VICTORIA — The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power to kill escaped or abandoned domestic sheep to order to protect wild sheep populations. The province says it has changed how domestic sheep are classified under the Wildlife Act in order to prevent disease from
From May 25th to 29th, Children starting kindergarten in September 2026 will be eligible to attend a health fair hosted by Fort St. John Community Services.
RICHMOND — British Columbia's workers' compensation agency says 138 people died on the job or from workplace injuries and illnesses last year. WorkSafeBC says in a statement that 79 of those deaths were from occupational diseases, including 36 from asbestos exposure. The deaths for 2025 also include 41 deaths from
Northern Health announced the Tumbler Ridge Health Centre emergency department has extended its hours.
VANCOUVER — At a South Vancouver long-term care home, Jhosie Sico has forgotten what proper sleep feels like, because she now gets up in the middle of the night to change her 30-year-old son's diaper and help turn his body. She never imagined her retirement would be like this before
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby said the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is in its final stages. Eby offered the update during a meeting with Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka almost three months after Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six schoolchildren, then herself. Eby said
The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a “staggeringly high” impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as orphans, the province's representative for children and youth says. Coroner’s data shows that in the 10
VANCOUVER — The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she'll be "erased" from the legal record after the man accused of her killing was found unfit to stand trial. Shiling Yang, the aunt of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, said in an email to The
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith's government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally confirmed Monday the province plans to stick with daylight time year-round. "We'll be moving forward with having an extra hour of daylight in the evenings," he told reporters in the
VANCOUVER — The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park is "clearly overwhelmed by delusional thinking," which would prevent him from making rational decisions during trial, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. Justice Michael Tammen said Monday that Jongwon Ham is mentally unfit
Northern Health has extended a closure at the Hudson's Hope Health Centre another week due to "staffing challenges."
Staffing challenges closes the Fort Nelson General Hospital's ER for 12 hours on April 19th.
VANCOUVER — Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that beleaguer a sector aimed at keeping vulnerable people off the streets. The B.C. government is moving to ease those tensions through changes
The Hike for Hospice is a five-kilometre trek throughout Fort Nelson on May 21st.
Probe Corrosion Services has donated $2,000 to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation in support of Bluey Day.
Northern Health has reported nine new fentanyl-related drug deaths in the month of February.
VANCOUVER — Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a "scandalous" practice that couldn't be justified to the faithful of the world, a lawyer for Providence Health Care has told the B.C. Supreme Court. The court in Vancouver has been hearing
VANCOUVER — The number of overdose deaths of First Nations people in British Columbia dropped by about a third in 2025 but the population continues to be disproportionately impacted by the province's toxic drug crisis that has killed more than 18,000 people in the last decade. Dr. Nel Wieman, the
From April 14th to April 16th 2026, Northern Health hosted a number of events and information sessions for high school students considering careers in health care.
Northern Health has released a new survey to understand the experiences of underrepresented groups within health care.
