Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Canada Post says the stamp will pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime minister, who they say is heralded as one of the country's most &qu...
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Trade War
Amid U.S. liquor shutdown, private B.C. retailers seeing rush on American spirits
VANCOUVER - As Canada pushes back against U.S. tariff and annexation threats, at least one American product appears to have become a hot commodity: booze.The B.C. government has pulled all American alcohol from the shelves of BC Liquor Stores in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating tariffs and repeated ...
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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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Horse Virus
Infected horse leads to monthlong suspension of events at Prince George Agriplex
Mar 16, 2025
Scam Calls
Northern Health warning of scam calls that offer prizes
Mar 16, 2025
Cougars 5 Wild 3
Cougars sweep Wild to stay ahead in quest for BC Division title
Mar 16, 2025
Firefighter Funding
Several Prince George, Cariboo volunteer fire departments getting provincial funding
Mar 15, 2025
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
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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
Court denies certification of $2.5-million Black class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the public service. In an "order and reasons" document, Justice Jocelyne Gagné says the case doesn't sufficien...
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Canada Post says the stamp will pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime minister, who they say is heralded as one of the country's most &qu...
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Second set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran
WINNIPEG - A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as Marcedes Myran, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022, RCMP said Monday. The news came after one set of remains found during a search of the Prairie Green landfill was confirmed earlier this month to belong to anothe...
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Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec
MONTREAL - Record warm weather has sent several Quebec rivers spilling over their banks, leading to school and road closures and voluntary evacuation notices in some parts of the province. In Beauceville, Que., south of Quebec City, officials cancelled classes and opened an evacuation centre at the local arena after an...
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Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel says staff have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a nearly four-year-long strike. Unite Here Local 40 says the 1,411-day strike was the longest in Canadian history and the agreement provides a pathway back to work for ...
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Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime
An Ontario court has found that a stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not terrorism but constituted a "particularly grave" hate crime. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman says the evidence does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his hatred toward the LGBTQ+ community ...
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World
M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that international sanctions that have been imposed on the group's members undermine such dialogue. The talks scheduled to star...
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A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, had been granted the visa on March 11 and arrived at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, according to a complaint...
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Trump says he will talk to Putin on Tuesday as he pushes for end to Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. "We will see if we have so...
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