7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
PRINCE GEORGE - The seventh annual Miracle on Third took place today at the Pattison Media building and once again the Prince George community stepped up in a big way. The event beneficiary this year was the Prince George Council of Seniors. Miracle on third started at 6am and ran up until 6pm and the results were amaz...
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Cottonwood Island Park
Fish no longer left high and dry, channel gets a lifesaving makeover
PRINCE GEORGE - Spruce City Wildlife has recently completed one of its most significant projects, enhancing a water channel at Cottonwood Island Park that has historically led to the deaths of numerous fish each season. After almost three months of excavation, the final touches have now been finished.This initiative ha...
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Annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign well underway for another year
The annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is underway once again! The century-old tradition's goal remains the same: to raise funds to support those in need in our community. In particular, this year, funds will support the creation of a new community kitchen. We caught up with Roy Law and the team from Sussex Insuranc...
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'Taking a paws' as the semester winds down at UNBC
December can be a stressful time of year for students with final exams looming. That's where the UNBC Jack.org club comes in with the Take a Paws event. The club's mandate is to raise awareness around mental health and put on events to get students talking about mental health and reduce stress on campus. The club broug...
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7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
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7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
7th Annual Miracle on Third a big Success
PRINCE GEORGE - The seventh annual Miracle on Third took place today at the Pattison Media building and once again the Prince George community stepped up in a big way. The event beneficiary this year was the Prince George Council of Seniors. Miracle on third started at 6am and ran up until 6pm and the results were amaz...
2h ago
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Cottonwood Island Park
Fish no longer left high and dry, channel gets a lifesaving makeover
PRINCE GEORGE - Spruce City Wildlife has recently completed one of its most significant projects, enhancing a water channel at Cottonwood Island Park that has historically led to the deaths of numerous fish each season. After almost three months of excavation, the final touches have now been finished.This initiative ha...
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Taxes
City councillor proposes cutting snow removal budget to help lower tax rate
PRINCE GEORGE - If a staff report to the city of Prince George's Standing Committee on Finance and Audit is any indication - taxpayers will be on the hook for yet another hefty tax hike next year.A staff report to the committee says the 2026 taxy levy required to maintain existing service levels is currently estimated ...
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Unemployment rate
Year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George rises to 6.9%
PRINCE GEORGE - The year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George rose from 5.2 per cent in November 2024 to 6.9 per cent in November 2025.Statistics Canada noted that 3,800 people were looking for work last month compared to 2,900 in November 2024 while there were a total of 51,400 people working in November 2025 ...
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Special Olympics BC Summer Games
"It's About Joy"
2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games, "It's About Joy"
The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brought thousands of smiles and plenty of cheer to Prince George, as close to one thousand athletes from across the province competed in a wide variety of sports across the city. Tommy Osborne takes us through the highlights of the games, including athlete features, medal prese...
Aug 07, 2025
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Special Olympics 2030 National Games
Premier "very enthusiastic backer" of 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games
PRINCE GEORGE - Even though the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games just wrapped up, the City already is moving straight into preparing for the chance to host the 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games. It would bring an estimated $8 million in economic impact for the City, as well as 1700 visitors and a lot of ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Special Olympics
Last day of 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brings thousands of smiles
PRINCE GEORGE - As the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games winds down, the athletes and all those involved reflected on what ended up being an incredibly memorable provincial games for Prince George."It is really about joy, it is about lifting one another up, it's about celebrating ability, and that's really wha...
Jul 12, 2025
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Power lifting
Northern B.C. power lifters earn gold medals
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a great weekend for the Region 8 Special Olympics power lifting team, as this small but mighty team saw two of its athletes earn gold medals in their respective categories. Leif Skuggedal and Pierce Northcott earned the honours by completing all six of their lifts."I lifted 259 pounds off th...
Jul 12, 2025
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Northern BC
Childcare
New child care facility set to open in Mackenzie
MACKENZIE - Great news for parents in Mackenzie where School District 57 will soon open a new child care facility.The 62-space child care centre is located on Heather Crescent and will offer 12 spaces for children under three years old, 25 spaces for children aged 30 months to school age and another 25 spaces for schoo...
Dec 02, 2025
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forestry challenges
'Not a surprise': Mackenzie faces curtailment of Conifex operations for four weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - Just days after new federal supports were announced for the softwood lumber industry, Conifex Timber has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15th. As Tommy Osborne reports, the Mayor of Mackenzie says the news did not come as a s...
Nov 29, 2025
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forestry challenges
Conifex announces four week-long curtailment at Mackenzie sawmill
PRINCE GEORGE - Conifex has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15, 2025.Conifex says that the curtailment is being put in place "in response to, among other things, continued weakness in North American lumber markets." Conifex also no...
Nov 28, 2025
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IIO report
IIO clears RCMP of any wrongdoing in search for Indigenous woman
VANDERHOOF -The Independent investigations Office has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing in its response to the death of a Saik'uz woman two years ago.On October 11, 2023, Vanderhoof RCMP were called to conduct a wellness check at the home of Chelsey Quaw. RCMP took steps to locate Chelsey but were unable to find her a...
Nov 26, 2025
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Cariboo Region
Stuff A Cruiser
Quesnel RCMP hosting annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign on Dec. 6 and 7
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are hosting their annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign in early December to support local families in need over the holidays.Mounties will be set up in the Walmart Parking lot at 890 Rita Road between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7 to accept donations of non-perishable food, unopened...
Nov 23, 2025
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Fatal Accident
Investigations underway after contract worker killed at Gibraltar mine near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says a contract worker has been killed in an accident at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake, northeast of Williams Lake.In a statement, the company says the accident happened in an active mining area around 5:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 21) night. While it has not said what happened, the c...
Nov 22, 2025
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Animal neglect
SPCA recommending animal cruelty charges after golden retriever rescue
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC SPCA is recommending animal cruelty charges to Crown Counsel after a four-year-old golden retriever mix was rescued from a remote property west of Prince George on November 4.The SPCA rescued the dog after it received a complaint that the dog was tethered with a heavy chain wrapped around her nec...
Nov 14, 2025
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Crime
RCMP investigating Quesnel stabbing
QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP is seeking the public's help in locating the suspect in a stabbing.Police say it occurred Monday night (Nov.10) at approximately 6:11 p.m. on the 600-block of Front Street.RCMP say the 34 year old male victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and note the victim and the 42-year-old susp...
Nov 13, 2025
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Sports
WHL
Cougars double up on Rockets, 4-2
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 Wednesday night in Kelowna before 4,247 fans at Prospera Place.Brock Souch's seventh marker of the year early in the second period ended up being the game winner. Other Cougar goals were scored by Carson Carels, Dmitri Yakutsenak, and Jett Lajoie.The ...
Dec 04, 2025
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High School Sports
Duchess Park boys win AA provincial title in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Duchess Park Condors have won a provincial AA boys volleyball title. The Condors held on to beat the Richmond Christian Eagles in five sets during Saturday's (Nov. 29) gold-medal match at the College of New Caledonia. Duchess Park won the first two sets 25-23, 25-21 before Richmond Christian bounced...
Nov 30, 2025
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Canada West Basketball
Timberwolves swept by Victoria as first half of Canada West season near conclusion
PRINCE GEORGE - Another defeat for the UNBC basketball teams as they couldn't keep up pace with the powerhouse Victoria Vikes in Canada West action Saturday (Nov. 29) at the Northern Sports Centre.The UNBC men wrapped up their slate of home games in the first half of the Canada West season with a 98-71 loss to the Vike...
Nov 30, 2025
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Canada
Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the ...
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First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed
OTTAWA - The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada's next fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early wa...
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Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government
OTTAWA - Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is n...
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Fact File: Video of chained Mustang 'stolen' from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang - the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face ...
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Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
SURREY - First Nations are celebrating a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling which found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The appeal ruling says the prov...
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Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on memb...
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World
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporari...
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911 calls from Texas floods reveal chaotic and desperate pleas for rescues
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - In an instant, frantic voices overwhelmed the two county emergency dispatchers on duty in the Texas Hill Country as catastrophic flooding inundated cabins and youth camps along the Guadalupe River. A...
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Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight
Indiana state House Republicans passed a new state congressional map Friday at the behest of President Donald Trump, advancing the legislation to the state Senate, where it is unclear if enough lawmakers will support its final passage. ...
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