Category Archives: News
Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation unveils plans for waterfront resort in Prince Rupert
Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation held the official grand reopening of Chances Casino in Prince Rupert on Thursday afternoon, the only Indigenous-owned casino in Northern BC. GEC had also unveiled new ...
20h ago A generated image showing the vision for a new resort on the Prince Rupert waterfront // Courtesy: Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation
Province to begin reconstruction of Old Fort Road by week's end
Residents of Old Fort will soon have their road access restored. British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Transit confirmed that work to build a 2-lane access road across the section of road ...
May 13, 2026 Aerial view of the landslide that destroyed a section of Old Fort Road from May 11th, 2026 // Courtesy: BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit
Independent Investigations Office of BC clears responding officer of wrongdoing in 2025 death at Quesnel Homeless shelter
The Independent Investigations Office of BC has released it's report reviewing the interactions an RCMP Officer had with a man who later died outside a homeless shelter in Quesnel back in October of 2...
May 13, 2026 Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Logo / Courtesy: IIO BC
Nats'oojeh Hospital Emergency Department disrupted for third time in one week due to staffing challenges
Emergency Department services at the Nats'oojeh Hospital in Fort St. James are once again interrupted due to staffing challenges. It's now the third evening in a row where Emergency Department service...
May 12, 2026 Northern Health Notification graphic / Courtesy: Northern Health
4.0 Earthquake strikes offshore of Daajing Giids, no tsunami threat
Earthquakes Canada has confirmed a 4.0 magnitude earthquake had struck off the coast of Daajing Giids just after 1:35 P.M this afternoon, Tuesday, May 12th. The quake took place 31 km east-north-east ...
May 12, 2026 Approximate Location of Earthquake
(Photo Credit: Government of Canada)
Suspected human caused wildfire northeast of Moberly Lake expands to affect 200 hectares
The suspected human caused wildfire discovered near Windy creek, northeast of Moberly Lake, on May 11th has now grown to 200 hectares in size and is still considered to be burning out of control as of...
May 12, 2026 South facing view of the Windy Creek Wildfire on May 11th, 2026 // Courtesy: BC Wildfire Service
Missing children located after BC Amber Alert
The Terrace RCMP has advised that the children who were the subject of a BC Amber Alert issued today Monday May 11th, have been found safely located and now are in care. RCMP say that on late Sunday e...
May 11, 2026 RCMP graphic // Courtesy: RCMP
PGSAR's Swiftwater rescue team rescues three paddlers from the Chilako River
Prince George Search and Rescue's Swiftwater team had rescued three paddlers from the Chilako River this week, after the group had been knocked from their boats by strainer logs just before midnight o...
May 07, 2026 Swiftwater rescue conducted by the PGSAR team on May 6th, 2026 // Courtesy: Prince George Search and Rescue
Water Quality Advisory lifted for District of Kitimat
The Water Quality Advisory issued by the District of Kitimat on May 6th has now been lifted. The Advisory had originally been issued due to increased turbidity in the Kitimat River, coinciding with a ...
May 07, 2026
BC River Forecast Centre Issued a Flood Watch for Bulkley River and tributaries around Smithers and Houston
The BC River forecast centre has upgraded a flood watch for the Bulkley River and tributaries around Smithers and Houston. A High Streamflow Advisory issued yesterday is covering the entire Nechako, a...
May 06, 2026 Flood Watch for Bulkley River and High Streamflow Advisory for Central Coast, Northern Interior.
(Phot Credit: BC River Forecast Centre)