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Power outage at CKPG station

PRINCE GEORGE - UPDATE: Unfortunately CKPG News will not be hosting its 5 o'clock show at its rescheduled time of 6 p.m. due to technical difficulties brought on by a lightning strike just after 4 p.m...

Sep 24, 2020

Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...

Sep 18, 2020

Spirit Day event tomorrow at Prestige Hotel

PRINCE GEORGE - The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is holding their annual Spirit Day fundraiser tomorrow at the Prestige Hotel. The River and The Drive will both be broadcasting live on lo...

Sep 16, 2020

Banquet hall closures augment many existing issues for local spots

PRINCE GEORGE - A desperate time for banquet halls that usually hold large-scale events after this week's order to close for the foreseeable future. Local centres affected are hoping to be able to com...

Sep 11, 2020

New COVID-19 restrictions frustrating for local bars, concerning for restaurants

PRINCE GEORGE - For the hospitality industry, the new restrictions are concerning and hard to process for local business owners but in much different ways.Troy McKenzie, Owner of the Black Clover says...

Sep 11, 2020

Local business using discount to encourage face mask wearing

PRINCE GEORGE - There are two different perspectives for getting customers to wear face masks, make them mandatory, or use a more educational approach.Books and Company downtown Prince George is givin...

Sep 08, 2020

Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark

Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...

Sep 06, 2020

Plans revealed for Ancient Forest

PRINCE GEORGE - The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation has revealed its plans for the Ancient Forest. The preservation work will include an interpretive centre, a cultural site as well as improvements to th...

Sep 04, 2020

"Complete lack of communication" from ICBC making things difficult for PG driving school

PRINCE GEORGE - Since ICBC released 2,000 new road tests on Friday, the phone calls and messages haven't stopped coming into PG Driving For Life.CEO of PG Driving For Life Chris Schulz says there was ...

Aug 31, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...

Aug 31, 2020