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UNBC Students host community event to wrap up capstone project on sustainability
PRINCE GEORGE- A group of UNBC students in the Environmental and Sustainable Studies Program finished their "Greening PG" capstone project with a community gathering on Saturday."For our final report, we really wanted to have concrete data to give to our professor, and just talk about the things that we ...
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Chilcotin Landslide Update
Information checkpoints in Farwell Canyon linked to Chilcotin landslide to come down 'soon'
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 landslide on the Chilcotin River."Community information officers from Tl'esqox and Yuneŝit'in have been stationed in...
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CKPG Today Community
YMCA Angel Tree looking for your help this holiday season
A hard working group from Foundry PG has put together the Y Angel Tree, an annual tradition which provides gifts to at-risk youth in our community. Be an angel for local youth this holiday season! Visit the Prince George Family Y to take an angel off the tree, purchase the gift listed on the angel, and return the unwra...
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CKPG Today Events
Stop by the 2024 Whimsy & Wonder Holiday Market this weekend
Get ahead on your Christmas shopping this weekend with the 2024 Whimsy & Wonder Holiday Market at Two Rivers Gallery. Stop by Saturday, November 30th from 10am - 5pm and Sunday, December 1st from 12pm - 4pm to chat with vendors and enter raffle draws!
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UNBC Students host community event to wrap up capstone project on sustainability
PRINCE GEORGE- A group of UNBC students in the Environmental and Sustainable Studies Program finished their "Greening PG" capstone project with a community gathering on Saturday."For our final report, we really wanted to have concrete data to give to our professor, and just talk about the things that we ...
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Avalanche Risk
Increased snowfall warning heightens avalanche risk
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George and the surrounding area's snowfall warning has been extended to last through Nov.30, as the current weather system is lingering longer than expected."Another round of heavy snow is expected to start early Saturday morning. For the next snow storm, accumulations will be 10 to 15 cm, e...
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Food for Fare is back
PRINCE GEORGE - The Food for Fare partnership is back.Whether its a can of beans or a pack of spaghetti, it will be welcome for the Food for Fare program, which runs from Monday through to Wednesday of next week.Once you drop off the non-perishable food item, just as the title suggests, you can waive the bus fare. All ...
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Cougars
The Cougars hit the road for a back-to-back Alberta road trip
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars begin their weekend back-to-back in Alberta tonight against the Red Deer Rebels. This weekend will be the only time the cats face of against the Rebels and Oil Kings in the regular season this year."Red deer, when you look at them on paper they're not a real big scoring team or offensive...
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Northern BC
Hiker found
Hiker missing since early October found alive in northern B.C.
FORT NELSON - Update: RCMP have released more details into the discovery of missing hiker Sam Benastick.Police say he was located Tuesday (Nov.26) at 11:30 a.m. by two people who were headed to the Redfern Lake trail for work. Sam told police that he stayed in his car for a couple of days and then walked to a creek, mo...
Nov 27, 2024
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Recreation
Powder King to open Friday
POWDER KING - Good news for outdoor enthusiasts.Powder King Mountain Resort is opening up this Friday (Nov.22).In a social media post, the resort says it has amazing snow conditions thanks to heavy snowfall, including 80 centimetres over the past 24 hours.The lifts will be running Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.The res...
Nov 19, 2024
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Missing Trio
Fort St. John RCMP looking for missing father and two children
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John are asking for help in finding a father and his two children who haven't been seen since Friday, Nov. 15.RCMP say the family of Aaron Hume asked police to check in on the 38-year-old and his two children, 10-year-old son Michael and 7-year-old Angelique.Mounties say Aaron may be ...
Nov 17, 2024
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Kittens rescued
7 kittens rescued from hazardous & unhealthy living conditions in Fort St. James
FORT ST. JAMES - A BC SPCA animal protection officer rescued seven nine-week-old kittens in Fort St. James.The SPCA says they were rescued from what appeared to be an abandoned home after receiving a complaint from the public. "The officer arrived to find one of the windows at the front of the house broken and gla...
Nov 15, 2024
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Cariboo Region
Chilcotin Landslide Update
Information checkpoints in Farwell Canyon linked to Chilcotin landslide to come down 'soon'
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says it will soon disband the information checkpoints that were put in place the inform residents about ongoing dangers linked to a July 31 landslide on the Chilcotin River."Community information officers from Tl'esqox and Yuneŝit'in have been stationed in...
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Crime
Quesnel RCMP seeking video and witnesses following house party assault
QUESNEL - Mounties in Quesnel are seeking witnesses and video related to an assault investigation in that community.Quesnel RCMP say "a serious assault occurred on the evening of November 2, early morning of November 3, 2024, at a house party, on Beaubien Avenue in Quesnel."Police are aware that there are vid...
Nov 27, 2024
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Investigation
Investigation reveals no criminality involved in Cariboo bus crash
CARIBOO -BC Highway Patrol has wrapped up its investigation into a bus crash just north of Lac La Hache last June which has revealed there was no criminality involved in the incident.The crash occurred on June 21, 2024 at 1 p.m. when a school bus carrying 31 children and four adults drove off the road and into a ditch....
Nov 22, 2024
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Snowfall Warning
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Prince George, Cariboo
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of the Cariboo Saturday, Nov. 16.It says areas near the Cariboo Mountains including Wells, Likely, Hendrix Lake and along higher terrain in Prince George will get between 10 and 20 cms of snow today.Areas of Highway 16 are also covered by the sn...
Nov 16, 2024
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Sports
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Cougars begin Alberta double-header with 3-2 loss in Red Deer
RED DEER, ALTA. - The Prince George Cougars began their Alberta weekend double-header with a 3-2 loss against the Red Deer Rebels Friday night (Nov. 29). Terik Parascak and Carson Carels found the back of the net for the B.C. Division leaders at the Peavey Mart Centrium, while Joshua Ravensbergen made 28 saves on 31 sh...
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Cougars
The Cougars hit the road for a back-to-back Alberta road trip
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars begin their weekend back-to-back in Alberta tonight against the Red Deer Rebels. This weekend will be the only time the cats face of against the Rebels and Oil Kings in the regular season this year."Red deer, when you look at them on paper they're not a real big scoring team or offensive...
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Timberwolves Basketball
Milan Pasquale making a name for himself on the court at UNBC
PRINCE GEORGE- UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team added Milan Pasquale this offseason. Not only was the freshman a back-to-back MVP of the Vancouver Island AA Championships, but his family roots are strong in Canadian basketball history.Milan's uncle Eli Pasquale and dad Vito, were a big part of the UVic Vikes 198...
Nov 29, 2024
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Canada
Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysical survey work. Nadleh Whut'en Chief Beverly Ketlo says the community has always known children were buried at the inst...
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B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council
SURREY, B.C. - Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately. The vote was held virtually on Saturday during the B.C. group's governance assembly. A statement from Métis Nation B.C. says the decision com...
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Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat
President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs. Trudeau flew to Florida Friday evening to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump's transition team is b...
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Mont-Tremblant World Cup skiing races cancelled due to warm weather
MONTREAL - Fans hoping to see the world's top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather. The races were scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8, but on Friday organizers announced in a news release that they were pulling the plug on th...
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From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
DOUALA - Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes and laundry to afford the privilege of sleeping under the sky. He is exposed to rain and mosquitoes there, but it provides...
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Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026
OTTAWA - Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications. The notice was published on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website today. The pause is effective immediately and runs until Dec. 31, 2025. The...
Nov 29, 2024
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World
Taiwan's president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the US as part of South Pacific visit
HONOLULU (AP) - Taiwan's president arrived Saturday in Hawaii to begin a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office. The stopover in Hawaii and one planned for the territory of Guam have drawn fierce criticism from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territor...
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Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of the charity World Central Kitchen, whose aid delivery efforts in the war-ravaged territory were temporarily suspended ear...
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Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call early elections. This is Iceland's sixth general election since the 2008 financial...
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