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Prince George

Education
SD57 superintendent cites need to be 'fiscally responsible' during budget process
PRINCE GEORGE - The superintendent of School District 57 has reacted to concerns raised from the Prince George District Teachers' Association and CUPE Local 3742 who say their concerns were ignored during this year's budget process (2025-2026). Jameel Aziz says he's not surprised by it but notes when he arrived last ye...
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Passport program underway for TPG
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a small logo in the doorway of Nancy O's restaurant downtown, but it carries a big message. Bites, Flights and Sights."It really highlights all the kinds of best locally owned businesses in Prince George, whether it's, you know, our breweries, the winery, some retail restaurants, cafes, that s...
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Biodiversity celebrated on Earth Day
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a small but dedicated crowd who braved the less-than-spring-like conditions to celebrate Earth Day, which has been around since the early 70's. And a lot has changed. "Globally, we have bigger problems since the early seventies. Pollutions and worse habitat disruptions where biodiversity is ...
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Ticket deadline for Spruce Kings Show Home nears
PRINCE GEORGE - The deadline to purchase a Spruce Kings Show Home lottery ticket is Wednesday, April 23 at 10 p.m. The Spruce Kings say ticket sales have been moving at a rapid pace with only 1,399 remaining as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. This year's home is located at 2958 Links Drive in the Aberdeen Glen Subdivis...
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Federal Election 2025

Advance Polls
Elections Canada confirms record turnout for advance polls
Elections Canada is reporting a new record for ballots cast in advance polls. The agency says over 7.3 million people voted over the long weekend between Friday and Monday. That's up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Canadians have until 6 p-m local time today to cast their ballot earl...
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NDP, Conservatives focus on battleground B.C. heading into final election week
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia - a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory. Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed Canadians' cost-of-living concerns at campaign e...
Apr 20, 2025
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New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada
Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls.Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election.Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling stations across the country.Ele...
Apr 19, 2025
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Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues
OTTAWA - With just over a week left before election day, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents on Saturday outlining their full campaign commitments and what they say they'll cost. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was campaigning in Richmond, B.C. Saturday, said his full p...
Apr 19, 2025
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Northern BC

Education
SD57 superintendent cites need to be 'fiscally responsible' during budget process
PRINCE GEORGE - The superintendent of School District 57 has reacted to concerns raised from the Prince George District Teachers' Association and CUPE Local 3742 who say their concerns were ignored during this year's budget process (2025-2026). Jameel Aziz says he's not surprised by it but notes when he arrived last ye...
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B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St. John RCMP say in a statement that the man had been a suspect in a shooting outside the same apartment complex that day. The Mounties s...
Apr 19, 2025
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Education
Teachers and school support workers feeling ignored during SD57 budget process
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George District Teachers' Association (PGDTA) and CUPE Local 3742 feel they have been ignored in School District 57's budget planning process.PGDTA President Katherine Trepanier calls it "unfortunate" and "deeply disappointing.""It's very unfortunate that the district...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fire
One killed, another injured following gas plant fire north of Fort St John
FORT ST JOHN - A gas plant fire north of Fort St John Monday evening killed one person and injured another.Tourmaline Oil Corp. said there was a fire at its Gundy c-60 gas plant site approximately 150 kilometres north of Fort St John Monday night at 5:45 p.m. local time.The company confirmed that a contractor worker wa...
Apr 15, 2025
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Cariboo Region

Federal politics
Independent candidate says more opportunities needed for youth
QUESNEL - An independent candidate has stepped forward in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. Kenneth B. Thomson is a Quesnel-based lawyer who says he's worried about a generation of younger people not joining the workforce. He says it's alarming how many 18-24 year olds aren't working and thinks homelessness and drug is...
Apr 10, 2025
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Real Estate
Horsefly realtor named new BC Northern Real Estate Board Chair
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) says Victor Khong has been elected as chair for the 2025-26 term, which got underway Friday (April 4).Khong has been a realtor with Horsefly Realty since 2014, and he has served on a number of BCNREB committees, including the Provincial, Federal, and Municipal ...
Apr 05, 2025
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Federal politics
Update: Liberal Party says Beach never green-lit nor acclaimed officially as candidate in Cariboo-Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: The Liberal Party has challenged Chris Beach's assertion that he was acclaimed or green-lit as the party's candidate in Cariboo-Prince George.A Liberal Party spokesperson sent us the following statement:"Chris Beach was a nomination candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of...
Apr 04, 2025
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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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Canada

The pope was a friend, and they talked sports: TRC commissioner remembers Francis
Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word. As the pope's voice grew louder, Littlechild, a residential school survivor and former commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, sa...
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher drunk driving penalties in line with rest of country
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says that if the province's penalties for drunk driving had been in line with the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred. Coroner Geneviève Thériault says the man who was behind the ...
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White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but is offering no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada. Leavitt says there has been a significant drop in the number of people illega...
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Which dignitaries and leaders are attending funeral of Pope Francis?
The Prime Minister's Office hasn't confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come. Here are some of the dignitaries already confirmed to attend the funeral in St. Peter's Square. - Prince William...
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Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new ...
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In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada's newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of th...
16h ago
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