Andrew Kurjata
Journalist, Northern British Columbia
Andrew Kurjata is born and based in the city of Prince George, British Columbia, in Lheidli T'enneh territory. He has covered the people and politics of northern B.C. for CBC since 2009. You can email him at andrew.kurjata@cbc.ca or text 250.552.2058.
Latest from Andrew Kurjata
Mother orca with 3 offpsring in Vancouver's False Creek a sign of recovery: researcher
Family of orcas got up close to small ferries Sunday afternoon.
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Sightings of deer wearing high-vis jacket raise questions, quips and concerns in B.C. village
Andrea Arnold knows a lot about what goes on in the Village of McBride, a community of about 600 people in B.C.'s Robson Valley. But nothing quite prepared her for what she saw while driving through town Sunday afternoon.
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Octopus uses all eight legs to cling on during B.C.'s bomb cyclone
Videos taken from sea floor will help researchers understand impact of extreme weather on marine life.
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Fire closes high school in Campbell River, B.C., through at least Monday, school district says
More than 1,000 students in Campbell River, B.C., are uncertain about what comes next after a fire broke out at Carihi Secondary School on Thursday night.
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B.C. wildlife group calls for Kootenay deer cull following 3rd case of chronic wasting disease
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is calling for the province to "aggressively reduce" urban deer populations through a cull in the Kootenay region. The call comes in response to the B.C. government announcing that chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in yet another deer near Cranbrook, B.C.
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New gold mine in tiny Wells, B.C., gets approval but some residents worry it will change their town forever
The province says the project is first to be approved under changes to environmental assessment made in 2018, and it's the first to be approved under a new ministry focused on mining.
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City of Prince George sues designer of $39M pool a 2nd time, claims mechanical system is faulty
The City of Prince George is suing the designer of its new downtown pool for a second time, exactly two years after it opened.
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Stolen logging truck recovered after chase near Quesnel, B.C.
The suspect fled on a stolen motorcycle in a chase that involved police dogs and air patrol, RCMP say.
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B.C. police foil $12,800 cheese heist at Whole Foods
Frontline officers in B.C. got the mozzarella but didn't get their man in a recent "cheese heist" at a Whole Foods in North Vancouver.
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RCMP investigate 'disturbing' letters sent to B.C. teachers
Teachers and staff at an elementary school in Vanderhoof, B.C., have received what RCMP are calling 'disturbing' letters. They arrived just weeks after a rainbow crosswalk in the same community was targeted for vandalism.
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