to the UBC Thunderbirds at Brownridge Court Saturday (Feb. 15) night. The men's fell 96-58 to the Thunderbirds on a night when they honoured Josh Gillespie. The graduating senior wrapped up his two-year tenure at UN...
Feb 16, 2025
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Grocery Rebate
B.C. premier defends scrapping tax rebate amid Trump tariff threats
Feb 17, 2025
Spruce Kings 2 Clippers 1 OT
Spruce Kings knock off Clippers in overtime for fourth win in a row
Feb 16, 2025
Cougars 5 Silvertips 1
Ziemmer ties franchise record as Cougars beat WHL-best Silvertips
Feb 16, 2025
Timberwolves Recap
UNBC basketball teams celebrate graduating seniors in final game of Canada West season
Feb 16, 2025
Silvertips 3 Cougars 1
Cougars fall to WHL-best Silvertips in first game of weekend doubleheader
Feb 15, 2025
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Northern BC
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Vanderhoof Homicide Update
Mounties looking for person of interest connected to suspicious death in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The death of a man in Vanderhoof in January is now being considered a homicide as Mounties ask for help identifying a person who might be able to help the investigation. The RCMP say officers were called to a well-being check at a house in the 100 block of 5th Street E. in Vanderhoof on Jan. 14. They ...
Feb 15, 2025
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Missing person
Missing Terrace woman may have connections to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Terrace are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman.RCMP say 74-year-old Lillian Guy was last heard from around January 29, 2025.Police are asking the public to call them if they spot Lillian, adding she may have connections to Prince George.Lillian is described as:5'4130 pound...
Feb 05, 2025
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Missing Man
Vanderhoof RCMP looking for missing 40-year-old man
VANDERHOOF B.C. - The RCMP in Vanderhoof RCMP are asking for help in finding a 40-year-old Indigenous man, Ronald McCook, who was reported missing Thursday, Jan. 30. Police say McCook was least seen leaving a house in the 100-block of Kenny Dam Road on the Saik'Uz First Nations, outside of Vanderhoof, on Jan. 23. He wa...
Feb 01, 2025
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Missing person
The search for a man and his dog remains active
CHETWYND - The search for James Barnes, a man who was reported missing to Fort St. John RCMP on October 18, 2024 just before 11 p.m.,remains active.RCMP say Barnes was reported missing after failing to return home from a hunting trip earlier that day. On October 19 RCMP were notified that there was reason to believe Ja...
Jan 30, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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Wanted Man
RCMP looking for suspect after home invasion near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - RCMP are asking for help in finding one man after a home invasion Wednesday (Feb. 12) in the community of Esler, just west of Williams Lake.Police say Anthony Raven Paradis, 25, has been charged with several offences including break and enter, aggravated assault, as well as robbery. Mounties say he...
Feb 16, 2025
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Quesnel Search Warrant
Quesnel RCMP say search warrant leads to seizure of guns and drugs
QUESNEL B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel say a search warrant carried out as part of an investigation into alleged gun manufacturing turned up multiple guns as well as drugs. In a news release, RCMP say the Quesnel Crime Reduction Unit executed the search warrant at a property in the 700 block of Avison Avenue, on the west s...
Feb 01, 2025
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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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WHL
Cougars lose Family Day matchup with Giants
LANGLEY - The Prince George Cougars dropped a 7-2 decision to the Vancouver Giants on Monday in Langley.Ben Riche scored his 30th goal in the loss while Terik Parascak scored his 23rd of the season.Tyus Sparks of the Giants was the game's first star scoring two goals.The Giants outshot the Cougars 39-34 before 4,405 fa...
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Spruce Kings 2 Clippers 1 OT
Spruce Kings knock off Clippers in overtime for fourth win in a row
NANAIMO - The Prince George Spruce Kings needed overtime to beat the Nanaimo Clippers 2-1 in the BCHL Saturday (Feb. 15) night. Owen Goodbrand scored the game winner 3:25 into the extra frame as the Kings picked up their fourth win in a row to inch closer to a playoff spot.Mason Loewen also scored for Prince George at ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Cougars 5 Silvertips 1
Ziemmer ties franchise record as Cougars beat WHL-best Silvertips
PRINCE GEORGE - A four goal second period powered the Prince George Cougars to a 5-1 win over the league-leading Everett Silvertips Saturday (Feb. 16) night at CN Centre. The win helped the soon-to-be playoff bound Cougars split their weekend series against the already playoff-bound Silvertips, who picked up a 3-1 win ...
Feb 16, 2025
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Canada
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Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport
A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, injuring multiple passengers. Here's the latest on the crash aftermath and the ongoing investigation. All times eastern. 10 a.m. Delta Air Lines says 19 passengers taken to Toronto-area ...
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Joly says Canadians interested in 'being involved' in Ukraine's security after war
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she wants Canadians to play a role in keeping the peace in Ukraine after Russia's war ends. U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to hold talks with Russian officials on how to end the war, which started with Moscow's 2014 invasion and escalated to a full-sca...
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Liberal MP fears Ottawa will imminently release a cash-strapped Africa strategy
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who has long advocated for closer ties with Africa fears her government is on the verge of releasing an Africa strategy that has no significant spending attached. Ontario MP Arielle Kayabaga has helped the government craft an Africa strategy since it announced a plan was in the works in early 2022...
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Flights resume at Pearson after crash Monday, investigation begins
TORONTO - Flights have resumed at Toronto's Pearson airport, but two runways are closed as investigators from Canada's Transportation Safety Board begin their work on what may have caused a plane crash Monday. Pearson said flights are arriving and departing, but advised travellers to check the status of their flight be...
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In the news today: StatCan to release January inflation figures today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release January inflation figures today Statistics Canada is expected to release its January consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate for January to tick up...
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Statistics Canada set to release January inflation figures today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release its January consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate for January to tick up to 1.9 per cent, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Inflation has moderated significantly from recent highs, stabilizing aroun...
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World
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Poland's president says US assures him it won't reduce troops in that part of Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that he has received U.S. assurances that Washington will not reduce its troop presence in Poland and elsewhere along NATO's eastern flank. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has not announced any plans to pull forces out of the region, b...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022. The lawsuit sought to ban the use of mobile voting vans in any future election in the presidential battleground state. The cour...
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Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead in White Nile State
CAIRO (AP) - Insurgent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state, Sudanese officials and rights groups said Tuesday. Sudan's foreign ministry said in a statement cited by Egyptian state-run Qahera News TV that the paramilitary group targeted civ...
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