Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government's justice policy has taken a markedly tougher approach - but the Conservatives say it's not en...
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Carney says Qatar will make 'significant' investments in Canada's major projects
DOHA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to "significant strategic investments" for Canada's major building projects. That capital will get projects built faster, "supercharge" energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said ...
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Catching up with Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens
2025 was the first full calendar year for Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens in office after being elected back in 2024. Giddens stopped by to chat about some of his favourite moments, surprises, and more as he looks forward to a busy 2026.
Jan 17, 2026
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Easy stretches to make your life a little more flexible
Winter is the easiest time to end up slipping or even worse, maybe falling. With below zero temperatures, you could also find yourself sitting for longer periods of time, or stuck behind a desk at work. Learn about how you can stay flexible despite these challenges with Altea Physiotherapy + Wellness downtown Prince Ge...
Jan 17, 2026
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Canada's Kindest Community
McBride named finalist in Canada's kindest community competition
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NHL Central Scouting
Carels leads all CHLers as six Cougars crack 2026 NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings
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Shoot for the Cure
19th annual Shoot for the Cure takes place Saturday
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Provincial Politics
B.C. Conservatives to unveil new leader on May 30, leadership race rules unveiled
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Sentencing
Time served, fine and another driving ban after man fled from police
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Prince George
NHL Central Scouting
Carels leads all CHLers as six Cougars crack 2026 NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings
PRINCE GEORGE - Six Prince George Cougars skaters have earned spots on NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft.The Cougars contingent is led by defenceman Carson Carels, who is ranked third among North American Skaters. He trails former WHLers Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat, now Penn State) an...
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Shoot for the Cure
19th annual Shoot for the Cure takes place Saturday
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball team hits the court Saturday winless in their last five but getting back in the win column wont be the only things on the players mind. The 19th annual Shoot for the Cure is a longstanding tradition in Canadian university sport. Over nearly two decades the campai...
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Provincial Politics
B.C. Conservatives to unveil new leader on May 30, leadership race rules unveiled
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party has unveiled rules for its leadership race that include $115,000 in fees for contestants, who must sign a pledge to support the eventual winner set to be announced at the end of May. The rules say voting under a preferential ballot system will be held from May 9 to May 30, while t...
21h ago
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Sentencing
Time served, fine and another driving ban after man fled from police
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George Provincial Court judge sentenced a man to 134 days' time served after he pleaded guilty Jan. 7 to fleeing from a police officer and driving while prohibited.Crown prosecutor Astitwa Thapa said Jason Matthew Ryan Farquhar would probably have received only a Motor Vehicle Act violation tic...
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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
Canada's Kindest Community
McBride named finalist in Canada's kindest community competition
MCBRIDE, B.C. - The Village of McBride has been named as one of the top 10 kindest communities in Canada, as part of national competition organized by Coca-Cola. The community, which is about two hours east of Prince George on Highway 16, is going up against nine other finalists for a $100,000 prize for charity and a s...
15h ago
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Investigation
RCMP looking for answers on one-year anniversary of Vanderhoof homicide
Video courtesy RCMP VANDERHOOF - The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the homicide of Gordon Sims one year after his death.Police say the crime took place in the 100 block of 5th Street E in Vanderhoof between Friday January 10 and Tuesday, January 14th last year.RCMP wishes to speak wit...
Jan 14, 2026
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Snowpack Conditions
Northern B.C. snowpacks off to much better start in 2026
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC River Forecast Centre has issued its first snowpack bulletin of the year, and things in the Prince George area - and across much of northern B.C. - look very good to begin 2026.According to the data, the Upper Fraser East snowpack is at 115 per cent of normal as of Jan. 1, while the Upper Fraser ...
Jan 11, 2026
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Wildfires
'Zombie fires' burning in northeastern B.C., some sparked years ago
Northeastern B.C. still has some overwintering fires burning, some of which were sparked years ago.An overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the different soil levels and sparks back up in the next fire season. "We have not stopped burning for almost three years now...
Jan 10, 2026
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Cariboo Region
IIO
IIO seek information or video footage following death of man in Quesnel
QUESNEL - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is seeking information or dash cam footage related to an incident that occurred in Quesnel last October.The IIO says that at around 1:10 a.m. on October 27, members of the Quesnel RCMP responded to a call about an unwanted person outside a building on Carson Avenue....
Jan 15, 2026
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Crime
Man seriously injured in Quesnel stabbing
QUESNEL -Quesnel RCMP is investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday night (Jan.8) that seriously injured a 40-year-old man.Police say they responded to the stabbing at approximately 5:55 p.m. at the 200-block of McLean Street to find the man had been stabbed at the Petro Canada gas station. The victim was taken to...
Jan 09, 2026
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Lotto Jackpot
$46-million Lotto 6/49 winning ticket sold in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Someone in Quesnel has 46 million reasons to smile this Sunday (Dec. 21) morning. According to the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC), a Lotto 6/49 ticket bought in Quesnel for the Dec. 20 draw won the $46 million jackpot as it matched the winning 10-digit raffle number. It was the 19th ball drawn in the lat...
Dec 21, 2025
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Land Reclamation
Lands damaged by 2017 wildfires in B.C. are being rehabilitated
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation (CCR) is celebrating the environmental and economic success to-date of its Palmer Project which is rehabilitating forests devastated by the 2017 wildfires."This work is imperative if we want to have healthy forests in the future," said Percy Guichon, the ...
Dec 20, 2025
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Sports
NHL Central Scouting
Carels leads all CHLers as six Cougars crack 2026 NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings
PRINCE GEORGE - Six Prince George Cougars skaters have earned spots on NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft.The Cougars contingent is led by defenceman Carson Carels, who is ranked third among North American Skaters. He trails former WHLers Gavin McKenna (Medicine Hat, now Penn State) an...
19h ago
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Shoot for the Cure
19th annual Shoot for the Cure takes place Saturday
PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball team hits the court Saturday winless in their last five but getting back in the win column wont be the only things on the players mind. The 19th annual Shoot for the Cure is a longstanding tradition in Canadian university sport. Over nearly two decades the campai...
19h ago
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Cougars 7 Blazers 6 OT
Lajoie hat trick helps Cougars snap losing streak at seven
KAMLOOPS - Jett Lajoie scored the overtime winner to complete his first career WHL hat trick as the Prince George Cougars knocked off the Kamloops Blazers 7-6 at Sandman Centre Friday (Jan. 16) night.The come from behind win enabled the Cougars to snap a seven game losing streak that began Dec. 30 in Kamloops. The 24-1...
23h ago
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Canada
Carney says Chinese EV deal an 'opportunity' for Ontario, auto sector
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers. He says this is because there is interest in Chinese companies producing "affordable" electric vehicles in Canada. Carn...
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Quebec minister Guilbault will leave politics at the end of her term
QUÉBEC - Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Geneviève Guilbault will announce today that she will be leaving politics at the end of her term. She has called a press conference in her electoral district of Louis-Hébert, in Quebec City, at 11 a.m. Guilba...
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Carney agrees 'in principle' to Trump's Gaza peace board; details to be worked out
DOHA - Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Sunday he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial "Board of Peace," meant to support the reconstruction of Gaza. Carney told reporters in Doha that Trump asked him abo...
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Carney 'concerned' about U.S. 'escalation' on Greenland after tariffs
DOHA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "concerned" about U.S. "escalation" on its push to buy Greenland after it threatened to impose tariffs on eight European nations opposed to the U.S. plan for the self-governing Danish territory. U.S. Preside...
3h ago
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Alberta couple fighting the CRA after being asked to repay $33K in COVID benefits
OTTAWA - An Alberta couple says Canada's tax agency is trying to recoup tens of thousands of dollars in COVID supports, years after the claims were cleared. Daria Skibington-Roffel said she signed up to receive benefit payments throughout the pandemic ...
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Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government's justice policy has taken a markedly tougher approach - but the Conservatives say it's not en...
5h ago
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World
Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Protesters for and against the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis on Saturday as the governor's office announced that National Guard troops had been mobilized and stood ready to ...
18h ago
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Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor. Spanberger was sworn in at noon Saturday amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the st...
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Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israel's government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging second phase. The rare cr...
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