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April 3, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.The BC Council of Forest Industries annual convention is underway in Prince George. That, and a man was injured by a moose while walking his dogs Tuesday night in Prince George. Plus, the Cougars are on the brink of elimination following the Game 4 double overtime loss to the Winterhawks.Local news. Delivered. Free. S...
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Crime
RCMP seize guns, drugs and cash in Quesnel bust
QUESNEL - R-C-M-P say executing a search warrant for contraband cigarettes resulted in the seizure of illicit drugs, thousands of dollars and weapons. They say officers found 21 guns and ammunition, plus various amounts of marijuana, psilocybin, cannabis concentrate and cocaine at a residence in the 2000 block of Red B...
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War of the Wings: The Cove Cafe
War of the Wings: The Cove Cafe
If you're a fan of pickles, we may have found the perfect wings for you! Learn more about some dill-icious wings at The Cove Cafe on today's edition of War of the Wings at the Treasure Cove Casino! Introducing the War of the Wings where we sample different wings from different restaurants across Prince George with a gr...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Polar Coachmen Fly Fishing Club hosting Fly Fishing Film Festival
If you're into cool fish, and cool films, the Polar Coachmen Fly Fishing Club in Prince George is hosting a film festival perfect for you this Saturday at the Canfor Theatre. Learn more on the show about how the funds support the club, and some door prizes for attending! Learn more what to expect here including where t...
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Poll
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Prince George
Jobs
Year-over-year unemployment rises in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the year-over-year unemployment rate rose from 6.3 per cent in March, 2024 to 7.1 per cent in March, 2025 in Prince George.Labour analyst Vincent Ferrao says the participation rate, or the number of people aged 15 and above working, dipped slightly to 65.9 per cent in March 2025 c...
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On Demand
April 3, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.The BC Council of Forest Industries annual convention is underway in Prince George. That, and a man was injured by a moose while walking his dogs Tuesday night in Prince George. Plus, the Cougars are on the brink of elimination following the Game 4 double overtime loss to the Winterhawks.Local news. Delivered. Free. S...
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LifeLabs Strike
"That's just inhuman:" LifeLabs workers protest in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - As part of a series of rotating strikes across the province, LifeLabs workers in Prince George went on strike today demanding better wages from American employer Quest Diagnostics."We've been at the bargaining table for more than a year and without a contract for more than a year and bargaining sta...
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COFI Convention kicks off
PRINCE GEORGE - Forty-five million cubic metres. That was the number thrown around liberally on Day One of the Council of Forest Industries convention. That's the figure the government has earmarked as the Province's annual allowable cut. But harvesting has not achieved nearly that ceiling. And for a reason. "Ther...
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Federal Election 2025
Health care worker to run for NDP
PRINCE GEORGE - Noting her twenty-year background in health care, Angie Bonazzo has thrown her hat in the ring this federal election, running for the NDP in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. This is her first foray into politics. "I see a lot going on in our community and we need a strong voice in the House of Com...
Apr 03, 2025
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Federal politics
Green Party candidate says formative years shaped her political beliefs
WILLIAMS LAKE - Jodie Capling is the Green Party of Canada candidate in the Cariboo-Prince George riding.She grew up in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, west of Williams Lake, spending much of her time outdoors, enjoying all that nature has to offer. And she says those experiences helped lead her to run for the Green Party."...
Apr 01, 2025
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Federal politics
NDP's Cory "Grizz" Longley looks to unseat longtime incumbent
DAWSON CREEK- "I'm doing this for my kids."The words of Cory "Grizz" Longley, when asked why he's taking another run for federal office in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. In the 2021 federal election, Longley finished a distant second to four-time incumbent Bob Zimmer, who gar...
Mar 31, 2025
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Chris Beach on his candidacy
PRINCE GEORGE - After announcing his intentions Friday to run as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo-Prince George, Chris Beach has yet to be confirmed as the candidate. However, he says that should be cleared up shortly. "So there was a miscommunication," he explains. "And unfortunately, just the process ...
Mar 31, 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
WHL
Cougars on brink of elimination following Game 4 double overtime loss to Winterhawks
PORTLAND - It will be do or die for the Prince George Cougars Friday night in Portland.This after the Cats suffered a heartbreaking double overtime loss in Game 4 versus the Winterhawks Wednesday night, 5-4 in front of 3,929 fans at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Diego Buttuzzoni scored the game winner at the 17:57 mar...
Apr 03, 2025
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings relishing opportunity as playoff underdogs
PRINCE GEORGE- Against the odds, the Spruce Kings clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference on the final day of the regular season and are prepared for a dog fight against the top seeded Chilliwack Chiefs.To get in they won six of their final eight games of the season to catch and surpass the...
Apr 02, 2025
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WHL
Cougars drop Game 3 to Winterhawks
PORTLAND - The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Prince George Cougars 6-3 Tuesday night before 3,808 fans at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.With the win, Portland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. The Winterhawks scored first and never looked back, leading 2-1 after the first period, 5-2 after the second period befo...
Apr 02, 2025
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Canada
Recruiters say surge in U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump election
HALIFAX - Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, recruitment director for Nova Scotia Health, says 27 American doctors are in serious negotiations to move, which to date has re...
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In the news today: Party leaders campaigning in Quebec today, job numbers due
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today Party leaders will be in Quebec today as the second week of the federal election campaign comes to a close. Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre will hold a press ...
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StatCan's March jobs figures to give glimpse at tariff hit to labour market
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release employment figures for March today. Economists polled by Reuters expect a gain of 10,000 jobs in the month, and for the unemployment rate to rise by a tenth of a point to 6.7 per cent. RBC Economics expects the economy instead shed 10,000 jobs last month. Canada's labou...
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Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada's second deep geological repository
TORONTO - An organization tasked with managing Canada's nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground - and now it's looking for a second. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins the regulatory process for a deep geol...
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Federal party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today
OTTAWA - Party leaders will be in Quebec today as the second week of the federal election campaign comes to a close. Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Trois-Rivières, Que., this morning. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement and visit a local business ...
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Yukon targets Elon Musk's companies in response to U.S. tariffs
The Yukon government says it's ending rebates for all Tesla products, as it targets companies associated with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is also a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. A statement from Premier Ranj Pillai says the moves are in response to the latest round of tariffs imposed by the United...
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World
Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 12 people and injures 50
BRUSSELS (AP) - Ukrainian officials said that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured more than 50. The head of Dnipropetrovsk region, Serhii Lysak, described the Russian ballistic attack as "war against civilians." The s...
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Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record. The Capitals' game against Chicago marks the start of Gretzky joining the chase in person. "It's great," Ovechkin said...
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South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule Friday on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The court was s...
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