Health

Prince George still smokey from fires in US

PRINCE GEORGE - The skies are still smokey in Prince George, and it's been a few days. It starts off in the morning coupled with fog, reducing visibility before the fog lifts in the afternoon.Yet, the...

Sep 18, 2020

BC Hydro confirms positive COVID-19 case at Site C

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is confirming that an employee who worked at Site C during the week of September 7 has tested positive for COVID-19.The employee developed symptoms and was tested on September 15,...

Sep 16, 2020

New COVID-19 restrictions frustrating for local bars, concerning for restaurants

PRINCE GEORGE - For the hospitality industry, the new restrictions are concerning and hard to process for local business owners but in much different ways.Troy McKenzie, Owner of the Black Clover says...

Sep 11, 2020

COVID-19: Confirmed cases identified in Fort St. James, Takla First Nation issues warning

PRINCE GEORGE - The Takla Nation has issued a warning and identified positive COVID-19 cases Friday morning."We have received confirmation of some positive COVID-19 cases in Fort St. James," said Gene...

Sep 11, 2020

Local business using discount to encourage face mask wearing

PRINCE GEORGE - There are two different perspectives for getting customers to wear face masks, make them mandatory, or use a more educational approach.Books and Company downtown Prince George is givin...

Sep 08, 2020

No 'Hybrid Learning option' for SD57 because schools didn't qualify

PRINCE GEORGE - There are four options for students in School District 57 this year, but a "Hybrid Learning" option for secondary students similar to those seen in Vancouver and Surrey isn't one of th...

Sep 04, 2020

Help for stressed parents

PRINCE GEORGE - "Today, our ministry and schools across BC are taking the best, and science-based, health advice and planning to have as many children as possible back in classrooms in September." Tha...

Sep 03, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...

Aug 31, 2020

Kidney March still going ahead

PRINCE GEORGE - The Kidney Foundation's annual walk will be taking place this year, but it is different this year. Instead of walkers converging on Kananaskis Country, they will stay in their home com...

Aug 28, 2020

Northern Health deals with bedbugs

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has had a little problem on its hands recently. A really little problem. A bedbug outbreak at Alward Place. "We first heard about the incident early this month. There w...

Aug 26, 2020