Oilers to start Stuart Skinner in net for must-win Game 6 vs. Canucks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton's starter for Games 4 and 5. The 25-year-old Skinner was in net for the first three games of the bes...
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...
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CKPG Today Entertainment
Meet the latest addition to PG's events and entertainment scene: Russell AV's new stage
Russell Audio Visual has added a large piece of equipment to its portfolio, a mobile stage! Until now, stages like this had to be brought in from other parts of the province, adding to production cost for local events. The stage can be set up in less than an hour and has numerous features to make nearly anything possib...
May 17, 2024
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CKPG Today Y Day Friday
Check out the newest class to hit the YMCA in Prince George: Metabolic Conditioning
It's another Friday's with the Y, and this week we're back in the gym checking out one of the newest classes to be offered: metabolic conditioning!
May 17, 2024
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Prince George celebrates the 325 anniversary of the Sikh faith
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Fort Nelson Wildfire
Prince George Fire Centre the "primary risk" according to B.C. Government
May 17, 2024
TRAMPOLINE WESTERNS
Liam Bowe looks to jump to new heights at Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup
May 17, 2024
housing
Rustad calls for audit of BC Housing in regards to purchase of three PG hotels
May 17, 2024
Mental Health
A Saskatchewan social worker sets out on a cross-country ride to improve mental healthcare in Canada
May 17, 2024
Poll
Would you support spending $22 million of taxpayers' money to repair the Aquatic Centre?
Voting Ends: Never
Prince George
Community
Prince George celebrates the 325 anniversary of the Sikh faith
PRINCE GEORGE- Vaisakhi took place in Prince George on Saturday with hundreds of Sikh people coming to celebrate their faith and their culture."Vaisakhi for the Sikh faith is basically the birthday of Sikhism. In April in 1699 our faith was formalizing and we where given our identity," explains Gurkirat Kaur ...
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Fort Nelson Wildfire
Prince George Fire Centre the "primary risk" according to B.C. Government
PRINCE GEORGE - With 125 wildfires burning across the province, the B.C. Government held a press conference to update the public. With forest fires threatening Fort nelson, Doig River, and many other communities in North-East B.C., the Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma says recent rain he...
May 17, 2024
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TRAMPOLINE WESTERNS
Liam Bowe looks to jump to new heights at Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Gymnastics Club continues to produce athletes as yet another one of its members is off to compete with Team BC.Liam Bowe will be heading to Regina to compete in the 2024 Trampoline Gymnastics Western Canada Cup. The 13-year-old first started competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast...
May 17, 2024
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housing
Rustad calls for audit of BC Housing in regards to purchase of three PG hotels
PRINCE GEORGE - Leader of the Conservative Party of BC, John Rustad is calling for an audit of BC Housing after bringing up hotels purchased by the Crown agency here in Prince George.Rustad made the call for an audit to the Premier in Question Period on Thursday.The three hotels are the Knights Inn, the North Star Inn ...
May 17, 2024
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Northern BC
TOURISM SCHOLARSHIP
Tourism Prince George, CNC, and UNBC help tourism industry with scholarships
PRINCE GEORGE- The future is bright for post-secondary recipients of Tourism Prince George's financial award program. This Spring a student from the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and College of New Caledonia (CNC) were awarded $1,000 to go towards their tourism Studies. This year's recipients are Sande...
May 17, 2024
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EOC Update
Prince George Emergency Reception Centre urges evacuees to register
PRINCE GEORGE - The infamous wildfire from Northern B.C. forced thousands of residents to evacuate to cities such as Prince George last week. In a timely manner, the city of Prince George opened its permanent Emergency Reception Centre location with four trailers, which was possible through provincial funding. The rece...
May 16, 2024
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civil forfeiture grant program
Projects in North to benefit from civil forfeiture grant program funding
PRINCE GEORGE - Communities and various projects are set to benefit from funding through the province's civil forfeiture grant program including a number in Prince George.The provincial government said Wednesday that people in British Columbia will benefit from projects working to advance community safety, address gend...
May 15, 2024
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MIRACLE THEATRE
Miracle Theatre raises over 180,000 for wildfire support
PRINCE GEORGE- 180 thousand and 25 dollars. That was the total amount raised by Miracle Theatre to provide Prince George Fire & Rescue with a Structure Protection Unit. Typically used by Wildfire units, it's a 20-foot trailer equipped with everything fire crews might need to fight off a blaze.All the funds and dona...
May 14, 2024
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Cariboo Region
School scare
Man arrested following gun complaint at Quesnel high school
QUESNEL - A frightening incident at Correlieu Secondary School in Quesnel Friday morning (May 17).Police say a 43-year -old local man was arrested after they received a report of a man walking toward the school with a handgun.Police received the report at about 8:15 a.m. with witnesses saying the man was walking on And...
May 17, 2024
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Labour strife
BCGEU members set up picket line outside Cariboo Regional District office in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members employed by the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) have hit the picket line.The union says nearly 50 members who work at the CRD's headquarters in Williams Lake decided to step up job action from an overtime ban to a full strike as of Monday (May 13).A pick...
May 13, 2024
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Labour strife
BCGEU members reject Cariboo Regional District's 'final offer,' begin limited job action
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The labour dispute between the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and its unionized employees is getting nasty.In voting this week, the employees, members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU), rejected the district's 'final offer,' which was put forward in the form of a direct vote, meaning i...
May 10, 2024
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Bear spray
Williams Lake school evacuated due to bear spray incident
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Columneetza Junior Secondary School in Williams Lake was evacuated Friday morning (May 10) after a bear spray incident.In a news release, Insp. Rob Lake of the Williams Lake RCMP detachment says officers were called to the school at about 10:16 a.m. for the report that a student had hit another st...
May 10, 2024
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Sports
TRAMPOLINE WESTERNS
Liam Bowe looks to jump to new heights at Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Gymnastics Club continues to produce athletes as yet another one of its members is off to compete with Team BC.Liam Bowe will be heading to Regina to compete in the 2024 Trampoline Gymnastics Western Canada Cup. The 13-year-old first started competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast...
May 17, 2024
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Women's Basketball
Duchess Park alumna added to Timberwolves Basketball roster
PRINCE GEORGE- Former Duchess Park standout, Brynn Dergousoff has committed to the UNBC Timberwolves for the 2024/25 women's basketball season.The six-foot forward has been in New Zealand playing club basketball with both Massey University and the Block City Comets. Last summer, Dergousoff helped the Comets capture the...
May 16, 2024
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UNBC TIMBERWHALES
UNBC Timberwhales swimming their way to Nationals
PRINCE GEORGE - This weekend is a big one for the UNBC Timberwhales. As they put the final touches on their game before 15 athletes head to Vancouver to compete in the 2024 Canadian Underwater Hockey Nationals.The Timberwhales will match up against ten other teams at the UBC Aquatic Centre. They are scheduled to play t...
May 15, 2024
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Canada
Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district - with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink. Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited - m...
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory 'remarkably uncertain': report
OTTAWA - A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can't agree on the risk the technology poses - and it's unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report, chaired by Canada's Yoshua Bengio, concludes the "future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain....
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...
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Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they advocate for environmentally sustainable kidney care, noting the lifesaving therapy generates hundreds of litres of wast...
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DNA over decades: A look at how police tracked down a Calgary serial killer
CALGARY - The bodies of four girls and women were found outside Calgary in 1976 and 1977. For nearly 50 years, their killings were unsolved. On Friday, RCMP identified Gary Allen Srery, an American sex offender, as the killer. He died in an Idaho prison in 2011. Here's a look at the police investigation: Feb. 12, 1976:...
May 17, 2024
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CP NewsAlert: Ottawa rejects Toronto request to decriminalize drug possession
OTTAWA - Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks has rejected Toronto's request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety. More coming. The Canadian Press
May 17, 2024
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World
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid
Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. The grey colt took advantage of the muddy track just like Lukas hoped he would, pulling off the upset in a second conse...
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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona's attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state's fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes posted the n...
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Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-man War Cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies. His announcement on Saturday escalate...
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