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Students needing learning support return to school
PRINCE GEORGE - According to School District 57 officials, there have been some students in schools for a while supporting the communities' essential service workers. On Tuesday more students returned...
Apr 29, 2020
Cougars set to host Town Hall
It's an opportunity for fans to have their voices heard.The Prince George Cougars announced early this week that they will be hosting their first ever Town Hall via Zoom.The Town Hall meeting will be ...
Apr 29, 2020
Lheidli T'enneh Nation says they feel betrayed by SD57
PRINCE GEORGE- Chief of the Lheidli T'enneh Nation, Dayi Clayton Pountney says he is disappointed in last night's outcome in the new Kelly Road naming decision."We are extremely disappointed that a ma...
Apr 29, 2020 Lheidli T’enneh Chief, Dayi Clayton Pountney says his nation feels betrayed by SD57's choice to dual name a new school in the Hart Community. (CKPG News File Image)
Family friend Nick Huoseh helping guide Canada teenager Alphonso Davies' career
Asked at a Bayern Munich video news conference this week about his role models on and off the pitch, Alphonso Davies cited Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the football players he looked up to. T...
Apr 29, 2020
Protective orders issued to 'Duck Dynasty' star's family
WEST MONROE, La. - Three members of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson's family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr...
Apr 29, 2020
Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing. But he says there is a need to balance the public h...
Apr 29, 2020
Mounties see drop in property crime, increase in suspicious persons
PRINCE GEORGE - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prince George RCMP have received several inquiries about the effect of the pandemic on criminal offences in the City of Prince George. In resp...
Apr 29, 2020
108th BCNE cancelled
PRINCE GEORGE-What would have been the 108th year of the BCNE in Prince George has been cancelled due to COVID-19.President of the BCNE fair, Sylvia Layzell says there simply wasn't a way to host the ...
Apr 29, 2020 CKPG News File Image
Canucks sign winger Nils Hoglander to three-year entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed left-wing Nils Hoglander to a three-year entry-level contract. The 19-year-old had 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 41 games for Rogle BK of ...
Apr 29, 2020
Goodell reduces salary to $0, NFL workers taking pay cuts
Commissioner Roger Goodell has reduced his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodell, who makes upward of $30 million a year fr...
Apr 29, 2020