Category Archives: News
Most Flood Watches and Streamflow Advisories Lifted in the North, South Not as Lucky
While much of the South remains on flood watch today, most warnings and advisories have been lifted in the North. A flood watch issued Tuesday which had covered the Central Coast, including areas arou...
Dec 02, 2021
December 2nd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 375 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active total to 2,936, with 98 in ICU. Of the new cases, 62 come from Northern Health, while 69 ar...
Dec 02, 2021
PBO Says Canada Needs to Increase Spending Rate to Meet First Nations Clean Drinking Water Goals
119 long-term drinking water advisories in Indigenous communities have been lifted since 2015, but 43 remain. According to a release by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Yves Giroux, Canada will need ...
Dec 01, 2021
Nisga'a Lisims Government President Eva Clayton to Undergo Surgery for Cancerous Tumor
Nisga'a Lisims President Eva Clayton will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous tumor later this month. In an update issued to the Nation today, Clayton revealed that a recent mammogram had discovered...
Dec 01, 2021
BC truck company workers might start striking on Friday
BC's supply chain might be facing another big obstacle as the employees of a truck company are looking at starting their planned strike on Friday. The Labour Union known as Unifor has recently informe...
Dec 01, 2021
100 Mile Highschool Teacher Facing New Allegations of Sexual Assault and More
A highschool teacher from the Interior is facing new sexual allegations, after a prior charge was withdrawn. Vincent Collins was heading in to his job as a drama teacher at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary...
Dec 01, 2021
ICBC Launches Annual Impaired Driving Education Campaign
ICBC launched their annual winter impaired driving education campaign today. On average, 65 people die in crashes involving impaired driving in BC each year, 22 percent of all car crash fatalities. If...
Dec 01, 2021
Prince Rupert RCMP Seeking Man Who Failed to Register as Sex Offender
Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. 63 year-old Jonathan Livingstone Seagull was ordered to register with the Sex Of...
Dec 01, 2021
New Hazelton RCMP Seize Guns, Drugs, and Cash Following Lengthy Chase
RCMP in New Hazelton have seized numerous weapons and drugs, after a lengthy chase last week. A foot pursuit which lasted for over five hours last Monday finally ended when RCMP arrested a suspect wan...
Dec 01, 2021
Availability and Scheduling Methods for Pediatric Vaccines Vary Greatly Across North
Clinics across the north are beginning to offer pediatric doses of Covid-19, though the times, dates, and even scheduling methods, vary widely. Fore example, residents of Kitimat are being asked to bo...
Dec 01, 2021