Toxic Drugs
Northern Health issues alert for extremely toxic drug that does not respond to naloxone
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health is alerting those who use drugs about a substance being sold in the region that is "more toxic than fentanyl."The substance comes in the form of a white pill sold as oxycocet. However, the pill has tested positive for another substance, isotonitazene."Isotonitazene or 'Nit...
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WHL Playoffs
Cougars storm back, stun Winterhawks to take Game 1, 7-6 in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It was a thrilling start to the Western Hockey League playoffs for the Prince George Cougars Friday night (March 28), as the Cougars came back from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Portland Winterhawks 7-6 in overtime of their first-round opener.Terik Parascak scored the winner - h...
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
Try it: Jen and Cody learn all about Krav Maga
Jen and Cody from Mornings on 99.3 Rewind Radio took us on an educational journey in this edition of Try it, perhaps at the expense of Cody's dignity! Learn more about Krav Maga. an ancient self-defense technique taught at Shogun Dojo PG. Learn more about the dojo here.
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Check out a brand-new exhibit all about mushrooms at The Exploration Place
Stop into The Exploration Place and check out a brand-new mushroom centred exhibit! This fun travelling exhibition, created by the Royal BC Museum, explores the science and practical uses of mushrooms today, highlighting some of the most fascinating of the 3,400 known species in the province. BC's Marvellous Mushrooms ...
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Forestry
Annual COFI convention brings forest industry together in Prince George to talk tariff response, trade uncertainty
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Toxic Drugs
Northern Health issues alert for extremely toxic drug that does not respond to naloxone
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BCHL
Spruce Kings' playoff hopes still alive, but team will need help
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WHL Playoffs
Cougars storm back, stun Winterhawks to take Game 1, 7-6 in overtime
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Politics
Candidates added in Cariboo-PG
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Prince George
Forestry
Annual COFI convention brings forest industry together in Prince George to talk tariff response, trade uncertainty
PRINCE GEORGE - Dignitaries will gather at the Prince George Civic Centre this week for the annual BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) Convention.More than 600 attendees are expected, including industry officials, government and Indigenous representatives, and labour leaders."The convention will focus on how th...
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Toxic Drugs
Northern Health issues alert for extremely toxic drug that does not respond to naloxone
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health is alerting those who use drugs about a substance being sold in the region that is "more toxic than fentanyl."The substance comes in the form of a white pill sold as oxycocet. However, the pill has tested positive for another substance, isotonitazene."Isotonitazene or 'Nit...
25m ago
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BCHL
Spruce Kings' playoff hopes still alive, but team will need help
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' 2024-25 season hangs in the balance this weekend.The team plays its final two regular season games of the season at home against the Powell River Kings.Prince George sits four points behind the Langley Rivermen for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conferen...
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WHL Playoffs
Cougars storm back, stun Winterhawks to take Game 1, 7-6 in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It was a thrilling start to the Western Hockey League playoffs for the Prince George Cougars Friday night (March 28), as the Cougars came back from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Portland Winterhawks 7-6 in overtime of their first-round opener.Terik Parascak scored the winner - h...
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Federal Election 2025
Politics
Candidates added in Cariboo-PG
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: (6 p.m.) As of 6 p.m. on Friday night, March 28, Chris Beach was not listed as an official candidate on the Liberal Party website.When contacted regarding his candidacy, Beach told CKPG News the following:"I've been told there is a backlog of Liberal candidates to be named in B.C.'s 43 ridi...
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Federal politics
Multiple candidates vying for office in two Prince George ridings
PRINCE GEORGE - Federal party leaders hit the road for the first full day of the election campaign Monday with the leaders fanning out across the country. Here in Prince George, we're starting to get a clearer picture of who's going to be on the ballot in the two Prince George ridings.Starting in Cariboo-Prince George,...
Mar 24, 2025
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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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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...
Mar 20, 2025
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Northern BC
Crime
Suspicious death in Chetwynd
CHETWYND - Chetwynd RCMP are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death.Police were called to a home on Sunday, March 9 after the Chetwynd Fire Department and Emergency Health Services responded to a call for a person in medical distress.Police arrived on scene to find the woman deceased but don't believe th...
Mar 26, 2025
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Crime
RCMP seek suspect in McBride B & E
MCBRIDE- Police in McBride are looking to identify a person in a recent attempted break in.On Monday, McBride RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious person running into traffic on Highway 16 East near Mountainview Estates. Police made extensive patrols made in the area but could not locate anyone. Shortly before 2 ...
Mar 25, 2025
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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...
Mar 21, 2025
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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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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...
Mar 19, 2025
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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
BCHL
Spruce Kings' playoff hopes still alive, but team will need help
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' 2024-25 season hangs in the balance this weekend.The team plays its final two regular season games of the season at home against the Powell River Kings.Prince George sits four points behind the Langley Rivermen for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conferen...
1h ago
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WHL Playoffs
Cougars storm back, stun Winterhawks to take Game 1, 7-6 in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It was a thrilling start to the Western Hockey League playoffs for the Prince George Cougars Friday night (March 28), as the Cougars came back from a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the Portland Winterhawks 7-6 in overtime of their first-round opener.Terik Parascak scored the winner - h...
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings cherishing last week of regular season
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings currently sit three points back of the Rivermen for the final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference, but wouldn't have the chance to play for the spot this weekend if it weren't for three big performances last weekend.They grabbed five of six points against three tough opponents in the ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Canada
Tesla protests planned across Canada as part of international 'day of action'
Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms around the world are expected today, including multiple ones organized in provinces across Canada. The events, dubbed the Tesla Takedown's Global Day of Action, is the latest demonstration by those who object to the role Tesla CEO Elon Musk has played in the administration of U.S...
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Quebec university publishes guidelines for staff, students travelling to the U.S.
MONTREAL - Université de Montréal has issued a series of guidelines to students and staff who will be travelling to the United States for academic purposes. Rector Daniel Jutras says the guidelines were issued on Thursday in response to numerous questions from students and staff about U.S. travel concerns...
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Carney campaigning in his Ottawa riding today, Poilievre in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election. Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m. Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after th...
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Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada's courtrooms?
VANCOUVER - The case law looked real to Fraser MacLean. It was December 2023 and the Vancouver-based family court lawyer was reading citations in an application by opposing counsel Chong Ke, who wanted an order allowing the children of her client to visit him in China. "I read it there in the courtroom for the fir...
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Fight on in southern Alberta to save Tyra the mega-popular tourist-luring dinosaur
CALGARY - Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event. The 25-metre-high attraction -- billed as the World's Largest Dinosaur, and the backdrop to hundreds of thousands of tourist photos over a quarter of...
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B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after 'anxiety' from stakeholders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right." He says the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate "safeguards" after a wave of critici...
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World
Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
Bangkok (AP) - The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city. The country's military-led government said in a statement th...
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Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to government, state-run media reports
BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, according to the government, state-run media reported Saturday. MRTV reported that 694 people have now been found dead and another1,670 injured, with 68 others injured, according to a statement from the military-...
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Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
NEW YORK (AP) - The Voice of America can't be silenced just yet. A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service, calling the move a "classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making." Judge James P...
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