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

'The Croft lives on': Longstanding bar survives major downtown fire in Prince George

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

B.C. announces review of timber sales, manufacturing jobs funding as Trump tariffs loom

The B.C. government has made a series of announcements aimed at helping the province's ailing forest industry as it suffers the fallout of recent jobs cuts and faces the possibility of more to come as Donald Trump takes office.

Smudging space, Indigenous identity built in to new hospital in northern B.C.

The new Fort St. James hospital serves a region that is more than one-third Indigenous, and the building  — which replaces a series of trailers built in the 1970s — reflects that.

Hot tub hangout crashed by wild cougar

Natalee Dennis was sitting in an outdoor hot tub with her father, Steve Dennis, in their backyard hot tub when they heard an animal nearby.

Province seeks new operator for B.C. ski hill while suing previous resort owner over fire insurance claim

The Tabor Mountain ski hill near Prince George hasn't reopened since a fire burned the lodge in 2018. Now, the province is seeking an expression of interest for someone to take over the ski area, which once hosted a national competition and future Olympians.
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Missing hiker found alive after surviving more than 5 weeks in remote B.C. park

A hiker who went missing in northeast B.C.'s backcountry was found in late November after surviving more than five weeks in a remote provincial park as snow fell and temperatures plunged below –20 C.
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Missing hiker found alive after surviving more than 5 weeks in remote B.C. park

A hiker who went missing in northeast B.C.'s backcountry was found in late November after surviving more than five weeks in a remote provincial park as snow fell and temperatures plunged below –20 C.
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RCMP say they have busted 'the largest, most sophisticated drug superlab in Canada'

RCMP said in late October that federal investigators busted a giant superlab in Falkland, B.C., that was believed to have been run by a "transnational organized crime group" involved in the production and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the world.
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RCMP say they have busted 'the largest, most sophisticated drug superlab in Canada'

RCMP said in late October that federal investigators busted a giant superlab in Falkland, B.C., that was believed to have been run by a "transnational organized crime group" involved in the production and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the world.
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Did this Canadian couple photograph the Loch Ness monster? They're not sure, but they want to believe

U.K. tabloids and Loch Ness monster believers were abuzz in April after an expat Canadian couple photographed what some say could be the legendary water creature.