Category Archives: Prince George

Freezing rain warning in effect for Pine Pass, Peace Region
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Pine Pass area.The weather agency is warning of periods of freezing rain in the Peace Region and Pine Pass Sunday (Feb. 1)...
Feb 01, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo)

City of Prince George reports record year for building permits as values exceed $314.5 million
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is reporting another record-breaking year for its building-permit department in 2025.In a news release, the city says 431 total permits were issued last year ...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Prince George)

TWolves fall to Thunderbirds to begin final road weekend of Canada West season
VANCOUVER - It was another tough outing for the UNBC basketball teams in Vancouver as they went up against the powerhouse UBC Thunderbirds in Canada West action Friday (Jan. 30) night.The UNBC men dro...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Kyle Ancheta/UBC Thunderbirds)

Spruce Kings shutout Eagles to win fifth straight game
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have won their fifth game in a row, as they knocked off the Surrey Eagles 5-0 in their only game of the weekend Friday (Jan. 30) night.Five different pla...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Prince George Spruce Kings)

Cougars win streak ends at five after defeat in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Prince George Cougars five-game winning streak come to an end after they were beaten 4-2 by the Kelowna Rockets Friday (Jan. 30) at Prospera PlaceKooper Gizowski and Riley Ashe scored fo...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Steve Dunsmoor/Kelowna Rockets)

January 30, 2026: CKPG News on Demand
A local school trustee feared for her life as she had guns drawn on her by police in a mix-up. Plus a text message parking ticket scam is resurfacing in Prince George and City Bylaw is urging citizens...
Jan 30, 2026

Buy a donut for a great cause! Special Olympics Donut Days returns
Special Olympic Donut Days returned to Prince George! This event, a collaboration with Special Olympics and Tim Hortons, sees exclusive donuts sold from January 30-February 1, where all the proceeds o...
Jan 30, 2026 Special Olympics athletes Marinka van Hage and Chase Caron greet a customer at Tim Hortons for Special Olympics Donut Days

Days after traumatic experience involving guns, trustee shares her story
PRINCE GEORGE - On January 27, School District 57 Trustee Erica McLean was driving to pick her son up from school, in what was expected to be a routine day. However, once she pulled into a parking lot...
Jan 30, 2026

UNBC gets kudos for science program
PRINCE GEORGE - A program offered at UNBC is getting some major kudos. Active Minds is geared to the community's younger community, prompting fun and science. It's also been recognized with the 2025 A...
Jan 30, 2026 Rathika Balthasar-Preston Coordinator, Youth and Transitions Programs

Train movements resume following derailment
PRINCE GEORGE - CN says train movements have resumed at the site of the 34-car derailment that occurred on January 27 between Vanderhoof and Prince George.CN says its crews remain on site as cleanup a...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Canadian Press)