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Second COVID outbreak at LNG Canada site

Second COVID outbreak at LNG Canada site

Northern Health declared a second COVID-19 outbreak at the LNG Canada project site in Kitimat on Thursday. Public health officials found evidence of transmission between staff of Diversified Transportation working at the site.
Highway 97 north of Prince George could see 15 cm of heavy snow: Environment Canada

Highway 97 north of Prince George could see 15 cm of heavy snow: Environment Canada

Snowfall warning in effect once again for the Pine Pass, Peace River
Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less and donating more to food banks in 2021

Survey finds Canadians plan on dieting less and donating more to food banks in 2021

HALIFAX — Fewer Canadians plan to improve their diet as a New Year's resolution in 2021, and are thinking of donating to local food banks instead, a new survey reveals.
Kites, balloons and squirrels: BC Hydro details 2020's 'memorable' power outages

Kites, balloons and squirrels: BC Hydro details 2020's 'memorable' power outages

BC Hydro responded to more than 61,000 trouble calls in 2020
Opinion: Contracting COVID-19... what are my chances?

Opinion: Contracting COVID-19... what are my chances?

The following column was submitted to our sister Glacier Media site, Alaska Highway News , from Judy Kucharuk, a community columnist living in Dawson Creek.
Pair get record-setting fines for snowmobiling in protected B.C. mountain caribou area

Pair get record-setting fines for snowmobiling in protected B.C. mountain caribou area

Two men have received thousands of dollars in fines for snowmobiling in areas closed for the mountain caribou. The fines total $9,050 and are the largest ever imposed by a B.C. provincial court in relation to caribou closures.
As vulnerable youth face CERB clawbacks, Trudeau says Liberals looking over options

As vulnerable youth face CERB clawbacks, Trudeau says Liberals looking over options

OTTAWA — Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic.
RCMP start criminal investigation into train derailment near Field, B.C.

RCMP start criminal investigation into train derailment near Field, B.C.

FIELD, B.C. — The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Staff Sgt.
Arson blamed for Burnaby hospital fire that worsened COVID outbreak

Arson blamed for Burnaby hospital fire that worsened COVID outbreak

A fire at Burnaby hospital that caused serious damage and contributed to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak was deliberately set, according to police.
Rise and shine, Prince George!

Rise and shine, Prince George!

Freezing rain to start, followed by winds that could gust to 70 km/h