Category Archives: News

Canada's Food Price Report 2026 Forecasts Higher Grocery Bills for Families
Canada's Food Price Report 2026 projects that Canadian families will face higher grocery costs in the year ahead, with food prices expected to rise between four and six percent. The report estimates t...
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Prince Rupert Says Boil Water Notice Could Be Lifted Within Two Weeks
Prince Rupert officials say the community is moving closer to the end of the ongoing boil water notice, first issued in November after construction impacts from the BIG Project affected the system. Ac...
Sabrina Spencer Dec 05, 2025

Lakes District Hospital Emergency Department temporarily closed due to staffing challenges
The Emergency Department of the Lakes District Hospital in Burns Lake will be unavailable today until at least 8am tomorrow morning, Friday, December 5th due to staffing challenges. As usual during pe...
Nathan Jordan Dec 04, 2025 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health

The latest potential measles exposure locations in Fort St. John
Northern Health is warning residents of Fort St John and Northeast BC that exposure to the measles virus may have been possible on four separate occasions in Fort St. John between November 24th and 28...
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Caledonia Performing Arts Presents Satirical Musical UrineTown
Caledonia Performing Arts is set to present the satirical musical UrineTown at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre from December 4th to 6th. Directed by Graham Wojdak, the show blends dark comedy with social comme...
Sabrina Spencer Dec 03, 2025

Fog and Freezing Rain Set to Impact Cariboo Travel
Environment Canada says Drivers on Highway 97 between Clinton and 100 Mile House can expect near-zero visibility in dense fog. Conditions are especially bad around Big Bar. The fog is expected to stic...
Kobie Smith Dec 03, 2025

BC Conservatives Remove John Rustad as Leader
The Conservative Party of British Columbia says a majority of its caucus has informed the party's legal counsel that they no longer have confidence in Opposition Leader John Rustad. As a result, Rusta...
Kobie Smith Dec 03, 2025

Bailey's law passes 2nd reading with unanimous support in Ottawa
On Wednesday, December 3rd, Canadian MPs had voted on Bill C-225 ,better known as Bailey's law, and it had passed it's second reading with unanimous support within the House of Commons. Introduced by ...
Nathan Jordan Dec 03, 2025 rabbit75_dep / Depositphotos.com

Author of Grave Error, Frances Widdowson, arrested for Trespassing, OneBC members escorted off grounds of University of Victoria
Frances Widdowson, the author of Grave Error, a book disputing accounts of unmarked graves at Residential School sites, had been arrested for trespassing on the grounds of the University of Victoria y...
Nathan Jordan Dec 03, 2025 University of Victoria sign // Courtesy: University of Victoria

Wait times extended as Ksyen Regional Hospital experiences higher than normal patient volume
Northern Health says the Ksyen Regional Hospital in Terrace is currently experiencing a higher than normal patient volume, so waiting times across the Hospital's departments, including the Emergency D...
Nathan Jordan Dec 02, 2025 Northern Health graphic about what to do during periods of higher than normal patient volumes // Courtesy: Northern Health