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March 19, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.A South African couple will be leaving Canada due to continual permanent residency denial and what they call excessive government red tape. That, and downtown Prince George could see business funded overnight security patrols. Plus, the Prince George Cougars prepare for the final week of the WHL regular season.Local n...
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Cougars
Cougars look ahead to massive final weekend of regular season
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have just two games remaining in the regular season but still have plenty to play for before the playoffs. This weekend they host the Royals who the Cats are tied with atop the B.C. Division, but Victoria have a game in hand."We've been going at it with Victoria all year. T...
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Welcome Home: What you need to know about downsizing
Introducing Welcome Home, a brand-new series on CKPG Today featuring Kristine Newell from Team Powerhouse Realty here in Prince George. In this edition learn all about what you need to think about when downsizing you or members of your family, and hear about exciting options at the Prince George Chateau! Sign up for se...
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Learn about the City of PG's Spring 2025 Community Association Recreation Guide
Looking for active and affordable opportunities for you and your kids? Look no further than the Spring 2025 Prince George Community Association Recreation Guide, from indoor and outdoor pickleball, T-ball, and soccer to canoeing, martial arts, and more, this season's guide is packed with opportunities to stay active, c...
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Public will have more opportunity to comment on OCP
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Immigration
"Government doesn't want us:" Prince George couple leaving Canada after years of being denied permanent residency
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Cougars
Cougars look ahead to massive final weekend of regular season
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Power Outage
Planned power outage to impact close to 15,000 homes
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More security for downtown?
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Prince George
Public will have more opportunity to comment on OCP
PRINCE GEORGE -The word of the public hearing over the City's proposed Official Community Plan was "greenspace."It was standing room only in Council Chambers as one-by-one, members of the public presented to Council and the overall theme was encouraging Council to preserve green spaces in the community, such ...
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Immigration
"Government doesn't want us:" Prince George couple leaving Canada after years of being denied permanent residency
PRINCE GEORGE - Four years ago, Jenny Passaris and Petrus Rheeder arrived to Canada with the hopes of making it their long term home and establish some roots in Prince George. However, after years of trying to acquire permanent residency (PR) and going through many layers of governmental red tape, they find themselves ...
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Cougars
Cougars look ahead to massive final weekend of regular season
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have just two games remaining in the regular season but still have plenty to play for before the playoffs. This weekend they host the Royals who the Cats are tied with atop the B.C. Division, but Victoria have a game in hand."We've been going at it with Victoria all year. T...
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Power Outage
Planned power outage to impact close to 15,000 homes
PRINCE GEORGE - A planned power outage by BC Hydro has been making the rounds on social media and has been the talk of the town recently, as it is set to impact 14,882 homes.The BC Hydro website says it will impact Prince George, Beaverly, Hoferkamp, Miworth, Ness Lake, and Willow River. The outage is scheduled to take...
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Northern BC
Healthcare
Burns Lake ER reopens
BURNS LAKE - The Emergency Department at the Burns Lake Hospital is running at normal again after being closed overnight.Northern Health says that Emergency Department services were unavailable between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday due to staffing challenges. Emergency department services at the Lakes District h...
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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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Cariboo Region
IIO investigates
IIO investigating January 2024 Quesnel incident
QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Quesnel where one person sustained a serious injury while being taken into custody by members of the RCMP on January 6, 2024.According to the IIO, officers initially responded to a call about a person experiencing a mental healt...
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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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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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Sports
Cougars
Cougars look ahead to massive final weekend of regular season
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars have just two games remaining in the regular season but still have plenty to play for before the playoffs. This weekend they host the Royals who the Cats are tied with atop the B.C. Division, but Victoria have a game in hand."We've been going at it with Victoria all year. T...
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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...
Mar 18, 2025
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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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Canada
Transportation Safety Board issues preliminary report on Pearson airport plane crash
TORONTO - A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport last month says the aircraft's alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report this morning as it continues to investigate the Feb. 17 cras...
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PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28. Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns must run at least 37 days. This will be Canada's 45th federal election. Canada's political parties have been mobilizing cam...
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Poilievre wants 'shovel ready zones' with pre-approved construction permits
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to create what he calls "shovel ready zones" that would have pre-approved permits for major projects resources or energy projects. In a media statement, Poilievre says that the goal is to permits in place for a mine, liquefied natural gas plant, pipeline or ...
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In the news today: Local news continues shrinking, P.M.'s blind trust explained
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Local news coverage in steep decline: report The number of local news outlets has been in significant decline in Canada, leaving suburban residents in particular "starving" for local coverage, a new report found - and cr...
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Quebec to table new bill to strengthen secularism in schools
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will table new legislation today to strengthen secularism in the province's schools. Education Minister Bernard Drainville says that religious accommodations have no place in Quebec schools, and that science, sex education and gender equality must be taught properly. The government is p...
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B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim Leader Jeremy Valeriote said in a statement that while he understands the "urgency of the situation"...
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World
American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by U.S. and Qatari negotiators, the State Department said Thursday. George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American det...
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French citizen Olivier Grondeau freed after imprisonment in Iran, Macron says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days has been freed, French officials said Thursday. The release of Olivier Grondeau comes as France and the rest of Europe try to pursue negotiations with Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump mea...
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Israeli strikes on Gaza hit houses and kill dozens
DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, medics in the territory said Thursday. The strikes hit houses in the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza and the northern town of Beit Lahiya, they said. Israel resumed heavy strikes across Gaza ...
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