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...
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Hudson's Bay to liquidate entire business, still seeking additional capital
TORONTO - Despite holding out hope it can avoid a full shutdown, Hudson's Bay says it is planning an "immediate" liquidation that would begin next week and wrap up in June. In a late Friday announcement, Canada's oldest company said it couldn't secure the necessary financing to keep at least some of its empir...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings welcome Crusaders after crucial weekend
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings currently sit two points back of the Coastal Conference's final playoff spot, thanks to grabbing three of four points against the Langley Rivermen last weekend."Those are big points. Our goal is to to get closer and closer to that last playoff spot and we did that. It'...
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BC Opposition moves to scrub time change
PRINCE GEORGE - Many attribute Daylight Savings Time to Franklin D Roosevelt. At the time - 1942 - it was called "war time." Farmers and ranchers hated it then. And they still do. "Livestock like routine, like to be fed at the same time of day, every day that their animals are on the clock," explain...
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Illicit drug deaths
B.C.'s toxic drug crisis claims 4.9 lives per day in January
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the province recorded a total of 152 drug-toxicity deaths in January. It says that number amounts to 4.9 deaths per day. Five of those deaths were in Prince George, and eight in the Northern Health region. The service says the townships experiencing the highest number of drug d...
Mar 14, 2025
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Northern BC
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...
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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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Politics
Regina Toth to challenge Dolleen Logan for chief in upcoming LTN election
Lheidli T'enneh Territory - Regina Toth has announced her candidacy for chief of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation.A news release says she brings over 40 years of leadership, governance, and economic development experience to guide the Nation's future.Toth notes she's dedicated her career to creating opportunities for L...
Mar 06, 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 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...
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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...
4h ago
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings welcome Crusaders after crucial weekend
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings currently sit two points back of the Coastal Conference's final playoff spot, thanks to grabbing three of four points against the Langley Rivermen last weekend."Those are big points. Our goal is to to get closer and closer to that last playoff spot and we did that. It'...
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Canada
Canadian officials, Muslim leaders call for action against Islamophobia
MONTREAL - Federal officials marked International Day to Combat Islamophobia Saturday by calling on Canadians to push back against bigotry directed at the country's Muslim communities. But one organization that defends the civil rights of Canada's Muslim says not enough is being done to counter the rising tide of hate....
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Clients of Halifax 'rage room' take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump
HALIFAX - After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The obliterated image vanishes. Satisfied with his effort, the 14-year-old - dressed in dark coveralls, a paintball mask and body...
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Canada and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on tourism between the countries
MONTREAL - Canada and Greece have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote tourism between the two countries, a type of agreement one tourism expert says will become more common as Canada strengthens its bonds with European Union nations and looks for tourism markets beyond the United States. Innovation, Science...
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Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.'s Lockheed Martin
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost of about US$85 million each. A spokesperson for Defence Minister Bill Blair says Carney has asked Blair to look into whet...
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King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers
A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear their head of state defend them against U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated pitches to annex their country. But royal watchers say King Charles is showing subtle support for Canada in the only way he can, given h...
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Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - Thick, humid air envelopes Myriam Claude's banana tree, which bears a beautiful cluster of fruit, not yet ripe. Beside it are several trees blossoming with flowers, citrus fruit, and tiny pomegranates waiting to explode with flavour. But Claude's bounty isn't in the tropics. It's in an 8,750-squa...
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World
Trump invokes 18th century law to declare invasion by gangs and speed deportations
Claiming the United States was being invaded by a Venezuelan gang, President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping war time authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action, to speed up mass deportations of people in the country illegally - potential...
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Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats. Harrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, said in a ...
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Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in US South; At least 5 dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area. The Missouri State Highway patrol said Saturday via social media that multiple people were also injured. It would bring ...
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