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RCMP make 11 arrests at old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - Another 11 people have been arrested by RCMP enforcing an injunction against blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island. The Mounties say several ...
Jul 06, 2021
RCMP make nine arrests at old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia have arrested another nine people for breaching an injunction against blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island. The Mou...
Jul 06, 2021
Celebrating Canada: A CKPG News Special Presentation
Watch Celebrating Canada: A CKPG News Special Presentation. The CKPG News team takes a deep dive into Canadian cuisine, the immigrant experience, what makes Canadians so polite, and much more. (Origin...
Jul 06, 2021
PG man completes 4x4x48 run, raises $7,500 in support of local families and businesses
PRINCE GEORGE - He did it. Aaron Brouwer, an assistant coach with the UNBC Timberwolves Men's Basketball Team and a long-time firefighter here in Prince George, had spent the past several months train...
Jul 06, 2021
REAPS hosting free kids craft activities for 'Go for Green Week'
PRINCE GEORGE--It's 'Go for Green Week' at REAPS and the recycling society is inviting kids to come out and take part in free arts and crafts activities.Every day this week from 2PM to 4PM, kids can c...
Jul 06, 2021
Enhanced COVID-19 cleaning protocols within SD57 expected to stay in place
PRINCE GEORGE - After a financial package from the province, school districts across the province will now have the funds necessary to keep cleaning protocols the same post-pandemic.The School Distric...
Jul 06, 2021
100% of car sales must be zero-emission by 2035; BC Hydro building more EV charging stations
PRINCE GEORGE--In 2019, the B.C. government enacted the Zero-Emission Act that requires manufacturers to make all new cars and passenger trucks to be 100% zero emission by 2040. The ZEV Act is in conj...
Jul 06, 2021
Officials: Storm lashing Florida strengthens into hurricane
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Weather forecasters say a storm that has been lashing Florida over the past day has intensified into a hurricane. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that Hurricane E...
Jul 06, 2021
First Nations leader pledges action after rail service resumes by Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - One of two rail companies with routes through Lytton, B.C., says it has resumed service after a wildfire devastated the village last week, a move one First Nations leader says he's will...
Jul 06, 2021
Vanderhoof Mayor encourages citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine
VANDERHOOF - As the drive-thru clinic opens in Vanderhoof, Mayor Gerry Thiessen encouraged residents to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine."This is not about me Gerry Thiessen, it's about all ...
Jul 06, 2021