So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform. But that recently changed. Smith n...
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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 ...
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Nutrition tips to keep you healthy this spring
March is National Nutrition Month in Canada, a time to learn about healthy eating and physical activity. The month also recognizes the role of dietitians in helping people eat well. To celebrate we had Hao-Yi Sim from Northern Health back on the show to talk nutrition, and he brought a great recipe along with him.
Mar 15, 2025
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Fun with feet: Learn all about the art of reflexology
Reflexology is a complementary therapy that involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears, believed to correspond to various organs and systems in the body, aiming to promote relaxation and overall well-being. We decided to learn more with Honeybee Inspirations here in Prince George. Watch f...
Mar 14, 2025
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Cougars 5 Wild 3
Cougars sweep Wild to stay ahead in quest for BC Division title
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Firefighter Funding
Several Prince George, Cariboo volunteer fire departments getting provincial funding
20h ago
Cougars 4 Wild 2
Cougars move ahead of Royals in race for BC Division title after come-from-behind win over Wenatchee
Mar 15, 2025
Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings sign New Jersey native for 2025-26 season
Mar 15, 2025
Vanderhoof Threats
"Absolute Disgust:" Vanderhoof speaks out following targeted threats to elementary school
Mar 15, 2025
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Prince George
Cougars 5 Wild 3
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 ...
2h ago
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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 ...
20h ago
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Cougars 4 Wild 2
Cougars move ahead of Royals in race for BC Division title after come-from-behind win over Wenatchee
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will have home ice in the first round of the WHL Playoffs, after a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wenatchee Friday (March 14) night. Koehn Ziemmer scored twice as the Cougars moved two points ahead of Victoria for top spot in the BC Division, though the Royals have played two fe...
Mar 15, 2025
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings sign New Jersey native for 2025-26 season
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed 17-year-old forward Dominic Szczygiel for the 2025-2026 season. The five-foot-11 native of Avenel, NJ has spent the last three seasons with the Christian Brothers Academy and New Jersey Rockets AAA program. The 2007-born forward put up 50 goals and 83 assists o...
Mar 15, 2025
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Northern BC
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 ...
20h ago
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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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Crime
Shots fired incident near Burns Lake leads to arrest
BURNS LAKE - One person was arrested on multiple charges following a shots fired incident on Sunday just outside Burns Lake.North District RCMP say that shortly after 3:30 p.m. that afternoon, they were called to a disturbance in Grassy Plains where it was reported that a firearm was involved and that shots had been fi...
Mar 13, 2025
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Cariboo Region
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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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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Sports
Cougars 5 Wild 3
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 ...
2h ago
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Cougars 4 Wild 2
Cougars move ahead of Royals in race for BC Division title after come-from-behind win over Wenatchee
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will have home ice in the first round of the WHL Playoffs, after a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wenatchee Friday (March 14) night. Koehn Ziemmer scored twice as the Cougars moved two points ahead of Victoria for top spot in the BC Division, though the Royals have played two fe...
Mar 15, 2025
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings sign New Jersey native for 2025-26 season
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed 17-year-old forward Dominic Szczygiel for the 2025-2026 season. The five-foot-11 native of Avenel, NJ has spent the last three seasons with the Christian Brothers Academy and New Jersey Rockets AAA program. The 2007-born forward put up 50 goals and 83 assists o...
Mar 15, 2025
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Canada
Grocers ramp up ready-made meals as Canadians balance convenience and costs
Grocers are investing more in the ready-made meal category as consumers balance their desire for convenience with a pullback in discretionary spending.They're going beyond rotisserie chicken, pasta salad and turkey wraps to diversify the dishes on offer as they try to capture budget-conscious Canadians. "It is a g...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade rout...
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Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime...
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Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients
MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the curriculum for physicians in training. Through portraits and sculptures, medical students at Université de Montr&ea...
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So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform. But that recently changed. Smith n...
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Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials
VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned...
18h ago
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World
Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in more than a month
ROME (AP) - The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Francis co-celebrating Mass in the hospital chapel. The photograph is taken from behind, and shows Pope Francis wearing a purple stole sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar. The Vatican said he was particpating ...
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Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss the head of Israel's internal security service
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will bring a vote to the government this week to dismiss the director of the country's internal security service, the Shin Bet, capping a monthslong power struggle stemming from the Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza. Netanyahu said...
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51 dead and dozens more injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) - A massive fire that broke out early Sunday in a nightclub in North Macedonia's eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a press conference. The blaze began around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group, accor...
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