Prince George

Coming up: B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer will update COVID-19 case count information

PRINCE GEORGE-Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to address the province this afternoon on updated COVID-19 case count information.The update will cover four reporting periods (Friday-...

Oct 13, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposure on Prince George Taxi Service

PRINCE GEORGE-Prince George residents may have been exposed to COVID-19 in early October on a local transportation service.A release by Northern Health says that anyone who used the services of Prince...

Oct 13, 2020

Forcing the discussion: the role of BC's 'Fringe Parties'

PRINCE GEORGE - Once upon a time, many may have considered the BC Green Party to be a 'fringe party'."But they worked at it for many years and slowly gained some support. Today, they have three seats ...

Oct 11, 2020

Single-use plastic ban could cause headaches for council, local businesses

PRINCE GEORGE - Last year, the City of Prince George dabbled with the idea of implementing a single-use plastic ban to follow in the footsteps of plans the City of Victoria were working on. It had bee...

Oct 10, 2020

BackCountry Cleanups hauls 420kg of garbage near local elementary school

PRINCE GEORGE - It was another successful day for the Spruce City Wildlife's BackCountry Cleanups initiative Saturday. The group cleaned a regular dump site next to Heather Park Elementary school and ...

Oct 10, 2020

Low risk COVID-19 exposure at PGSS

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has reported a possible COVID-19 exposure at Prince George Secondary Secondary School. The health authority says the potential exposure occurred on Oct.2. Parents were ...

Oct 09, 2020

Election Lower Mainland-centric?

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC election is about two weeks away but who would know it? Campaign signs are few and far between and, while the campaign platforms were released recently, there wasn't much in the...

Oct 09, 2020

Suspects named in Bellos Street shooting and police pursuit

PRINCE GEORGE - Charges have been approved against the three suspects police allege were involved in yesterday's (Oct.8) targeted shooting and vehicle chase.At 11:37 a.m. yesterday, local Mounties rec...

Oct 09, 2020

What you can do to celebrate Thanksgiving safely during COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - Many traditional holiday celebrations have already been canceled by COVID-19 in 2020 but according to BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Thanksgiving can still go on."Let's...

Oct 09, 2020

Business Excellence Awards: Monday, October 12th

PRINCE GEORGE - The 35th Annual Prince George Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards will be broadcast live on CKPG News on Monday, October 12th at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. The Awards will not be hel...

Oct 09, 2020