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Nats'oojeh Hospital Emergency Department disrupted due to staffing challenges
Northern Health says Emergency Department services at the Nats'oojeh Hospital in Fort St. James will be interrupted today starting at 4:00 P.M due to staffing challenges. Starting at 4:00 P.M, Emergen...
19h ago 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 ...
19h ago 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...
21h ago 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)
More flaring operations planned at LNG Canada facility in Kitimat
LNG Canada says more flaring will be underway this week at their facility in Kitimat. At some point between today, Tuesday, May 5th, and Thursday, May 7th, gas will be flared off for a 12 to 24 hour p...
May 05, 2026 File photo of LNG Canada's flare stack in Kitimat, BC // Courtesy: LNG Canada
Burns Lake RCMP investigating reports of copper theft related to May 4th telecommunication outage
The Burns Lake RCMP are investigating reports of copper theft near the Sheraton rest stop on Highway 16, just west of Burns Lake, the suspected cause of yesterday's widespread telecommunications outag...
May 05, 2026 RCMP graphic // Courtesy: RCMP
A Day of Remembrance for Red Dress Day Raises Awareness
Today Tuesday May 5th is the National Day for Red Dress Day it marks the Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. As it honors the victims and survivors...
May 05, 2026 Red Dress Day
(File Photo)