Prince George

Spruce Kings fall in Langley to Rivermen
LANGLEY - The Langley Rivermen blew open a tight game in the second period and third periods Saturday night and never looked back in a 6-2 win over the visiting Prince George Spruce Kings. The contest was all even after the opening 20 minutes with goals coming from Darius Bachler and Andreas Mikrogiannakis for Langley ...
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Sexual Assault and Harassment
Judge to rule on Canada Post employee's sexual assault and harassment case
PRINCE GEORGE - A BC Supreme Court judge will give his decision Jan. 6 in the case of a man tried for sexual assault and criminal harassment allegedly committed while he worked as a shop steward at the Canada Post depot in Prince George.Justice Dev Dley heard closing arguments Dec. 8 about Aaron David Paul Brandly, who...
Dec 13, 2025
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Weather Alerts
Freezing rain warning issued for Prince George-area, snowfall warning remains for Williston, Pine Pass
PRINCE GEORGE - Environment Canada has replaced a snowfall warning for the Prince George area with a freezing rain warning.The weather agency says it has moderate confidence in its yellow-level warning that was issued Saturday (Dec. 13) morning. It is calling for patchy freezing rain in Prince George, McGregor and alon...
Dec 13, 2025
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Spruce Kings 4 Express 3
Lougheed's buzzer-beater lifts Spruce Kings to fifth consecutive win
COQUITLAM - Marcus Lougheed beat the buzzer at the end of the third period to give the Prince George Spruce Kings a 4-3 win over the Coquitlam Express in Friday (Dec. 12) action in the BCHL.Lougheed's buzzer beater helped the 15-9-1 Spruce Kings extend their winning streak to five games, and their point streak to six g...
Dec 13, 2025
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Special Olympics BC Summer Games

"It's About Joy"
2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games, "It's About Joy"
The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brought thousands of smiles and plenty of cheer to Prince George, as close to one thousand athletes from across the province competed in a wide variety of sports across the city. Tommy Osborne takes us through the highlights of the games, including athlete features, medal prese...
Aug 07, 2025
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Special Olympics 2030 National Games
Premier "very enthusiastic backer" of 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games
PRINCE GEORGE - Even though the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games just wrapped up, the City already is moving straight into preparing for the chance to host the 2030 Special Olympics National Summer Games. It would bring an estimated $8 million in economic impact for the City, as well as 1700 visitors and a lot of ...
Jul 15, 2025
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Special Olympics
Last day of 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games brings thousands of smiles
PRINCE GEORGE - As the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games winds down, the athletes and all those involved reflected on what ended up being an incredibly memorable provincial games for Prince George."It is really about joy, it is about lifting one another up, it's about celebrating ability, and that's really wha...
Jul 12, 2025
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Power lifting
Northern B.C. power lifters earn gold medals
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a great weekend for the Region 8 Special Olympics power lifting team, as this small but mighty team saw two of its athletes earn gold medals in their respective categories. Leif Skuggedal and Pierce Northcott earned the honours by completing all six of their lifts."I lifted 259 pounds off th...
Jul 12, 2025
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Northern BC

Pipeline Valuation
RDFFG directors discuss possible pipeline devaluation
PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors discussed a possible re-evaluation of the property values of pipelines at their November 20th meeting. The re-evaluation, announced by BC Assessment in September, would see the property value of pipelines in the district fall by about 30 per...
Dec 06, 2025
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Childcare
New child care facility set to open in Mackenzie
MACKENZIE - Great news for parents in Mackenzie where School District 57 will soon open a new child care facility.The 62-space child care centre is located on Heather Crescent and will offer 12 spaces for children under three years old, 25 spaces for children aged 30 months to school age and another 25 spaces for schoo...
Dec 02, 2025
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forestry challenges
'Not a surprise': Mackenzie faces curtailment of Conifex operations for four weeks
PRINCE GEORGE - Just days after new federal supports were announced for the softwood lumber industry, Conifex Timber has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15th. As Tommy Osborne reports, the Mayor of Mackenzie says the news did not come as a s...
Nov 29, 2025
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forestry challenges
Conifex announces four week-long curtailment at Mackenzie sawmill
PRINCE GEORGE - Conifex has announced that they will curtail their operations at their Mackenzie sawmill for four weeks, starting December 15, 2025.Conifex says that the curtailment is being put in place "in response to, among other things, continued weakness in North American lumber markets." Conifex also no...
Nov 28, 2025
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Cariboo Region

Stuff A Cruiser
Sixth annual Quesnel RCMP Stuff a Cruiser nets record haul of cash, donations
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel say this year's edition of the annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign was a resounding success.RCMP Sgt. Clay Kronebusch says the sixth edition of the annual fundraiser brought in a record $8,044 in cash and gift cards as well as approximately 2,600 pounds of food donations and over 1,070 toys....
Dec 13, 2025
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Search and Rescue
Prince George snowmobiler rescued near Barkerville
BARKERVILLE - A snowmobiler from Prince George was rescued near Barkerville early Sunday morning (Dec.7) by both Prince George and Quesnel search and rescue teams.Dave Merritt, search manager with Prince George Search and Rescue, says the pair set out Saturday morning from the Prosser Pine area when one of the snowmobi...
Dec 08, 2025
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Stuff A Cruiser
Quesnel RCMP hosting annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign on Dec. 6 and 7
QUESNEL, B.C. - RCMP in Quesnel are hosting their annual Stuff a Cruiser campaign in early December to support local families in need over the holidays.Mounties will be set up in the Walmart Parking lot at 890 Rita Road between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7 to accept donations of non-perishable food, unopened...
Nov 23, 2025
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Fatal Accident
Investigations underway after contract worker killed at Gibraltar mine near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says a contract worker has been killed in an accident at the Gibraltar Mine near McLeese Lake, northeast of Williams Lake.In a statement, the company says the accident happened in an active mining area around 5:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 21) night. While it has not said what happened, the c...
Nov 22, 2025
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Canada

Canadian describes 'freakout' as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia
SYDNEY - Canadian Finn Foster, backpacking with his girlfriend in Australia, says they were planning to watch the sunset on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach when they heard about two dozen pops. At first, they thought it might be fireworks but quickly reali...
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Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer
HALIFAX - The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off Nova Scotia's eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026. Charles Vinick, CEO of the U.S.-bas...
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Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
TORONTO - Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a statement Sunday, said Canadians stand with Jewis...
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Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling
OTTAWA - Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editor...
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B.C. braces for 'high impact' rain in flood-struck Fraser Valley and beyond
British Columbia is bracing for another "high impact" deluge of rain that's forecast to hit the province's Fraser Valley, after intense downpours and cross-border outflows last week inundated Abbotsford, triggered evacuations and cut major highways. E...
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Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader
OneBC, the party formed after a split from the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors. The party's only other elected member in the B.C. Legislature, Tara Armstrong, says she's lost c...
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