1. Why are you running for office? I am running for office because I have two children and I am passionate about ensuring Indigenous Voice is included in conversations on a Nation to Nation platform. I am frustrated with rich, disconnected, entitled leadership who has broken every Canadian Climate promise made. I want ...

1. Why are you running for office? I've been honoured to have the support of my community for the last 10 years of being your MP. Many of you have known me for years. You know I listen to you, I fight for you, and I deliver results. I'm running again because Cariboo-Prince George deserves strong, experienced representa...

1. Why are you running for office? I don't believe that government policy is serving the public interest any longer. Good governance can only exist when the government's primary focus is on public interest while not unnecessarily restricting private interest. When the government's approach to public interest is from th...

1. Why are you running for office? I am running to have a New Democrat voice in Parliament to preserve what we most value as a society: looking after each other with are robust social policies we currently enjoy as Canadians. 2. How does your party plan to address the issue of U.S. tariffs? The New Democrats have laid ...

1. Why are you running for office? I want to offer voters a real alternative to what we currently have in the Federal Government. I want Canadians to be able to elect someone who is not a career politician and who understands the struggles citizens experience everyday. I want to put people first and represent them acco...

1. Why are you running for office? This is a consequential election for Canada. As an entrepreneur and community builder, I wanted to step up and join Team Mark Carney and make sure this community has a voice at the table. 2. How does your party plan to address the issue of U.S. tariffs? This trade war hurts workers on...

1. Why are you running for office? I'm running for re-election because I love this region and the people who live here. The Northwest deserves a strong voice - someone with energy and experience who shows up and works hard. This is one of the most consequential elections in a long time because so much of what defines u...

1. Why are you running for office? I care about this community deeply and have seen first-hand the challenges we are facing. I wanted to be part of the solution to build a stronger Cariboo-Prince George. As a resident of the Cariboo-Prince George Area, I am invested and also personally impacted by all the things holdin...

1. Why are you running for office? I'm stepping forward as a candidate for the Green Party, because I believe that all Canadians should have a choice to vote for a party that represents their values and their vision for Canada. 2. How does your party plan to address the issue of U.S. tariffs? The Green Party proposes a...

1. Why are you running for office? To bring a moral perspective back to Ottawa. To protect innocent human life and to restore respect for the "supremacy of God and the rule of law" as referenced in the Charter. 2. How does your party plan to address the issue of U.S. tariffs? We would NOT-as the major parties...

1. Why are you running for office? After seeing the three-headed monster taking our country down, I couldn't be apathetic. I needed to help make real change in Canada. 2. How does your party plan to address the issue of the U.S. tariffs? If we had, all along, under many of the previous governments, not sold out Canada ...

1. Why are you running for office? I am a culture watcher. I read and reflect as I observe the deteriorating moral climate of our country. My awareness, my sensitivity to these issues makes me a necessary candidate for this election cycle. My goal is to be the conscience of this campaign. The moral issues must be broug...

PRINCE GEORGE - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the cou...

PRINCE GEORGE - Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Ellis Ross has won the Skeena - Bulkley Valley riding, making him the first non-NDP candidate to hold the riding since its creation in 2004."It was a roller coaster night for sure. Didn't start out looking too promising, but watching the polls change as the ni...

OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to...

SMITHERS -Update: Conservative Ellis Ross has been elected in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. Ross earned 47.7 per cent of the votes cast (18336 votes) to Bachrach's 38.7 per (14856 votes). The NDP had held this riding since Nathan Cullen first won it in 2004. Earlier: (11:30 p.m. April 28)Conservative Ellis Ross has taken the ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Conservative Todd Doherty is heading back to Ottawa.The Cariboo-Prince George candidate won re-election Monday night. With 30/266 polls reporting Doherty had 3,314 votes, or 57.3 per cent of the vote. Liberal Clinton Emslie had 1,827 votes, or 31.6 per cent of the votes. The NDP's Angie Bonazzo is in th...

PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG News is projecting Conservative Bob Zimmer will win re-election in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.With 15/276 polls reporting, Zimmer has 3,132 votes, good for 78.8 per cent of votes cast. Liberal Peter Njenga is second, with 553 votes, or 13.9 per cent of the vote. The NDP's Cory Grizz...

. The federal Liberals have won the 45th general election, with the size of win still to be determined. While the Liberals celebrate, the New Democrats will be left licking their wounds. As the national tally continued to come in, it became clearer that the N-D-P could lose many of its seats as some left-centre voters ...

PRINCE GEORGE - April 28 is official voting day across the nation, and while many have either already voted in advance polling or hit the voting stations today, one Prince George resident is concerned that patients in hospitals won't have the chance to make their voices heard. Jacqueline Marion explained her husband wa...

Northern BC - They are two vastly different ridings, both of which dribble into Prince George.Cariboo-Prince George consists of the Cariboo Regional District, bits of the Bulkley-Nechako Regional Distirct, the District of Vanderhoof, Tabor lake and Nechako in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District. In Prince George, ...

PRINCE GEORGE - CKPG is the place to be for election coverage.CKPG-TV will have live television updates from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Monday evening with our host Adam Berls.We'll also have a live show at 11 p.m. with an emphasis on the three northern British Columbia ridings.Along with our television coverage, we'll have ...

OTTAWA - (UPDATE 2:00 p.m.): The leaders of the three main federal parties paused their election campaigns Sunday to express their sorrow and offer condolences to victims and their families hours after a vehicle attack in Vancouver killed eleven people and injured many more. "Last night, families lost a sister, a ...

OTTAWA - Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his tour through battleground ridings in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Windsor, Ont., a city where U.S. President Don...

PRINCE GEORGE - A UNBC political scientist isn't expecting any change Monday night when it comes to the two Prince George ridings (Cariboo-Prince George, Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies). Both ridings are held by Conservatives and Dr. Fiona MacDonald isn't expecting either to flip.As for polls suggesting the...

PRINCE GEORGE - Candidates in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding have been invited to an election forum at UNBC Wednesday night (April 23). It will start at 7 p.m. and take place in the Winter Garden and comes just five days away from general election day on April 28.The forum will provide an opportu...

Elections Canada is reporting a new record for ballots cast in advance polls. The agency says over 7.3 million people voted over the long weekend between Friday and Monday. That's up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election. Canadians have until 6 p-m local time today to cast their ballot earl...

PRINCE GEORGE - Beginning Friday, you'll be able to cast an advance ballot for the April 28 federal election.According to Elections Canada, the advance polls will take place Friday April 18, Saturday April 19, Sunday April 20, and Monday April 21.Advance polls are open each day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and you may only vo...

PRINCE GEORGE - Up until about eight or nine weeks ago, Jake Wiens wasn't even considering taking a stab at federal politics.But that eventually changed, which begs the question, why?"I would have thought you were crazy. It's not on my bucket list, it's nowhere. But I'm a reader, I'm a Lazy Boy theologian, a cultu...

SMITHERS - An all-candidates debate scheduled for Friday night in Terrace won't have a full slate of candidates attending and the NDP candidate isn't pleased.NDP incumbent Taylor Bachrach says that his Conservative and Liberal opponents have declined at the last minute."I'm hearing from a lot of people in Terrace ...

QUESNEL - An independent candidate has stepped forward in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. Kenneth B. Thomson is a Quesnel-based lawyer who says he's worried about a generation of younger people not joining the workforce. He says it's alarming how many 18-24 year olds aren't working and thinks homelessness and drug is...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Liberal Party of Canada has announced its candidates in the two Prince George ridings.Quesnel-based immigration consultant Clinton Emslie is the party's candidate in Cariboo-Prince George. He calls himself a "fierce Liberal candidate" who "brings a strategic mindset and a pragmatic ap...

PRINCE GEORGE - Update: The Liberal Party has challenged Chris Beach's assertion that he was acclaimed or green-lit as the party's candidate in Cariboo-Prince George.A Liberal Party spokesperson sent us the following statement:"Chris Beach was a nomination candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the riding of...

PRINCE GEORGE - Noting her twenty-year background in health care, Angie Bonazzo has thrown her hat in the ring this federal election, running for the NDP in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. This is her first foray into politics. "I see a lot going on in our community and we need a strong voice in the House of Com...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Jodie Capling is the Green Party of Canada candidate in the Cariboo-Prince George riding.She grew up in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, west of Williams Lake, spending much of her time outdoors, enjoying all that nature has to offer. And she says those experiences helped lead her to run for the Green Party."...

DAWSON CREEK- "I'm doing this for my kids."The words of Cory "Grizz" Longley, when asked why he's taking another run for federal office in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. In the 2021 federal election, Longley finished a distant second to four-time incumbent Bob Zimmer, who gar...

PRINCE GEORGE - After announcing his intentions Friday to run as the Liberal candidate for Cariboo-Prince George, Chris Beach has yet to be confirmed as the candidate. However, he says that should be cleared up shortly. "So there was a miscommunication," he explains. "And unfortunately, just the process ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Update: (6 p.m.) As of 6 p.m. on Friday night, March 28, Chris Beach was not listed as an official candidate on the Liberal Party website.When contacted regarding his candidacy, Beach told CKPG News the following:"I've been told there is a backlog of Liberal candidates to be named in B.C.'s 43 ridi...

PRINCE GEORGE - Federal party leaders hit the road for the first full day of the election campaign Monday with the leaders fanning out across the country. Here in Prince George, we're starting to get a clearer picture of who's going to be on the ballot in the two Prince George ridings.Starting in Cariboo-Prince George,...

TERRACE - With a federal election call expected on Sunday, one race to watch will be in Northwest B.C. in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. The NDP has held the riding since 2004 but the Conservatives have nominated star candidate Ellis Ross, a former MLA in British Columbia and former chief councillor for the Haisla Nation. Incu...