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March 17, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.When can consumers expect to see the impacts of a cancelled carbon tax? That, and all public riding and equine events at the Prince George Agriplex will be suspended until at least April 14. Plus, a conversation with Prince George native and Wenatchee Wild head coach Don Nachbaur.Local news. Delivered. Free. Subscribe...
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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...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
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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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
Campus Connections: Student creations put to the test at 2025 High School Design Challenge
Creations by high school students from Prince George and Valemount were put to the test at the Northern Sports Centre in the 2025 High School Design Challenge! We were there to take in some of the action in our inaugural edition of Campus Connections in partnership with the University of Northern BC.
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English speaking club
New English speaking club created amid CNC program cuts
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Nachbaur Returns
Legendary WHL Coach Don Nachbaur made his return to Prince George
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Impacts to reducing the carbon tax?
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Horse Virus
Infected horse leads to monthlong suspension of events at Prince George Agriplex
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Northern Health warning of scam calls that offer prizes
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Prince George
English speaking club
New English speaking club created amid CNC program cuts
PRINCE GEORGE - A new volunteer-led initiative is helping newcomers to Prince George learn English through a conversational English speaking club. Taking place every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian St. George's Catholic Church, the speaking club is free to attend and it hopes to help people improve their languag...
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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...
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Impacts to reducing the carbon tax?
PRINCE GEORGE - The gas pump. That's where many British Columbians will feel the lack of a carbon tax. When newly-minted Prime Minister Mark Carney made scrubbing the federal tax his first order of business, Premier David Eby had this to say: "We have been preparing for and we will introduce the legislation to eli...
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Horse Virus
Infected horse leads to monthlong suspension of events at Prince George Agriplex
PRINCE GEORGE - All public riding and equine events at the Prince George Agriplex will be suspended until at least April 14 due to a confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EVH-1).The highly contagious virus can potentially cause serious disease - including respiratory and neurological issues - in horses and other spec...
Mar 16, 2025
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Northern BC
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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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
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...
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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 ...
Mar 16, 2025
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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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Canada
In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announc...
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New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Premier Susan Holt has said the economic uncertainty has made balancing the budget an "exceptionally difficult" ...
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Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan. He is also set to meet with Nunavut Premier P...
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February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household staples came to an end in February. The two-month GST holiday cooled prices in December and January, but inflation is for...
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Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic senator Peter Welch is convening the roundtable of mainly Quebec- and Vermont-based businesses in the state to talk about h...
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It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn
VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work. Jasmine Mooney returned to Vancouver this weekend after she was detained for about 12 days when she ...
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World
NASA's stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station - their home since last spr...
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Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 200 people in Gaza, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Wafaa Shurafa And Josef Federman, The ...
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Israel launches new strikes against Hamas and promises 'increasing military force' after talks stall
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised 'increasing military force' after talks on on further hostage releases stalled. Early Friday morning, Israel's Prime Minister's office said it instructed the army to strike Hamas across Gaza. The statement said it was because of Ham...
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