Health

Respiratory illnesses on the rise at UHNBC

PRINCE GEORGE - Yesterday, noting hospital visits by people with respiratory illness, be it COVID or influenza, are starting to show increases in hospitals across the province, including the Universit...

Sep 29, 2023

PG Hospice Society opens new rec centre

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society is pleased to announce the completion of its new Rec Room, furthering its commitment to expanding hospice services for the community. ...

Sep 28, 2023

WestJet plane hits parked military aircraft at Comox air base, passengers evacuated

COMOX - A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton didn't get off the ground as the 737 aircraft hit a parked military plane on the ramp of 19 Wing Comox.The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 during the...

Aug 09, 2023

Local Councillor on Anti-Poverty Group

PRINCE GEORGE - BC was the last province in the country to create poverty reduction plan. The Together BC plan aimed to reduce overall poverty by a quarter and cut childhood poverty by half by 2024. B...

Aug 01, 2023

Vanderhoof Mayor worried about doctor shortages

VANDERHOOF - The hospital in Vanderhoof has been struck with what many northern hospitals are plagued with. Northern Health had to shut down the emergency ward at St. John Hospital in Vanderhoof for a...

Jul 26, 2023

Humans Inhale Credit Card-Sized Amounts Of Microplastics Every Week

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humans are potentially inhaling a credit card-sized amount of harmful microplastics on a weekly basis, and new research published in the journal Physics of...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 30, 2023

'The goal is to save lives': Northern BC getting first-of-its-kind healing centre

PRINCE GEORGE - After many years of campaigning a new healing centre will be built by the Carrier Sekani Family Services and their partners out at Tachick Lake.The $40 million facility will open its d...

Jun 21, 2023

Legion donates $20k to cardiac care in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - After a very successful poppy campaign, Legion 43 in Prince George have announced a sizeable donation of $20k to cardiac care.Every year proceeds raised from the poppy campaign are don...

Jun 20, 2023

Ten new complex beds coming

PRINCE GEORGE - People living with complex mental health and addiction challenges in Prince George will be connected to healthcare supports as the Province adds complex-care housing services in the re...

Jun 09, 2023

Safe supply not working as intended in Northern BC

PRINCE GEORGE - Over three years into the safe supply era in British Columbia, positive results have yet to appear, especially in the northern half of the province.The total number of those who have b...

May 19, 2023