Comedy
Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Alex Mackenzie's Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour is coming to Prince George.It will take place November 23 at CN Centre with tickets available at ticketsnorth.ca.Early bird tickets are $10 off. Other comedians on the bill include Wes Barker, Amos Gill and Yumi Nagashima.A portion of the proceeds will bene...
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Students learn leadership
PRINCE GEORGE - Hundreds of students from secondary schools across District 57 are part of a leadership gathering. "This has been in the district for several years now. It's kind of been under a revival lately. We've expanded the number of students before. It used to be small. There used to be about two students f...
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CKPG Today Friday Y Day
Join in on ParticipACTION with the YMCA of Northern BC
Together we move! Get ready to participate this June to get active, connect with others and help your community be crowned Canada's Most Active Community and win $100,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives! Find more info and sign up here to help Prince George get to the TOP!
May 25, 2024
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CKPG Today Vilma vs Clinton
Vilma vs. Clinton: Matching
On this edition of Vilma vs. Clinton the dynamic morning duo from 101.3 The River compete in a matching challenge on the show!
May 24, 2024
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Prince George
Comedy
Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour coming to Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Alex Mackenzie's Hungry for Laughs Comedy Tour is coming to Prince George.It will take place November 23 at CN Centre with tickets available at ticketsnorth.ca.Early bird tickets are $10 off. Other comedians on the bill include Wes Barker, Amos Gill and Yumi Nagashima.A portion of the proceeds will bene...
4h ago
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Students learn leadership
PRINCE GEORGE - Hundreds of students from secondary schools across District 57 are part of a leadership gathering. "This has been in the district for several years now. It's kind of been under a revival lately. We've expanded the number of students before. It used to be small. There used to be about two students f...
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Indigenous action plan for CNC
PRINCE GEORGE - Change so Indigenous students can thrive is at the heart of lhk'enazdulkat (pronounced ken-naz-dul-kat) | we change ourselves, CNC's new Indigenous education strategy.The College and partners from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and organizations gathered to learn more about lhk'enazd...
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Structure fire
4th Ave structure fire causes $100K in damages
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a commercial structure fire at noon on Sunday (May 26). The fire took place at the 400-block of Third Avenue with crews arriving to find smoke and flame coming from the back of the structure. A fast attack quickly knocked the fire down. The cause of the fire is und...
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Northern BC
Human remains
North District Major Crime Unit investigating following the discovery of human remains
DAWSON CREEK - Mounties are investigating after human remains were discovered along the Kiskatinaw River in the Peace.Dawson Creek RCMP were notified of the discovery on May 18 with the RCMP's North District Major Crime Unit investigating. Police say efforts are underway to identify the remains.No other information has...
May 23, 2024
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forestry
'A bright future': Minister of Forests says about industry after recent closures, curtailments
PRINCE GEORGE - It has been just under two weeks since Canfor announced the devastating news that a production line at Northwood Pulp Mill would be indefinitely curtailed as well as the closure of the Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake, affecting hundreds of workers and jobs. B.C.'s Minister of Forests spoke with CKPG News abo...
May 22, 2024
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WANTED MAN
Man Wanted for Attempted Murder, Triple Murder
- PRINCE GEORGEPolice are searching for a man on a Canada-wide warrant for multiple serious offenses. Kevin Louis Vermette is believed to be responsible for the July 12, 1997 triple murder of three young adults, which occurred in the northern community of Kitimat, British Columbia Canada.Kevin is currently 70 years old...
May 20, 2024
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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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Cariboo Region
Barkerville
Barkerville to kick off its main season on June 1st
BARKERVILLE - Barkerville's main season kicks off on June 1. Visitors can look forward to the return of live programming, open shops and restaurants along with a brand new show at Theatre Royal. Guests will be able to enjoy classic attractions like the Guided Town Tour and the Cornish Waterwheel, discover Chinese cultu...
May 24, 2024
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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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Sports
MESSI CANCELS
A messy situation for soccer fans as Lionel Messi skips Vancouver Whitecaps game this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - Disappointment for soccer fans planning to see Lionel Messi this weekend as word broke Thursday that Messi, Luis Suárez, and Sergio Busquets will not be making the trip to Vancouver to take part in the game between the Whitecaps and Inter Miami FC. It's something shocking to soccer fans who bough...
May 24, 2024
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Cougars
Top draft pick signs with the Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE - Forward Dade Wotherspoon has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Prince George Cougars.Wotherspoon was the Cougars first round pick, 21st overall, in this year's WHL Prospects Draft.Wotherspoon hails from Martensville, Saskatchewan and picked up 103 points (53-50-103) in just 27 ...
May 24, 2024
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PG Cougars
Mark Lamb named finalist for CHL Coach of the Year
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Cougars General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb has been named the WHL finalist for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Coach of the Year award.Earlier this month, Lamb was awarded the WHL's coach and executive of the year awards becoming the first Cougar coach in team history to collect eit...
May 22, 2024
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Canada
1 in 8 pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care: report
A new report says one in eight people who are pregnant in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care, as well as disrespectful attitudes from doctors and other care providers. Lead author Hilary Brown from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences says people with disabilities have been ov...
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Suspected tornado damages homes and barns in Quebec, but no injuries reported
RIGAUD, Que. - A suspected tornado that touched down in southwestern Quebec late Monday afternoon has damaged homes and farm buildings, but a local fire official said no injuries have been reported. Rigaud Fire Department acting chief Guillaume Roy said four homes were damaged , including one whose roof was ripped off,...
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Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability
OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating "unacceptable gaps in accountability." In a report made public late today, the National Securit...
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B.C. universities focus on talks with encamped protesters as others take legal action
VANCOUVER - Some Canadian universities are taking legal action to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their campuses, but three schools in British Columbia are taking less confrontational approaches. The University of Victoria says it's focusing on dialogue with encamped protesters, while Vancouver Island University say...
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Moe says cabinet minister who took gun into legislature didn't initially remember
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending a cabinet minister who said he didn't bring a long gun into the legislature only to reverse himself days later and admit the story was true. Moe says he believes Jeremy Harrison was being truthful both times. The premier says Harrison didn't initially remember bringi...
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University presidents say there's more work to do to combat antisemitism on campuses
OTTAWA - Four university presidents conceded to members of Parliament today that antisemitism is a problem on their campuses. MPs questioned the presidents of the University of Toronto, McGill University, Concordia University and the University of British Columbia about their codes of conduct, responses to pro-Palestin...
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World
Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open's first round to Alexander Zverev
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday in what might turn out to be the 14-time Roland Garros champion's last match at his favorite tournament. It is the first time in his long and illustrious career that Nadal has been beaten in two consecut...
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Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged there was a "tragic mistake" after an Israeli strike killed dozens of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a speech before parliament on Monday, he said Israel was investigating the strike that occurred the night befor...
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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by The Associated Press, said Iran now has 142.1 kilograms (313.2 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60% - an increase of 20...
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