Cariboo Cougars
Cariboo Cougars ready to host BCEHL Final
PRINCE GEORGE- The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars are preparing to host the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final this weekend. They will be facing the Okanagan Rockets, after a winning a tough three game series against the Vancouver North West Hawks."Gotta come out quick and ready to go. We like the matchup...
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March 22 is World Water Day
PRINCE GEORGE - World Water Day celebrates water and inspires action to tackle the global water crisis. According to the United Nations most recent World Water Development Report, freshwater usage has grown by just under 1 per cent per year. "The main driver will be population growth. Obviously, the global populat...
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Picking the perfect March Madness Bracket with the UNBC Timberwolves
Picking the perfect bracket is the impossible task when it comes to March Madness and the Annual NCAA Basketball Playoff Bracket. In honour of the challenge we asked two members from the UNBC Timberwolves to try and compete to beat our picks here at CKPG Today!
Mar 20, 2025
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Spring cleaning hacks for your closet and more
Clean with a mission this spring when you finally get enough energy to tackle that cluttered closet you've been dying to take care of for months! Learn some simple tips that'll have you laughing all the way to the donation or recycling bins with Marilyn from Declutter Bug Co.
Mar 20, 2025
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Cariboo Cougars
Cariboo Cougars ready to host BCEHL Final
PRINCE GEORGE- The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars are preparing to host the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final this weekend. They will be facing the Okanagan Rockets, after a winning a tough three game series against the Vancouver North West Hawks."Gotta come out quick and ready to go. We like the matchup...
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March 22 is World Water Day
PRINCE GEORGE - World Water Day celebrates water and inspires action to tackle the global water crisis. According to the United Nations most recent World Water Development Report, freshwater usage has grown by just under 1 per cent per year. "The main driver will be population growth. Obviously, the global populat...
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Rescuing the Rescuer
Rescuing the rescuer: A Veteran's Journey from Saving Lives to Seeking Help
. PRINCE GEORGE - There are hundreds of unpaid professional volunteers in British Columbia. One such volunteer, a 36-year veteran with Prince George Search and Rescue, has dedicated his spare time to helping individuals currently they are recovering from the effects of PTSD. Jeff Smedley shares the story of a once devo...
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Structure fire
Carport and fence fire under investigation
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue doused a structure fire on the 2100-block of Oak Street Friday morning (March 21). Crews from two firehalls responded at approximately 6:45 a.m. to find a temporary carport and fence on fire with firefighters able to prevent it from spreading. There were no injuries and damages...
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Northern BC
Crime
Man faces several charges following alleged assault and arson
BURNS LAKE - A 32-year-old man from Southbank is in police custody and facing several charges in relation to an alleged assault and arson that occurred Thursday morning (March 20).Burns Lake RCMP say at approximately 1:30 a.m. that day, they responded to a report that a man had been struck by a vehicle in Southbank. Th...
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Politics
Bachrach ready for election call
TERRACE - With a federal election call expected on Sunday, one race to watch will be in Northwest B.C. in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. The NDP has held the riding since 2004 but the Conservatives have nominated star candidate Ellis Ross, a former MLA in British Columbia and former chief councillor for the Haisla Nation. Incu...
Mar 20, 2025
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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...
Mar 19, 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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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
Cariboo Cougars
Cariboo Cougars ready to host BCEHL Final
PRINCE GEORGE- The U18 AAA Cariboo Cougars are preparing to host the British Columbia Elite Hockey League (BCEHL) Final this weekend. They will be facing the Okanagan Rockets, after a winning a tough three game series against the Vancouver North West Hawks."Gotta come out quick and ready to go. We like the matchup...
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Mega 50/50
MEGA 50/50 draw to support cardiac care
PRINCE GEORGE - An extra incentive to attend the Prince George Cougars game Saturday night (March 22).When the Cougars host the Victoria Royals in the final game of the regular season, not only is the BC Division on the line, but you have the chance to purchase a ticket for the MEGA 50/50 with 100% of local proceeds go...
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Blind Curling
Western Blind Curling Championship kicks off in Prince George for the first time
PRINCE GEORGE- On Thursday morning (Mar. 20), the Prince George Golf and Curling Club welcomed visually impaired curlers from all over Western Canada, as they opened this years Western Blind Curling Championship with an opening ceremony."The Westerns come from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. and there are...
Mar 20, 2025
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Canada
B.C. court voids 'cult' marriage, finding woman didn't 'truly consent'
A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling issued this week says Arshnoor Kaur Jaura claimed she was manipulated and overwhelmed by a "barra...
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TVA says federal parties have to pay total of $300K for head-to-head French debate
MONTREAL - If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network's head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face d...
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Wife of Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic says he's '100 per cent innocent'
TORONTO - Jane Wilcox thought it was a simple mix-up when customs officers pulled her husband aside at the Punta Cana airport as they were heading back to Toronto. The couple had just spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic with two friends and were on their way home on March 7 when her husband was denied en...
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Top political parties gear up for Sunday election call
OTTAWA - With a federal election call widely expected on Sunday, the three main political parties are ramping up their attacks and trying to pitch their leaders as the best people to guide Canada through difficult days ahead. At a morning news conference in Ottawa, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a campaign-s...
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Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues
Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communities are disproportionately impacted because local businesses rely heavily on cross-border movement of goods and visitor...
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Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change
OTTAWA - Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy. The Prime Minister's Office says a plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains, first pitched in the federal budget last year, will not move forward. The propos...
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World
Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes
NEW YORK (AP) - Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a suite of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department. The changes, detailed in a letter sent by interim president, Kat...
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Pitcher Julio Urías suspended through the All-Star break by MLB under domestic violence policy
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was suspended through the All-Star break by Major League Baseball on Friday under its domestic violence policy with the players' association. Urías had pleaded no contest last May to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. The penalty was t...
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Israel's top court halts Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's internal security chief
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's domestic security chief until his appeal can be heard. The Supreme Court's decision came hours after Netanyahu's Cabinet unanimously approved his request to fire the head of the Shin ...
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