Cougars
Cougars and fans excited for season opener at CN Centre
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars kick off their 2024-25 season tonight at the CN Centre. Not only are they playing a rematch of last years playoffs against the Spokane Chiefs but they're also raising their second B.C. Division banner in Prince George."You can feel the excitement through the team," said GM and Head ...
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Missing child
Child goes missing near Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE - A seven-year-old child has gone missing near Burns Lake.RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder went missing from her residence on Southbank and was last seen outside her home at 6:00 p.m. on September 19, 2024. RCMP note she was wearing a red/blue plaid dress, leggings with white bowties and pink socks. Oaklynn is on ...
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CKPG Today Friday Y Day
Learn about resources to help your back to school journey at Foundry PG
Having trouble on heading back to school? Just need someone to talk to? Learn more about what Foundry PG has to offer for you on this edition of Fridays with the YMCA.
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CKPG Today Fun Stuff
Behind the scenes with the new sound system at CN Centre
When you walk into CN Centre for Prince George Cougars games, you'll likely notice things sound a bit different! That new sound is thanks to a brand-new sound system installed throughout the building, including added features for assisted listening! Learn more on the show!
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Cougars
Cougars and fans excited for season opener at CN Centre
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars kick off their 2024-25 season tonight at the CN Centre. Not only are they playing a rematch of last years playoffs against the Spokane Chiefs but they're also raising their second B.C. Division banner in Prince George."You can feel the excitement through the team," said GM and Head ...
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Pest control
SPCA urges a ban on the sale of glue traps for pests
PRINCE GEORGE-The BC SPCA is warning people about the dangers of glue mousetraps saying they are an inhumane way to kill rodents.The problem is that glue traps are designed to catch rodents, not kill them," says Sarah Herring, a government relations officer with the SPCA. "Most people leave them unmonitored f...
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Moccasin Flats
RCMP investigating Moccasin Flats fires
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties are seeking witnesses to a series of overnight fires at Moccasin Flats early Thursday (Sept.19) morning. They broke out at just after 1 a.m. and destroyed three tiny homes and a camper. Police are asking anyone who may have dash cam video or video surveillance during that time period to call th...
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Fatal crash
RCMP seek witnesses to fatal crash on Massey Drive
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Massey Drive near Laverdure Way.It happened just after 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 15 when a taxi crossed the centre line and collided with a pickup truck."The four people in the pickup truck and the taxi driver we...
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Northern BC
Electric vehicles
High-powered charging site opens in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - BC Hydro has expanded its electric vehicle fast charging network site with the addition of two new 180-kilowatt chargers in Vanderhoof."An important part of our CleanBC climate plan is helping people make the switch from a gas-powered vehicle to one that runs on B.C.'s clean electricity - whether you'...
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Missing child
Child goes missing near Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE - A seven-year-old child has gone missing near Burns Lake.RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder went missing from her residence on Southbank and was last seen outside her home at 6:00 p.m. on September 19, 2024. RCMP note she was wearing a red/blue plaid dress, leggings with white bowties and pink socks. Oaklynn is on ...
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Healthcare
New hospital nears completion in Fort St. James
FORT ST. JAMES - Work on a new hospital in Fort St. James is almost complete."With the substantial completion of the facility, people will be one step closer to an expanded emergency department, improved diagnostic imaging services and better access to primary care in their community," said Adrian Dix, Minist...
Sep 19, 2024
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Traffic
Semi driver ticketed for causing four-vehicle crash on Highway 97 North
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP say no one was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 97 north Tuesday morning (Sept.17). Police say just before 6 a.m. a semi trailer truck in the southbound lane crossed the centre line and collided with a second semi trailer truck near the Davie East Forest Service Ro...
Sep 18, 2024
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Cariboo Region
Police
Reports of a man with a fireman near an elementary school in Quesnel deemed unfounded
CARIBOO- The RCMP in Quesnel are advising everyone that a lockdown at Lakeview Elementary School has been liftedThe lockdown took place on September 13, 2024, at around 8:15 a.m., after a student said that he saw a man near the school grounds that may have had a firearm. However, after an extensive search of the area b...
Sep 13, 2024
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Provincial politics
Coralee Oakes to run as an independent in provincial election
QUESNEL - Long-time BC United MLA Coralee Oakes will run as an independent in Prince George-North Cariboo in the provincial election scheduled for October 19.First elected as MLA in 2013, she suddenly found herself without a party following Kevin Falcon's decision to fold BC United's campaign last month. BC United has ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Parks and Recreation
Barkerville CEO steps down
CARIBOO- The Barkerville Heritage Trust has announced that the CEO of Barkerville Historic Town and Park Kate Cox will be stepping away.Beginning in 2020 Cox had to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic where she developed a new plan for financial sustainability. the goal of the financial stability was to be achieved while en...
Sep 12, 2024
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Politics
BC Green candidate nominated in Prince George area riding
PRINCE GEORGE-The BC Green Party have announced their candidate for the Prince George-North Cariboo riding. Randy Thompson works for the City of Quesnel and has been a garlic farmer, producing a line of honey garlic hot sauces and seasing under the Name Oddball Garlic Co.Thompson says that he's always been a Green Part...
Sep 05, 2024
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Sports
Cougars
Cougars and fans excited for season opener at CN Centre
PRINCE GEORGE- The Cougars kick off their 2024-25 season tonight at the CN Centre. Not only are they playing a rematch of last years playoffs against the Spokane Chiefs but they're also raising their second B.C. Division banner in Prince George."You can feel the excitement through the team," said GM and Head ...
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Cougars
Opportunity knocks for Cougars with nine players still at NHL Camps
PRINCE GEORGE- Just one day away from the home and season opener at the CN Centre, the Cougars will have to start the season shorthanded. Though fifth year Carlin Dezainde returned from camp with the Boston Bruins earlier this week, there are still nine players attending NHL Camps."It's a little bit unfortunate th...
Sep 20, 2024
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Spruce Kings
Spruce Kings GM Mike Hawes excited for season opener
PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings finished up their final practice at Kopar Memorial Arena on Wednesday, before hitting the road for their regular season opener. To kick off the new campaign, the Kings have the tall task of playing the reigning Fred Page Cup Champions, the Surrey Eagles."We did see them in pre-seaso...
Sep 18, 2024
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Canada
Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further. Joly has been urging Canadians to leave the country for months after attacks between Israel and Lebanon. But the ...
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Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Toronto. The funding comes a month after Palestinian officials announced the first cases of polio in 25 years in the Gaza S...
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RCMP officers face firing over 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment
VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February f...
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CP NewsAlert: Three men injured after man enters Quebec mosque bearing a knife
MONTREAL - Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Châteauguay, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, say the three men were in their fifties and suffered only minor injuries, with one transported to hospital. The suspect entered the Musl...
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NDP ask competition watchdog to investigate potential rent-fixing by landlords
OTTAWA - The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States. The U.S. Justice Department filed the lawsuit last month against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme...
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Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. François Bonnardel was reacting to multiple media reports that the body of a teenager from Montreal was found near a Hells Angels bunker in Frampton, Que...
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World
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court's decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ba...
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Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn't been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court's decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ba...
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South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state's first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn't get the drugs needed for lethal injections. Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery...
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