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Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next mo...
Jun 06, 2025

Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next mo...
Jun 06, 2025
June 6, 2025: CKPG News on Demand
.Wait times in BC hospitals are on the rise, with average wait times in Northern Health over 3 hours. Plus, local MLA Kiel Giddens has had a busy sitting in the legislature and is looking forward to t...
Jun 06, 2025

Hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities to receive free health screenings
PRINCE GEORGE - Hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities will be receiving free health screenings, thanks to the Healthy Athletes program by Special Olympics. Beginning in 1997, Healthy Athle...
Jun 06, 2025

Vancouver's Richard T. Lee, third on Asian Tour, tied for third at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - After Richard T. Lee's first round of the RBC Canadian Open his wife was telling him how on the PGA Tour's app a fireball appears beside a golfer's name on the leaderboard. That small mental...
Jun 06, 2025

MVI involving motorcycle and pickup truck at 15th & Quinn
PRINCE GEORGE - One person appears to have sustained injuries following a collision involving a motorcyclist and a pickup truck.The collision occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on 15th Avenue and Quinn Stre...
Jun 06, 2025

Seed Garden back at PGPL
PRINCE GEORGE - It is the time of year when gardeners, novice or not, plant their gardens. And the Master Gardeners with the help of the David Douglas Botanical Garden Society want to lend a hand. And...
Jun 06, 2025

Canada defeats the U.S. 1-0 to advance to CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship final
ALAJUELA - Lea Larouche's 56th-minute goal lifted Canada to a 1-0 victory over the seven-time champion United States in semifinal play Friday at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. It was just...
Jun 06, 2025

Company that worked on ArriveCan app barred from government contracts for 7 years
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it has banned the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from entering into contracts or real property agreements with the government for seven years. Public Services...
Jun 06, 2025

Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from Arkansas jail captured
A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison grounds by law enforcement official safter he escaped from...
Jun 06, 2025