Northern Health is advising residents of Masset, Old Masset, Tow Hill and Port Clements of a temporary emergency department shutdown at Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital. The closure is in place from 3:00 p.m. today, Friday, December 12, until 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, due to ongoing staffing challenges. Health off...

Environment Canada has issued a series of winter weather warnings across northern and central British Columbia, including extreme cold and heavy snow. Residents in the North Peace River, Fort Nelson, and Watson Lake areas are warned of dangerously low wind chill values ranging from minus 40 to minus 60. Officials cauti...

Northern Health and the First Nations Health Authority are warning residents in the Northwest region of BC about the presence of Medetomidine in drugs, based on recent drug checking results. Medetomidine is a non-opioid sedative that can cause deep and prolonged sedation, dangerously slow or absent pulse, and increases...