Prince Rupert

• Adults in Prince Rupert and Port Edward start mass vaccination program Monday

  In an effort to stop persistent clusters of the virus, this community will become the first in Canada where all eligible residents will be vaccinated.

  Health

  Mar 15
• ‘This is not the place to put it’: Protest held Saturday against proposed crematorium in Edmonton

  The Trinity Funeral Home hopes to open a new location in north-central Edmonton across the street from residential properties.

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• ‘We heard somebody screaming’: Son of B.C. wolf attack victim shares rescue story

  Frank Russ said the wolf lunged at his father, Stanley Russ, without provocation outside his home in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2020
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• Wolf killed near Prince Rupert, B.C., after rare attack on human

  Conservation officers don't believe this animal is linked to several earlier sightings of wolves around Prince Rupert.

  Jun 2, 2020
• Suspect in custody in fire that destroyed CN Rail building in Prince Rupert, B.C.

  Thick plumes of smoke could be seen streaming out of the building.

  Mar 2, 2020
• B.C. man becomes 1st to be convicted under tough new whale protection rules

  The DFO says fishery conservation officers in an unmarked boat saw the accused get too close to the animal.

  Dec 11, 2019
• Chlorine has protected our drinking water for a century. But its byproducts may be tainting it

  Water utilities have to protect citizens’ health with disinfection while minimizing exposure to the potential health risks of disinfection byproducts. Not all have been able to do this.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2019
• Federal DFO officers investigating illegal fish sales at B.C. processing facility

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is asking the public to come forward with information about illegal sales and bartering.

  Crime

  May 3, 2019
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• Province to restore most coastal BC Ferries routes cut in 2014, starting April 1

  The province first announced the restorations of 10 coastal routes in February.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2019
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• Boil water advisory ended for Prince Rupert — but it may have been all for nothing

  A boil water advisory began in December when tests showed too much Cryptosporidium in the water, but Northern Health says the results were likely a false positive.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2019