Northern Capitals
Northern Capitals to battle for first provincial title since 2016
PRINCE GEORGE- The Northern Capitals are headed to the provincial finals this weekend after an impressive showing in their semi final match up against the Fraser Valley Rush. Despite dropping the final three games against the Rush in the regular season, the Caps swept them this past weekend on their home ice in Langley...
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Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208 - but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 cand...
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How Prince George Save-On-Foods locations are raising dough for BC Children's Hospital
All Save-On-Foods locations are ready to raise some more dough for BC Children's Hospital! Learn more about the 'Round Up' campaign where all you have to do is round up your total at the till and that's your donation! Over the past 5 years the 4 Prince George locations alone have raised $208,291 for the BC Children's H...
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River Mornings gets schooled at Van Bien Elementary
Introducing River Mornings gets 'Schooled', a brand-new series featuring Clinton and Sylvia from 101.3 The River getting absolutely schooled by local kids. We sent the dynamic duo to Van Bien Elementary to learn coding with the bright minds in Grade 1 and 2. Got an idea for where Clinton and Sylvia should go next? Send...
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Northern Capitals
Northern Capitals to battle for first provincial title since 2016
PRINCE GEORGE- The Northern Capitals are headed to the provincial finals this weekend after an impressive showing in their semi final match up against the Fraser Valley Rush. Despite dropping the final three games against the Rush in the regular season, the Caps swept them this past weekend on their home ice in Langley...
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PRINCE GEORGE - It has been a landmark in Prince George for years. The Hudson's Bay Company. There was a time when there was a push by then-Mayor John Backhouse to work with Cadillac Fairview to create a mall at that location. It didn't happen easily, but now that anchor is about to disappear. "The Hudson's Bay Co...
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Crime
Pair injured in Queensway robbery
PRINCE GEORGE - RCMP arrested two people following a robbery on Queensway Sunday night (March 16).Mounties say the robbery occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on the 1900-block of Queensway."On arrival, police learned that a male, with his face covered, stole an item and bear sprayed two people inside before fleeing o...
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To Your Health
March 15 to 21 is Creative Arts Therapy week
PRINCE GEORGE- Creative arts therapy is a form of mental health care unknown to many, and is an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Whether its through dance or drawing, creative arts therapist Zophia mushamanski says its just as effective."It's to express whatever you're feeling inside and deal with that in ...
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Scam Calls
Northern Health warning of scam calls that offer prizes
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health is warning people to be careful of scam calls that claim to offer prizes like a fire safety basket or a free home inspections. In a social media post, the health authority says it has become aware of "several" such instances, and that these calls are "in no way affiliated&...
Mar 16, 2025
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Firefighter Funding
Several Prince George, Cariboo volunteer fire departments getting provincial funding
PRINCE GEORGE - A number of Prince George and other Northern B.C. fire departments will be getting provincial funding that the B.C. Government says will help them better prepare and respond to emergencies.The B.C. Emergency Management Ministry says more than 230 fire departments that are wholly or partially staffed by ...
Mar 15, 2025
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Vanderhoof Threats
"Absolute Disgust:" Vanderhoof speaks out following targeted threats to elementary school
PRINCE GEORGE - Several community leaders in Vanderhoof, including Mayor Kevin Moutray, are speaking out regarding threatening messages targeting Evelyn Dickson Elementary School."(My reaction is) absolute disgust. No matter what you think of provincial policy, there's no excuse for putting either school workers o...
Mar 15, 2025
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Threats
Suspicious packages in Vanderhoof contained anti-inclusion threats - RCMP
VANDERHOOF - Mounties continue to investigate the discovery of several suspicious packages in Vanderhoof.The packages were located on February 28, 2025 at the local post office. The envelopes were found to contain a substance that was later confirmed to be non-toxic, as well as threatening statements targeting specific...
Mar 13, 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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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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Crime
Armed home invasion suspects arrested
QUESNEL - Two suspects in a home invasion just south of Quesnel were arrested by RCMP on Sunday (Feb.23).Police received a report of a home invasion just before 1:30 p.m. at a rural property approximately 10 kilometres south of Quesnel on West Fraser Road."Two men produced handguns, entered the residence and threa...
Feb 25, 2025
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Northern Capitals
Northern Capitals to battle for first provincial title since 2016
PRINCE GEORGE- The Northern Capitals are headed to the provincial finals this weekend after an impressive showing in their semi final match up against the Fraser Valley Rush. Despite dropping the final three games against the Rush in the regular season, the Caps swept them this past weekend on their home ice in Langley...
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Nachbaur Returns
Legendary WHL Coach Don Nachbaur made his return to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE- This past weekend, legendary Western Hockey League (WHL) coach Don Nachbaur returned to Prince George. The 66-year-old spent his formative years between the ages of 10 and 17 in Northern BC's Capital before becoming one of the WHL's winningest coaches."It's a real privilege to come home. A lot of pe...
Mar 17, 2025
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Cougars sweep Wild to stay ahead in quest for BC Division title
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars scored on their first shot of the game, and then avoided a late lapse, as they beat the Wenatchee Wild 5-3 Saturday (March 15) night.The win keeps the Cougars atop the BC Division standings going into the final week of the WHL regular season. The Cougars move to 86 points from ...
Mar 16, 2025
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Canada
Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign director Jenni Byrne says costs for travel have "risen considerably," as has the capacity for digital and remote a...
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...
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Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208 - but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 cand...
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Axworthy calls on Poland, Baltic states to abide by treaty banning landmines
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. Poland and the three Baltic nations say they want to withdraw from the international treaty banning landm...
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List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne. Here's look at the categories and contenders: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -Richie Assaly, Toronto Star, for his portfolio of stories about musicians Mustafa, John Kameel Farah ...
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World
Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
ANGOLA, La. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort to block Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is to be put to death for the 1996 murder of advertising executive Mary "Molly" Elliott in what would be Louisiana's f...
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Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin's idea to organize games in the U.S. ...
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Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said. The meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's P...
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