Daybreak North connects, challenges and champions Northern British Columbia. Host Carolina de Ryk presents memorable interviews and original journalism from Prince George to Prince Rupert, Haida Gwaii to the Robson Valley, and the Cariboo to the Peace and Fort Nelson.
Prestigious honour for UNBC leader
Dr. Margo Greenwood named a New Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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Game on!
Daybreak checks in on national video games day.
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First Nations leadership decries park decampment
Says Prince George move a "manifestation of structural, systemic racism."
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What's next for Millennium Park residents?
Prince George dismantles encampment, but housing shortages persist
01/01/0001 • 4 minutes 17 seconds
Tackling Colonialism at council
The City of Terrace commits to reconciliation after human rights complaint
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Shots...pulled
Prince George coffee shop prepares for corporate competition across the street
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Outdoor markets
Daybreak chats with a local business about the popularity of outdoor markets
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 10 seconds
New recovery beds for northern B.C.
We speak with the Salvation Army about plans for the Peace
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 53 seconds
Teal Cedar sues over old-growth policy
Company wants $75 million for lost logging on Haida Gwaii
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 5 seconds
The cost of going green
Chemical engineer weighs in on a new green hydrogen proposal for Prince George.
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 32 seconds
Helen Knott
Indigenous author opens up about "Becoming a Matriarch"
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 24 seconds
Canfor announces new Houston mill
The $200 million project will eventually mean 200 direct jobs.
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Fall forecast
Meteorologist has a look ahead
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 5 seconds
Solidarity event for landfill search
Sonya Rock is the organizer of a local day of action to search the landfills
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 41 seconds
Prince George pitches provincial funding for fire-rescue services
City wants the province to pay for increasing costs.
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Wildfire planning
RDBN hopes to see more local firefighting capability
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 54 seconds
BC United pitches its plan for public safety
MLA Dan Davies on the goals of his party's "Safer BC" policy.
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 13 seconds
Totem pole coming home
Pole taken from Nisga'a territory returning from Scotland.
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 38 seconds
State of Emergency in McBride
Fire Chief and farmer David Hruby talks about the impact of drought.
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Danny Bell name as artist in residence
PG Community Arts Council expands to the world of music
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EV driver discovers northern B.C. has worse charger coverage than the Yukon
Jamella Hagen discusses the challenges she faced traveling from Prince George back home to Whitehorse.
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 16 seconds
Crushed Wild Mint
Jess Housty talks about her new book of poetry
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 44 seconds
Anti-SOGI and pro-SOGI rallies
We hear from a Prince George resident and the BC Teachers' Federation.
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Federal housing advocate concerned over encampment
Calls Prince George's handling of Millennium Park a "serious human rights violation."
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South African firefighters heading home from Northern B.C.
Daybreak's Nicole Oud attends a ceremony for crews
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 35 seconds
Status card mix-up
Daybreak speaks to the card owner and the woman whose photo was on the card.
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Tugboat sentence handed down
Union not happy with fine for Wainwright Marine
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 21 seconds
SOGI in the class
Coordinator talks about what's being taught
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 16 seconds
UBCM wrap-up
Mayors of Smithers and Terrace discuss convention take-aways
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Politics and education
A student says India and Canada's diplomatic fight has some caught in the middle.
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Not all help is created equally
Audrey McKinnon returns to talk about autism therapies
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 27 seconds
B.C. court rules mining rights system unconstitutional
Gitxaala Nation victory means system will need to change
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Prince George gets the bird (trail)
Tourism group hopes BC Bird Trail addition means a new flock of visitors
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Metlakatla settlrement
Nation to receive $150 million from federal government for unfair land purchase
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 23 seconds
Wily coyote
Conservation Officers believe one animal responsible for 5 attacks.
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 42 seconds
Urban Reserve
Doig River First Nation moving forward with plan in Dawson Creek
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Marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
A conversation with Ginger Gosnell Myers.
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Coming home to the Nass
After nearly a century in Scotland, and totem pole returns to Nisg'a territory.
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Ravens and reconciliation
A unique project at UNBC to mark the Nation Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Back to the Nass
Daybreak's Matt Allen brings us sounds from a totem pole rematriation ceremony in Laxgalts'ap.
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More than a number; reflecting on the loss of a brother
Former UNBC soccer star Brooke Molby shares the story of losing her brother Ty to Fentanyl.
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re-examining resforestation
UNBC Professor Phil Burton argues for diversity of vegetation in tree planting to reduce wildfire risk.
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Resource Municipalities Coalition to fold
The mayor of Fort Nelson talks about what comes next.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 55 seconds
New Masset library
Facility will have a dedicated space for Haida language.
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 36 seconds
Tl'azt'en Nation terminates mining MOU
Chief concerned company still promoting projects
01/01/0001 • 3 minutes 58 seconds
Wells gold mine may not have the Midas touch
Proposed mine has some Wells residents digging in
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Sleeping or zombie fires explained
Wildfire season may be winding down, but some fires will likely burn through the winter.
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Whale songs
A network of hydrophones is keeping tabs on whales and ships off the BC coast
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 41 seconds
Gumboot Guys
New book explores North Coast adventures...and plenty of boats.
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Emergency at the ER
As the Kitimat ER closes for two days, Daybreak talks with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
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The life and legacy of Mel Bevan
Former Kitselas Chief Councillor Sm'ooyget Satsan has passed away.
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Friendship bracelets, cardigans, and superfans
Daybreak chats with a Prince George Swiftie about Taylor Swift's new concert movie.
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The case of a city's bad rap...but is it deserved?
Historian explores the history of early Prince George in a new book.
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 41 seconds
Peace papers to close
Fort St John and Dawson Creek newspapers shutting down
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 34 seconds
Pet physio
Prince George business helps out furry friends
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 35 seconds
Wildfire season stretches SAR
Operators have made adjustments to keep up
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 14 seconds
Haida Immersion
New Masset library will be dedicated to Xaad Kil, the northern dialect spoken in the area
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Child and youth mental health fair
Prince George DPAC helping to connect parents with available resources
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The search for Chelsea Quaw
Saik'uz members expand efforts to Prince George for missing member
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 51 seconds
Can homemade beaver dams help conserve water in northern B.C.?
Low water levels on the Nechako and what can be done about it
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Masset fuel storage proposal has residents worried
Residents say project should be subject to environmental assessment
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 51 seconds
BCAFN meets in Prince George
The housing crisis and its impact on Indigenous youth on the agenda
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 57 seconds
Bond will back... in the next election
Long-time MLA announces another run
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 34 seconds
Food security on the North Coast
Daybreak sits down with an Indigenous corporation that grows fresh produce
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 18 seconds
Deadfall has a live one!
PG brewery picks up a win at the BC Beer Awards
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PG and the OCP
Panel weighs in on changes to Prince George's Official Community Plan
01/01/0001 • 11 minutes 22 seconds
Boo!
Prince George family bumps up the fear factor for its Halloween display.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 3 seconds
Northern Health's new CEO
Ciro Panessa chats with Daybreak North about vaccine appointments, healthcare worker recruitment and retention.
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Exploring the paranormal of northern B.C.
Daybreak gets into a "spirited" chat with two of the stars of Haunted Gold Rush and History's Most Haunted
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'A soft spot in a tough town': Remembering pioneering poet Barry McKinnon
One of the founding faculty members of the College of New Caledonia and a pioneer of Prince George's literary scene Barry McKinnon is being mourned. Friend and colleague John Harris speaks with Carolina de Ryk.
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Northern couple's flight ordeal lands on transport minister's desk
Forced to crawl off an Air Canada flight, Rodney Hodgins now says he feels like he's making change when it comes to accessibility.
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Getting heated over heat pump rebate hurdles
Smithers resident says federal rebate program left him out in the cold.
01/01/0001 • 10 minutes 59 seconds
Pumpkins for pigs
Forget the candy, a northern B.C. pig rescue says the real Halloween treat is leftover pumpkins
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Bench boss
Rupert woman wins North American Bench Press Championship...just don't ask her to move your furniture.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 48 seconds
Dawson Creek hosting national hockey tournament
Faceoff at the U18 Women's National Hockey Tournament is Saturday.
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UNBC's Nurse practitioner program growing
How will doubling the program help healthcare?
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Prince George ringette player at world championship
Hear from Lily Palmer about her super power
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The impact of new short-term rental rules
Prince Rupert property manager says legislation will do more harm than good in the North Coast community.
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 57 seconds
Housing minister on shelter space and legislation changes
Ravi Kahlon talks about housing supply and emergency housing in Prince George
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The search for Chelsea Quaw/Heron
Daybreak speaks with Chelsea's mother about the investigation of her disappearance.
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Living wage rising in northern B.C.
New report highlights the struggle to make ends meet
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 55 seconds
Indigenous Veteran's Day
Tahltan/Ttlingit Elder Bill McPhee was conscripted into the Vietnam War as a dual citizen, but still has yet to receive recognition from the Canadian government.
01/01/0001 • 10 minutes 7 seconds
Calls for police accountability after missing woman found dead
Carrier Sekani Family Services says stereotypes continue to affect investigative urgency
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 46 seconds
The case for youth care in Daajing Giids
Village hoping to get a Foundry program
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 46 seconds
Northern outreach on the Downtown Eastside
The First Nations Health Authority announces funding to help Indigenous people from northern B.C.
01/01/0001 • 4 minutes 10 seconds
A Matter of Deviance
Dance choreographer Cai Glover to premiere his latest work in hometown Prince George.
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 41 seconds
The high cost of Haida Gwaii
Islands Wellness foodbank seeing new faces.
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 5 seconds
Found Fragments: Stories of Courage Valour
Sheila Serup talks about her second book.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 9 seconds
Striking art planned for Highway 16 roundabout
The traffic circle between Terrace and Thornhill will be home to a new piece of high profile art that honours salmon and the Indigenous territory. We talk to founder and president of the Skeena Salmon Arts Festival Society, Dave Gordon.
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Fort St. John family afraid to return to home pierced by bullets
Fort St. John resident Rick McGee says his family is afraid to return home after bullets from a neighbourhing property penetrated his home. Police say the neighbouring property is known to them. McGee tells us what he wants to happen.
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A Terrace-born, first-time author shares his story of addiction
Freddie Wilson's new book is called 'Don't Judge Me: Husband, Father, Crack Addict." Wilson tells us why he decided to share his story, and shares his thoughts on the current approach to the toxic drug crisis.
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Conservationist reacts to B.C.'s new draft biodiversity framework
The B.C. government has announced a draft framework to prioritize the health and biodiversity of the province's ecosystems. We get reaction from Ken Wu with the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
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Making heat pumps more accessible for everyone
A policy analyst with Ecotrust Canada discusses the future of heat pumps in Canada.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 23 seconds
Survey says...Mackenzie!!
The Brars bring a northern B.C. flavour to Family Feud Canada
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 25 seconds
Making heat pumps more accessible for everyone
A policy analyst from Ecotrust discusses the future possibilities of heat pumps across the country.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 23 seconds
Long term care beds announced for Prince George
The facility will be city's first in 15 years.
01/01/0001 • 3 minutes 24 seconds
Governor General's gold for North Coast researcher
Work on environmentally sustainable nursing wins award for Prince Rupert councilor
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 13 seconds
Healthcare and religion
What does Catholic involvement in a new northern long-term care facility mean for residents?
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 45 seconds
Shelter construction faces hurdles at PG encampment
City opposes small shelters being built for people living unhoused
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 56 seconds
Youth custody centre to close
Prince George facility the only one in northern B.C.
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 42 seconds
Gassed up!
Trigon looks to move from coal to propane exports from Prince Rupert
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 16 seconds
CNC's new president
Cindy Heitman speaks with Daybreak about he new role
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 33 seconds
Some PG councillors want the city to opt out of short-term rental rules
Short-term rental legislation the subject of council motion.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 28 seconds
Teachers union calls out BC Conservatives on SOGI speech
Union pens letter to Rustad with its concerns
01/01/0001 • 8 minutes 28 seconds
Staying sweet without sugar
Prince Rupert store has no worries about a sugar shortage because it relies on other sweeteners.
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Remembering Patty Forman
The province has declared November 21 Patricia Forman Day.
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Peace Villa care concerns
Families are worried about the care loved-ones are getting at Fort St. John's only long-term care home.
01/01/0001 • 10 minutes 45 seconds
Wolf cull questioned
Billboards in Prince George challenge provincial program
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 19 seconds
Work supporting unhoused recognized
Together We Stand wins award
01/01/0001 • 2 minutes 57 seconds
John Rustad on BC Conservative climate policy
Leader argues climate change real, but not an existential threat.
01/01/0001 • 10 minutes 6 seconds
Taking aim at the wolf cull
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Minister Nathan Cullen support cull to help Caribou.
01/01/0001 • 10 minutes 17 seconds
Climate considerations
UNBC professor Joe Shea on BC Conservative climate policy.
01/01/0001 • 9 minutes 6 seconds
More than a gathering place
Daybreak pokes its head into the new Prince George Men's Shed.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes
Competing for new habitats
A new paper looks at glacial melt in northwest B.C. and what it means for salmon and mining.
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 15 seconds
Protecting Prince George wetlands
Nature Trust raising money to buy land north of the city.
01/01/0001 • 3 minutes 7 seconds
Rooting out invasive plants
Group wants Smithers council to take on Tansies
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 17 seconds
Guarding against online sexual exploitation
CEO of The White Hatter talks about strategies to protect youth from online harm.
01/01/0001 • 14 minutes 7 seconds
No snow, no go
Hudson Bay Mountain Resort delays opening day as it waits on a dump of snow.
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 15 seconds
New District 57 board chair
Craig Brennan chats with Daybreak.
01/01/0001 • 11 minutes 34 seconds
A trip to a Christmas tree farm
Jason Peters gets chopping at Happy Pappy's
01/01/0001 • 5 minutes 48 seconds
BCNU on new hospital security
Union pleased with new additions to Terrace, Prince Rupert
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 31 seconds
Choppy times for Prince Rupert port workers
Longshoremen struggling as port traffic declines
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 8 seconds
The RIZZ factor
Do you have rizz? More importantly, do you know what it means? Daybreak takes a field trip to find out.
01/01/0001 • 4 minutes 36 seconds
Ganging up on gangs
Police say they'll stay in Dawson Creek until residents feel safe
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 29 seconds
New post office in Atlin
New location beats getting mail at the morgue
01/01/0001 • 6 minutes 16 seconds
Decanting a mystery
Tasting notes from a time capsule
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 36 seconds
Friendship bracelets and autism
Smithers business sparks conversations about neurodiversity with a twist of the wrist
01/01/0001 • 7 minutes 22 seconds
Waniskahatan arrives in Prince George
Traveling exhibit opens at the downtown library Saturday morning
• 7 minutes 20 seconds
Millennium Park move-out
Daybreak checks in on encampment residents and those helping them vacate the park
• 4 minutes 20 seconds
Plenty of smoke...where are the fires?
PG Fire Centre breaks down why the north is blanketed by choking smoke
• 13 minutes 27 seconds
New middle school for Prince Rupert
Province announces $126 million for facility
• 6 minutes 16 seconds
Millennium Park encampment residents ordered to evacuate
Mayor Simon Yu talks about safety concerns and the early dismantling.
• 11 minutes 5 seconds
Making the grade
UNBC educator Glen Thielmann on the changing face of assessment in the class
• 8 minutes 21 seconds
Camp residents told to leave downtown homeless site
Unhoused Prince George residents face deadline to leave local park.
• 13 minutes 27 seconds
Housing Minister responds to Millennium Park closure
Ravi Kahlon frustrated by the Prince George's plans for homeless encampment
• 7 minutes 35 seconds
Health Minister Adrian Dix
Minister responds to Northern Health ER service disruptions
• 9 minutes 13 seconds
Teachers on the first day back in school
PGDTA President Daryl Beauregard has concerns about thin staffing levels
• 9 minutes
Prince George to dismantle homeless camp
B.C. housing minister not happy with the plan to take down Millennium Park camp
• 6 minutes 51 seconds
City employee recovering after downtown explosion
Prince George woman to return home from Vancouver hospital
• 7 minutes 17 seconds
Major changes ahead for the Nechako?
UNBC continues long-term study of river basin, but says projections indicate serious shifts
• 9 minutes 12 seconds
Witset remains on alert
First Nation watching nearby wildfire
• 7 minutes 34 seconds
A better way than bullets
A former Conservation Officer says we need to rethink killing bears
• 8 minutes
Safe supply in Quesnel
Daybreak takes a ride-along with a Cariboo-based harm reduction program.
• 6 minutes 17 seconds
Finding a cure for ER diversions
MLA Shirley Bond calls on province to act.
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
Celebrating a major milestone
A Prince George will renew their vows after becoming one of the first same-sex couples to wed in Northern B.C.
• 7 minutes 51 seconds
Premier tours wildfire zones
David Eby speaks about fire response, forest policy
• 9 minutes 36 seconds
Donut shop reflects on explosion aftermath
Kathryn Saunby of Daydream Donuts Café reflects on the chaos that followed in the minutes after an explosion levelled a neighbouring building in downtown Prince George.
• 8 minutes 38 seconds
Shelter expects uptick in wildfire related animal rescues
Northern Lights preparing for a bust fall
• 7 minutes 50 seconds
Explosion levels Prince George building
Three people injured in blast
• 5 minutes 24 seconds
Explosion levels Prince George building
Blast felt across the city
• 5 minutes 24 seconds
Kelowna wildfires
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce CEO Dan Rogers says wildfire took him back to the fires of 2003
• 8 minutes 8 seconds
Fort St John firefighters helping with Okanagan wildfires
Daybreak speaks with Deputy Fire Chief Matt Troiano
• 7 minutes 20 seconds
Accelerated nursing program takes off at UNBC
Program trains RNs in half the time
• 7 minutes 8 seconds
Explosion levels Prince George building
A blast at a downtown building was felt across Prince George this morning.
• 5 minutes 24 seconds
Burns Lake Centennial
Celebrating the community's 100 years
• 8 minutes 4 seconds
What is a critical mineral?
An environmental group wants B.C. to reconsider what it defines as a critical mineral.
• 9 minutes 31 seconds
Prince Rupert's big fix
Council wants to borrow big bucks to replace its aging water system
• 9 minutes 26 seconds
Calling 911 from the ER
The BC Nurses Union reacts to a proposal to keep the Smithers ER open
• 9 minutes 38 seconds
Fatal tugboat case in Prince Rupert court
Mariner's mother says the legal process doesn't equal justice
• 8 minutes 7 seconds
From tears to hope
New billboards aimed at transforming Highway of Tears
• 6 minutes 30 seconds
LNG tankers and the possible toll on whales
Study indicates big increase for humpback and fin whale deaths related to tanker traffic
• 6 minutes 25 seconds
Bear sightings galore
The bruins are back in a big way, according to listener response.
• 4 minutes 24 seconds
The case for better wildfire firefighter pay
Union argues more money and retention strategies needed
• 8 minutes 14 seconds
Looking back at Sandblast
The story of a uniquely Prince George event.
• 11 minutes 41 seconds
Ranchers riding out hay shortage
We hear from the owners of an Ootsa Lake cattle operation
• 10 minutes 3 seconds
Rash of whale strikes raises concerns
With LNG traffic ahead, researchers predict more collisions
• 8 minutes 4 seconds
Hay harvest up in Smoke
Police investigate massive hay fire near Vanderhoof
• 9 minutes 16 seconds
Making the most of limited water
CBC Producer Jen Norwell talks tips and tricks to keeping things green, even during drought
• 11 minutes
Last resort
Bonnie Fehr and her husband stayed behind during a wildfire evacuation to protect their Francois Lake resort
• 9 minutes 34 seconds
Horsing around in the Robson Valley
The Back Country Horsemen of B.C. have established an equine campground
• 7 minutes 28 seconds
Tackling poverty
Prince George city councilor Cori Ramsay talks about B.C.'s poverty reduction strategy
• 7 minutes 27 seconds
Club for neurodivergent girls returns to the north
GIRLS CLUB is an event-based charity group that has chapters across the province. It was shut down in the north due to COVID, but a determined mother is bringing it back. Kristen McBurnie and one of her participants, Nora, talk about the program’s relaunch with Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk.
• 5 minutes 45 seconds
Super Barbie fan hosts Barbie-themed branch at Prince Rupert hotel
Hannah Philippson-Madill speaks to host Carolina de Ryk about what Barbie meant to her, her sisters and friends when they were girls.
• 9 minutes 10 seconds
Safety in Fort St. John
Crime is down, but safety concerns are up. City hosting forum with other stakeholders.
• 9 minutes 21 seconds
Topless tiff
Prince George woman files complaint after RCMP tell her she could face charges for being topless in her own yard.
• 2 minutes 27 seconds
Port strike and Prince Rupert
Strike enters day 6. What does that mean for North America's closest port to Asia?
• 9 minutes 15 seconds
Port strike pitfalls
Business group wants government intervention
• 7 minutes 2 seconds
The toll of toxic drug calls
Ambulance paramedics seeing higher overdose calls
• 7 minutes 48 seconds
Mountain goat rescue
Comeback kid Elsa defies the odds
• 7 minutes 46 seconds
Minimum wage, the trouble with travel nurses, and Tears to Hope
The BCNU says the province's reliance on costly nursing agencies could spell trouble filling long-term nursing shortages.
We hear from the Peace about the impact of BC's minimum wage hike.
Collective grief continues in the wake of Madison Scott's discovery.
• 2 hours 5 minutes 46 seconds
The joys of open air
Donna Kane talks about sleeping outside and a project she's working on.
• 6 minutes 58 seconds
Portion of Berg Lake trail reopens
Hikers now able to get to Kinney Lake, but repairs to the rest will take years.
• 9 minutes 26 seconds
Fort St John filmmaker captures the Bayanihan spirit
Ovvian Castrillo Hill set to mark a special Canada Day
• 7 minutes 36 seconds
Prince George wins dubious honour
Canadian Association of Journalists talks about the city's award as most secretive municipality
• 8 minutes 59 seconds
The future of overdose prevention in Prince George
Service provider takes a step back
• 10 minutes 28 seconds
Vanderhoof ER diversions concern mayor
Hospital recorded two days of ER closures over the weekend
• 6 minutes 51 seconds
Farwell Canyon fight
Two First Nations could end up in court over territorial overlap
• 9 minutes 55 seconds
Herd hacks grass and other fuels in the North Cariboo
When it comes to reducing fire risk, Quesnel has found its method is the G.O.A.T.
• 6 minutes 45 seconds
Province puts up funding for SPCA
Millions across the north will mean a permanent shelter in Fort St John
• 6 minutes 47 seconds
The mounting toll of medical calls
Prince George wants the province to help out with stretched fire department
• 8 minutes 5 seconds
National Indigenous Peoples Day in Prince George
Daybreak brings back some sounds from the event
• 3 minutes 52 seconds
Forest carbon concerns
Canada's forests are going from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
Saik'uz fire team goes for gold
Seven members of the small fire department will represent BC at a national competition
• 7 minutes 50 seconds
The future of energy production in northern BC.
Fort St John chamber positive about the shift to net zero
• 10 minutes 37 seconds
From book to ballet
Former PG resident Amy Beeman returns to see her children's book on the stage.
• 8 minutes 6 seconds
Pot-bellied highway rescue
A wayward swine was saved from a Highway 97 rest stop
• 8 minutes 18 seconds
Could your french fry oil soon be in the tank of your truck?
Tidewater Renewables launches biodiesel facility in PG
• 7 minutes 42 seconds
Dakelh comes to the classroom
After years of pushing, the endangered Indigenous language is now part of the curriculum
• 7 minutes 4 seconds
Stolen mask makes temporary return
Gitxaala welcome stone mask home
• 7 minutes 7 seconds
Current wildfires and the future of house insurance
We get the latest on the Donnie Creek fire and what the possible house insurance implications could be
• 8 minutes 30 seconds
Toxic mining legacy
Northern Health issues health advisory for Wells area lake
• 6 minutes 20 seconds
What does it mean to be Urbariginal?
Podcast host Rudy Kelly talks culture and disconnection
• 7 minutes 20 seconds
Tumbler Ridge residents return home
Daybreak hears from a family evacuated for a week
• 5 minutes 44 seconds
School trustee byelections
The Prince George district school board will have two new faces after this weekend
• 6 minutes 44 seconds
Wildfire could cut off road access to Fort Nelson
The Donnie Creek Wildfire threatens a section of the Alaska Highway
• 9 minutes 30 seconds
How do rural residents react to wildfires?
When evacuation orders come through, what do people do?
• 8 minutes 14 seconds
Connecting with kick-flips
Kids in the Peace are getting a chance to learn skateboarding
• 6 minutes 11 seconds
Prince Rupert grapples with tragedy
RCMP are investigating the discovery of four bodies at a city home.
• 7 minutes 40 seconds
More bite than Canada thistle
A Prince George gardener has the bitemark to prove a close encounter with a coyote.
• 6 minutes 30 seconds
Remembering Immaculata Basil
Young Indigenous mother was last seen near Tache ten years ago.
• 3 minutes 4 seconds
Tachick Lake healing centre
Centre to tackle the toxic drug crisis
• 6 minutes 8 seconds
Wildfire in Tumbler ridge Geopark
Daybreak finds out what's at stake for the UNESCO-recognized site
• 6 minutes 15 seconds
Dawson Creek welcoming wildfire evacuees
Tumbler Ridge residents hoping for the all-clear
• 5 minutes 48 seconds
Diagnosis delay
Laurie Mercer wants to know why it took six years for doctors to find her cancer
• 10 minutes 36 seconds
Peace wildfire update
The latest on Donnie Creek and West Kiskatinaw River wildfires
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
More than just an irritation
A respirologist explains the health impacts of inhaling wildfire smoke
• 9 minutes 23 seconds
Mail trouble
Atlin residents say service beyond snail mail
• 7 minutes 26 seconds
Wildfire update
The latest from Fire Information Officer Forrest Tower
• 10 minutes 3 seconds
Making your home wildfire resistant
The Peace River Firesmart program shares tips.
• 8 minutes 54 seconds
Wildlife after wildfires
Could fires hold a silver lining for some species?
• 8 minutes 14 seconds
When the pipeline pulls out
With TransMountain work complete, Valemount residents are facing a new round of changes.
• 6 minutes 52 seconds
Donnie Creek wildfire growth reaches new heights
Northeast fire is now the largest fire in BC on record
• 9 minutes 5 seconds
Sweet story from a war-torn country
A northwest apiary is bringing in Ukrainian Queen bees
• 9 minutes 1 second
The case for Indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation
A new article says government isn't involving Indigenous knowledge
• 6 minutes 37 seconds
Black spruce and the Donnie Creek Creek fire
Professor explains how tree species may be fueling BC's biggest wildfire
• 8 minutes 34 seconds
What the heck is Papapalooza?
Health practitioners performing pop-up cervical screening in Prince George
• 5 minutes 42 seconds
Returning to Hogsback Lake
Betsy Trumpener visits the campsite where Maddy Scott was last seen 12 years ago
• 7 minutes 11 seconds
The Urbariginal
A new CBC podcast from Rudy Kelly and Carolina de Ryk
• 10 minutes 25 seconds
Mending fences in the Peace
Ranchers worry about the upcoming season after wildfires destroyed kilometres of fencing
• 9 minutes 47 seconds
Travel Nurses
How could filling shortages affect long-term nurse recruiting?
• 6 minutes 34 seconds
Minimum wage
How will the hike affect businesses in the Peace?
• 6 minutes 2 seconds
MP reflects on the search for Madison Scott
Todd Doherty talks about the impact on the community
• 9 minutes 34 seconds
Sending salmon down the slide
Children help hatchery release Chinook fry into the Nechako
• 3 minutes 20 seconds
Counting bats
Couple shares nocturnal number crunching stories of the flying creatures
• 9 minutes 7 seconds
Moe the moose
Ungulate escapes wildfire with a little help
• 1 minute 54 seconds
Frenemies with history
New work from Haida Manga artist explores colonization and the path ahead
• 14 minutes 58 seconds
Madison Scott's remains found after 12 years of searching
RCMP investigation still ongoing at rural property near Vanderhoof
• 3 minutes 20 seconds
Missing from care
Jennifer Charlesworth discusses a report on missing children in care on the International Day to Recognize Missing Children
• 7 minutes 56 seconds
Fashion and FOMO
Olamipo Bandele discusses her solo exhibit at Two Rivers Gallery
• 4 minutes 21 seconds
UNBC celebrates 30th convocation
Member of the first grad class shares memories
• 7 minutes 52 seconds
Tourism from an Indigenous perspective
Daybreak visits a training program in Prince Rupert
• 5 minutes 44 seconds
Nurses rally over staff shortages
BCNU members say Prince George ER "chaotic"
• 3 minutes 42 seconds
The slippery slope of normalizing climate change
UNBC professor about the pitfalls of researchers getting used to climate change.
• 7 minutes 46 seconds
Stopping wildfires and misinformation
What is it about forest fires that sparks conspiracies?
• 9 minutes 48 seconds
A proud hockey dad
Marco Myatovic's son Nico helped lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a WHL championship
• 9 minutes 20 seconds
Fire Watch: The Making of a Beast
John Vaillant talks about his new book about the Fort McMurray fire.
• 6 minutes 24 seconds
Health effects of forest fire smoke
The BC Centre for Disease Control worries about the impact of wildfire smoke
• 6 minutes 58 seconds
It's a heat wave, but not a heat dome.
We find out how record highs compare to the 2021 heat dome.
• 7 minutes 7 seconds
Wildlife and wildfire smoke
Can birds get smoker's cough?
• 7 minutes 59 seconds
Adding fuel in the fire zone
A Wonowon gas station is sticking it out to supply firefighters and community members
• 9 minutes 14 seconds
Skeena River rising
The BC River Forecast Centre updates the flood risk in the Northwest
• 4 minutes 58 seconds
Terrace area flood concerns
Daybreak speaks to residents and the mayor of Terrace as the Skeena remains high
• 7 minutes 10 seconds
Some of Canada's greatest writers make a stop in Prince Rupert
Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson chat with Daybreak about their journey along Highway 16
• 9 minutes 3 seconds
Fire threat eases for Fort St John
CBC reporter Liam Britten provides the latest from the Peace
• 8 minutes 2 seconds
Singing in Sm'algyax
Saltwater Hank is releasing a new album sung entirely in his ancestral language
• 2 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds
Better preparing for wildfires
Professor says we can expect more fires in the future and a national strategy is needed
• 7 minutes 58 seconds
New wildfires in the Peace
Two new fires force evacuations north of Fort St John
• 7 minutes 5 seconds
Prince George receiving Peace evacuees
Emergency Programs Manager Tanya Spooner details what services are available to those that have fled the fires.
• 6 minutes 20 seconds
Fort St John residents bracing for fire evacuation
Information Officer Ryan Harvey says evacuation alert is a precaution and is asking city residents to remain calm.
• 5 minutes 19 seconds
Parents angered over teacher's removal of their son's nail polish
Prince Rupert couple say actions left their son traumatized
• 5 minutes 48 seconds
Mom pens song for wildfire fighting son
Daybreak speaks with Devon Henley and her son James Southcott
• 9 minutes 12 seconds
Composting cash
First Nations get funding for compost facilities to cut carbon and waste
• 7 minutes 9 seconds
Northern B.C. wildfire situation
Wildfires grow over weekend, but firefighters make progress.
• 7 minutes 49 seconds
MP wants Red Dress Alerts
Leah Gazan talks about a public alert system for missing Indigenous women and girls
• 8 minutes 16 seconds
Fishing trip turns tragic
Skidegate Chief Council honours the memory of two members lost at sea
• 13 minutes
Wells women only beer fest
Brewers pop the top on Toil and Trouble
• 5 minutes 44 seconds
Rural ECE podcast
An Early Childhood Educator from Mackenzie has launched podcast
• 6 minutes 4 seconds
Cruise season starts in Prince Rupert
Local business owner talks about the impact of 3000 people arriving Wednesday
• 6 minutes 59 seconds
Culver case hearing postponed
Hearing for RCMP charged in Dale Culver's death to be back in court June 6
• 4 minutes 38 seconds
Honour House fundraiser
Larry Campbell and Chuck Puchmayr could be headed to your town
• 9 minutes 36 seconds
From the cutblock to HOT Docs
Bella Coola filmmaker talks about treeplanting documentary
• 7 minutes 48 seconds
Long-awaited hearing begins in Burns Lake
Day School survivors allege RCMP failed to adequately investigate reports of abuse
• 7 minutes 27 seconds
From tractors to drones
Quesnel rancher says drones help crops in a number of ways
• 6 minutes 31 seconds
Resource road safety
A company is offering courses on cruising BC's backroads
• 7 minutes 59 seconds
Decriminalization doubts
Group to hold rally over toxic drug deaths
• 7 minutes 5 seconds
Extra workplace protection for workers
Court of Appeal ruling could mean more flexibility for caregivers
• 4 minutes 26 seconds
BC's patchwork of safe inhalation sites
How overdose prevention workers are supporting those who smoke drugs
• 8 minutes 35 seconds
A grouse grind of a different kind
The story of a northern BC man's "fowl" close encounter
• 9 minutes 17 seconds
School District 57 to meet
Nearly two months, two trustee resignations, and the loss of a superintendent later, Prince George school trustees are set to reconvene.
• 7 minutes 5 seconds
ArtsWells planning a comeback
Island Mountain Arts holds AGM to plot festival's return
• 7 minutes 42 seconds
College program recognized nationally
CNC's Reintegration Readiness training helps former federal inmates
• 6 minutes 12 seconds
Jail time for contempt of court
Man's attempt to use political theory to stymie court proceedings blows up in his face
• 8 minutes 38 seconds
TMX and Valemount: the next steps
Mayor Owen Torgerson says village grappling with the looming workforce departure
• 6 minutes 2 seconds
UN forum on Indigenous issues
AFN rep Taylor Behn-Tsakoza returns from New York
• 7 minutes 21 seconds
P-SAC strike puts prawn fishery in a tough spot
Harvester says delays could snag prawn and salmon fisheries
• 7 minutes 25 seconds
New tunes from Saltwater Hank
North Coast favourite to play Prince George Saturday
• 6 minutes 26 seconds
Union fears for spot prawn fishery as strike continues
Striking P-SAC staff at DFO responsible for licensing
• 6 minutes 9 seconds
The economic impact of the Northern B.C. vet shortage
Farmers say it puts their operations in a bind, not to mention the economy
• 9 minutes 49 seconds
Hurdles before a marathon
Rupert runner recounts travel troubles while being Boston-bound
• 8 minutes 56 seconds
Beyond a painted line
Petition calls for better biking infrastructure in Prince George
• 9 minutes 9 seconds
Drought means tough choices for food producers
BC Cattlemen's Association says dry conditions taking a toll
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The long pathway of learning
UNBC medical student tackles PhD
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Attorney General updates hub program progress
Niki Sharma says specialized units to tackle repeat, violent offenders to start next month
• 6 minutes 16 seconds
Bylaws vs decriminalization
A recent drug seizure raises questions about decriminalization and homelessness
• 7 minutes 31 seconds
A voice for more vet services
The Prince George Humane Society wants the city to provide land for a new animal shelter and vet clinic, citing a shortage of services.
• 6 minutes 23 seconds
Quesnel-area ski resort cutting a path to expansion
Troll to add T-bar and terrain for snow seekers
• 7 minutes 4 seconds
Body, mind, and voice
A Terrace program is combing yoga and Sm'algyax
• 9 minutes 24 seconds
T-birds in town to face PG Cougars
A Prince George hockey dad will be cheering his son on, but not the Cougars.
• 8 minutes 43 seconds
Northern B.C. rooster prompts wild goose chase after great escape
A cocky bird has its would-be captor crying foul.
• 3 minutes 48 seconds
Nothing but the tooth
rock-hounds sniff out a fossil that could belong to an extinct shark
• 6 minutes 25 seconds
Doctor worried about fracking impacts
Dawson Creek physician seeing worrying diagnoses
• 9 minutes 12 seconds
Forget cake! This Valemount resident ran 62 km for his 62nd birthday!
Dave MacDowell is an ultra-marathoner. So what better way to celebrate his 62nd birthday than to run 1 km for every year of his life? He tells us why it's a way to express gratitude.
• 7 minutes 32 seconds
Pipeline cyber crime
Are BC pipelines sealed off from foreign attack?
• 6 minutes 39 seconds
BBC reality show showcases northern B.C. generosity... and lack of transit
Zainib and Mobeen Qureshi ended up stuck in Prince George while competing on a BBC reality show. That's until local resident Corey Bonnar offered to drive them 8 hours to Prince Rupert. Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk hears the story from all three of them.
• 9 minutes 47 seconds
The case for one encampment
Prince George city council may pause the plan to centralize the city's unhoused
• 6 minutes 5 seconds
Prince George Cougars super fan praying for more playoff success
For the first time in 16 years, the Prince George Cougars are moving onto the second round of the WHL playoffs. We talk to Cougars super fan, and long-time season ticket holder, Betty-June Gair about the excitement around the team.
• 8 minutes 25 seconds
Making the Wells hotel swell
the hotel's new owner outlines plans for the 1930s building.
• 8 minutes 32 seconds
Back together in harmony
Daybreak's Catherine Hansen catches up with Cantora Allegro now that the choir is back together post-COVID.
• 6 minutes 52 seconds
Indigenous language resurgence
The First Peoples' Cultural Council show more people learning their language
• 5 minutes 46 seconds
From a dump of snow to the snow dump
Daybreak gets to the bottom, and looks up at the top... of the massive mounds of snow at Prince George's snow storage facility.
• 6 minutes 29 seconds
Indigenous stewardship course
Kitasoo school helping students learn their culture and graduate
• 9 minutes 23 seconds
Cedar LNG approved
Haisla project will feature a floating facility
• 4 minutes 54 seconds
Power play
How could wave energy power North Coast communities?
• 11 minutes 26 seconds
Compensation for loss of culture
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir talks about a landmark settlement
• 6 minutes 9 seconds
Fixing Prince Rupert's water system
Mayor Herb Pond lays out the plan to put $65 million into Rupert's pipes
• 9 minutes 48 seconds
UNBC and UNESCO
Associate professor name chair of UNESCO Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods
• 6 minutes 56 seconds
Indian Residential School Survivors Society open house
Manager Veronica Haddon talks about the expansion in the north
• 9 minutes 26 seconds
Masset hospital staffing cause for concern: Doctor
Physician says long closure of ER would lead to fatalities
• 9 minutes 9 seconds
ER diversions in the north
Mackenzie's mayor talks about the health care concerns of her community
• 9 minutes 47 seconds
Commercial truck safety
A researcher discusses the industry in the wake of two deaths in two weeks
• 7 minutes 10 seconds
What are the best ways to lower the risk of Alzheimers?
About half a million people are living with Alzheimer's Disease in Canada...a number set to double over the next 7 years. Jay Ingram of the Public Health Agency of Canada discusses the best ways to lower your risk.
• 8 minutes 41 seconds
Northern Health responds to Haida Gwaii care concerns
Northwest Chief Operating Officer Ciro Panessa on how Northern Health is addressing nurse shortages
• 9 minutes 31 seconds
Breaking down the Doctrine of Discovery
What does the Catholic Church's repudiation of the doctrine mean?
• 9 minutes 5 seconds
Pro wrestling hits the mat in northern B.C.
Primetime Wrestling pins hopes on Prince George
• 6 minutes 45 seconds
Family wants systemic changes after Dale Culver's death in RCMP custody
Daughter Lily Speed-Namox says her father deserved to live
• 4 minutes 14 seconds
Ferry funding
How will the government's outlay affect North Coast routes
• 2 minutes 48 seconds
Prof spills the beans on new coffee study
Report says genetics impact caffeine metabolism
• 9 minutes 37 seconds
The dentist, the prospector, and the teacher-- Meet the Jones brothers
Matt Allen brings us the story of three African American brothers who made a lasting impression on their communities in the 1800s
• 9 minutes
Honouring the missing and murdered
Lorna Brown's film Adaawk is in Prince George along with the MMIWG conference tour
• 9 minutes 20 seconds
Smithers considering revamped sheltering bylaw
Residents bring concerns about homeless camp to council
• 7 minutes 43 seconds
Sticky questions about Indian status cards
Professor Charles Menzies talks about identity and the continued colonial legacy of the ID
• 8 minutes
A precedent-setting deal?
There's a new agreement between a coal company and a BC First Nation that could be a game-changer
• 7 minutes 10 seconds
Pulp mills and "the smell of money"
What will the closure of a pulp line in Prince George mean for air quality
• 6 minutes 21 seconds
Decriminalizing some drugs
BC's mental health and addictions minister talks about the province's three-year pilot
• 6 minutes 35 seconds
Amy Blanding on Then and Now
Prince George musician Amu Blanding talks about her career as she prepares to take the stage as part of a new TV project
• 11 minutes 49 seconds
What exactly will a new protected area on the North and Central Coasts do?
Laura Lynch tells us how the Great Bear Sea plan promises to protect ocean ecosystems
• 9 minutes 18 seconds
Port pressure
Traffic is down, but expansion plans continue at the Prince Rupert port
• 9 minutes 47 seconds
No more manganese, please.
Trailer park residents want action to reduce unsafe manganese levels in their water
• 6 minutes 45 seconds
Building a life away from war
Katerina Tiurina fled Ukraine with her three children
• 3 minutes 4 seconds
The Year of the Cat
Hung La talks about the Vietnamese celebration of Lunar New Year
• 8 minutes 36 seconds
Top honour for PG social worker
Heather Lamb awarded for her work
• 7 minutes 29 seconds
Canfor cuts hit home
Arrival of pink slips heightens loss
• 7 minutes 43 seconds
Forests minister Bruce Ralston
We hear how the province plans to tackle the changing face of forestry
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
Snowpack safety
A Prince George guide talks about safe ways to get out in the snow
• 7 minutes 33 seconds
More funding for vet students
BC doubles funding to help train vets. What about a school in northern BC?
• 11 minutes 29 seconds
Parent council concerned over latest District 57 drama
D-PAC President Laura Weller says the sudden departure of the superintendent and resignation of two trustees is worrying
• 8 minutes 57 seconds
Building the Alaska Highway
Daybreak's Matt Allen examines the legacy of black American soldiers who helped to build the route
• 9 minutes 37 seconds
No Alaska ferry service to Prince Rupert this summer
Repairs and staffing impacting operations
• 6 minutes 35 seconds
Sex education snafu
Fort Nelson school district makes changes after graphic sex ed materials distributed to class
• 9 minutes 16 seconds
How did we get here?
Conservation North director Michelle Connelly talks forestry, jobs, and ecosystem health.
• 9 minutes 42 seconds
A new take on repatriation
A UK museum is taking the initiative returning Indigenous items to their homes, including Haida Gwaii
• 9 minutes 25 seconds
New exhibit in Prince George explores Metis identity and family
Erin Stagg's Otipemisewak opens at Two Rivers Gallery
• 6 minutes 12 seconds
Unwelcome house guest surprises PG family
Gordo the goat locks horns with locals
• 3 minutes 9 seconds
School boards facing tough conversations
BCTF head Clint Johnston says the federation is actively working against anti-SOGI comments affecting members
• 7 minutes 20 seconds
Cat catch fever
Claws are out over a bylaw that says cats can't roam in Prince George
• 8 minutes 37 seconds
Travelling for childbirth
Research examines the toll taken when people have to leave home for childbirth
• 9 minutes 13 seconds
Remembering Kris Yip
PG Cyclist mourned
• 3 minutes 25 seconds
A seat at the table
The BC First Nations Forestry Council hopes to shape forest policy going forward
• 9 minutes 46 seconds
BC's housing strategy
Minister Ravi Kahlon talks housing and encampments
• 6 minutes 45 seconds
Homeless camps and the courts
What could an Ontario court ruling mean for camps?
• 7 minutes 5 seconds
The journey home
Nuxalk welcome the return of a totem pole taken decades ago
• 8 minutes 24 seconds
Slapshot diplomacy
An inaugural hockey challenge hopes to break away barriers between two communities
• 8 minutes 33 seconds
From slavery to Salt Spring Island
Daybreak's Matt Allen brings us the story of Howard Estes
• 10 minutes 18 seconds
Keep on chuckin'
PG author pens a book about the history of the Rangeland Derby
• 9 minutes 34 seconds
Canfor discusses its economic plans in B.C.
After announcing hundreds of job losses across northern B.C., Canfor's Michelle Ward discusses the company's long-term plans for the region as timber supply declines.
• 11 minutes 18 seconds
Speaking out about School District 57
Former board chair concerned with sudden loss of superintendent and trustee resignations
• 8 minutes 42 seconds
Drugs, decriminalization, and the north
How will the plan affect Prince George?
• 8 minutes 46 seconds
City ponders limiting unhoused camping to one spot
Report recommends Moccasin flats as the sole spot for overnight public camping
• 8 minutes 22 seconds
Tea Creek treasure
Priceless microfilm documenting Indigenous culture found at a Kitwanga area farm
• 7 minutes 27 seconds
Charges announced in fatal tugboat sinking
Reaction to the charges mixed
• 6 minutes 45 seconds
City inspectors peeved at Prince George permitting changes
Union worries about public oversight of new buildings
• 8 minutes 13 seconds
Federal housing advocate pans Prince George's centralized homeless camp plan
Marie-Josee Houle says Moccasin Flats centralization tramples on rights
• 9 minutes 40 seconds
PGDTA wants an apology from the District 57 school board
President Daryl Beauregard says board should not accept unproven allegations about teacher conduct
• 7 minutes 58 seconds
A national disgrace?
Amnesty says Indigenous rights being trampled by government
• 9 minutes 38 seconds
Blueberry River First Nation inks deal with the Province
Environmental lawyer Chris Tollefson says agreement historic and indicates a changing relationship
• 7 minutes 10 seconds
Seven superintendents in seven years
Parents and teachers have questions after School District 57 replaced the superintendent and two trustees resigned
• 3 minutes 47 seconds
A new home
Syrian refugee Hassan al Kontar talks about his journey to Canadian citizenship
• 7 minutes 28 seconds
Pat Bell on the BC Natural Resources Forum
The forum founder talks forestry and the future.
• 8 minutes 56 seconds
Riding reshuffle
Prince George will soon be split between three provincial ridings
• 5 minutes 32 seconds
Five RCMP officers charged in Dale Culver's death
BC AFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee wonders why four of the officers are still active
• 7 minutes 17 seconds
When streaming isn't an option
Internet upgrades coming to Stewart and Gitanyow
• 6 minutes 52 seconds
Prince George tax talk
Mayor Simon Yu provides an update on budget deliberations
• 10 minutes 5 seconds
Coastal First Nations on new marine refuge
Heiltsuk Chief Councilor Marilyn Slett talks about the new protected area and what it means for fisheries
• 6 minutes 14 seconds
Prince George clinic loses vet
A look at the stress veterinarians face
• 8 minutes 30 seconds
Prince George forestry forum
Stakeholders gather to assess the sector's future
• 5 minutes 2 seconds
Hospitality conference makes itself at home in Prince George
Largest tourism gathering in BC looks beyond the pandemic
• 5 minutes 35 seconds
Drug trade fueling Prince George homicides
RCMP say fight for control of the trade causing violence
• 6 minutes 28 seconds
Prince Rupert Crimestoppers needs new blood
Retirement puts the group's future in question
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
Frozen to death
Friends and family continue to mourn the loss of Dicky Nelson in Terrace
• 12 minutes 16 seconds
Travel turbulence
MP Taylor Bachracn speaks to Daybreak prior to grilling airline executives about the travel nightmare faced by many passengers this winter.
• 8 minutes 54 seconds
Who polices the police?
Professor Sarah Hunt reflects to a probe looking into an alleged lack of action by Prince George RCMP to investigate members accused of crimes
• 7 minutes 12 seconds
Premier David Eby talks forestry
The Premier says forest policy announcements to come at Prince George forum following job loss announcements.
• 8 minutes 49 seconds
Prince Rupert residents facing tax increase
A combination of factors could lead to a double-digit hike
• 8 minutes 44 seconds
Logging and landslides
UBC researcher says forest policy plays a major role in North Cariboo landslide
• 8 minutes 23 seconds
Labour pains: the obstacles to obstetrical care in rural BC
A health researcher talks about the pressure on staff and patients when baby docs depart
• 8 minutes 29 seconds
Kidney donation chain
Hear a Prince George woman's journey to donate a kidney to a complete stranger
• 7 minutes 28 seconds
Demand for therapy dogs up in northern BC
St John Ambulance has launched a new recruitment campaign
• 7 minutes 58 seconds
Uncharted waters
Fishing union says new protected area could hurt the industry
• 7 minutes 26 seconds
Help for the helpers
Elder offers healing as First Nations leaders gather to grapple with the toxic drug crisis
• 7 minutes 7 seconds
Northern Nations call for drug treatment options
With the nearest treatment facilities a 14-hour drive, First Nations leaders say tackling toxic drugs is tough
• 2 minutes 52 seconds
There's no getting 'round getting 'round
Terrace volunteers turn the key on a new van service to make up for a lack of senior and disabled transportation
• 8 minutes 30 seconds
Prince George moves to consolidate unhoused people at Moccasin Flats
Homeless advocates and neighbourhood residents express concern
• 11 minutes 16 seconds
Canfor cuts
The CEO of the Northern Development Initiatives Trust talks about the road ahead for northern B.C. economies.
• 10 minutes 22 seconds
Hugs for Taraji
Aaron Vanderpool is continuing his late child's love and kindness by sharing 200 20-second hugs
• 8 minutes 10 seconds
A bylaw intended to protect Prince Rupert renters from renoviction is being put to the test.
Renters in Prince Rupert thought they were protected against renovictions thanks to a bylaw passed last year. Now they are finding out that might not be the case.
• 7 minutes 52 seconds
Red Robin cleared after Sunday night incident
Witness recounts restaurant rumble
• 4 minutes 45 seconds
Community forum focuses on forestry
Analyst Ben Parfitt says the time for value-added forestry is now.
• 8 minutes 59 seconds
Prince George tax hike
Residents face a bigger bill after council passes budget
• 9 minutes 4 seconds
Valemount author shortlisted for award
Maureen Brownlee talks about her book Cambium Blue
• 6 minutes 42 seconds
Housing and encampments
Does the approach by Seattle hold promise for BC?
• 7 minutes 2 seconds
When the bank won't cash your government cheque
A community advocate says Prince George banks aren't living up to their obligations when it comes to marginalized customers
• 2 minutes 25 seconds
Winterfest returns
Daybreak's Maham Hashmi speaks to an artist bringing the chill back to Prince George's Downtown Winterfest
• 3 minutes 16 seconds
Dale Culver's family reacts to charges against RCMP
Daughter says it's both a relief and painful
• 7 minutes 30 seconds
CNC celebrates Indigenous culture
Daybreak's Maham Hashmi checks out CNC's Aboriginal Culture Day
• 5 minutes 17 seconds
PPE for PTSD
Training helps BC Search and Rescue prepare for traumatic events
• 7 minutes 53 seconds
Coastal GasLink responds to online threat
Company says no evidence that pipeline tampered with
• 2 minutes 47 seconds
Body modification
Franz Manni of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris to speak on piercing at UNBC
• 9 minutes 28 seconds
Resource boon or carbon bomb?
Massive gas reserve in Blueberry FN territory creates development questions.
• 9 minutes 10 seconds
Police seek Vanderhoof pool vandals
Pool remains closed after $500,000 in damages
• 51 seconds
School Daze: what the FSAs don't say
School superintendent responds to school rankings
• 9 minutes 4 seconds
Mackenzie mayor wants timber access
Joan Atkinson says forest communities are dying a slow death while government dithers
• 8 minutes 9 seconds
The Cats are back...in the playoffs
The Prince George Cougars start the first round of the WHL playoffs this weekend.
• 7 minutes 49 seconds
Yekooche feel ignored by Crown
Lawyer for First Nation says Nation will determine its own future
• 10 minutes 31 seconds
Stoked about the snow
Weather watcher Joey Onley on why the latest dump is a good thing
• 7 minutes 7 seconds
The future of Artificial Intelligence
As AI becomes more accessible, what are the academic consequences?
• 6 minutes 25 seconds
Giggles with grannies
Nak'azdli Whut'en comedy duo positively hilarious
• 5 minutes 16 seconds
PG couple stranded by airline
Maintenance issues with Flair causes couple to re-book with another airline to get home from Tuscon
• 9 minutes 10 seconds
Protecting the Raush Valley
The Simpcw want to preserve the region which acted as a refuge for the Nation
• 6 minutes 39 seconds
BCCLA calls for accountability in Culver case
Association wonders why it took over 5 years for charges
• 8 minutes 19 seconds
David Eby in Prince Rupert
The premier spoke with Daybreak prior to announcing a $65 million investment in the city's water system.
• 9 minutes 54 seconds
Drug deaths continue to take a heavy toll
Daybreak's Matt Allen speaks with addictions minister Jennifer Whiteside
• 9 minutes 10 seconds
Healing fire
The Saik'uz Nation is bringing the spark of home to the homeless in Prince George
• 7 minutes 41 seconds
Earthquake early warning
Preparing for the big one with an early warning system
• 6 minutes 9 seconds
Keeping the "Peace" in parking lots
Fort St John council pondering a parking lot maintenance bylaw
• 6 minutes 15 seconds
Indigenous identity and the All Native Basketball Tournament
Player and coach say it's time for the tournament committee to change how it verifies identity.
• 8 minutes 41 seconds
Mike Morris on the state of the forestry sector
The MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie says it's time for a public forum on the future of forestry.
• 11 minutes 1 second
C-IRG probe causes mixed feelings
Keith Cherry wants a more public process and for the unit's operations suspended.
• 7 minutes 52 seconds
Post pandemic puppy problems
The SPCA says the recent surrender of 17 golden retrievers in Quesnel is part of a concerning trend
• 6 minutes 48 seconds
Prince Rupert hospital death
Reporter Keith Fraser on an attack that left an elderly man dead, but was not disclosed.
• 5 minutes 53 seconds
Prince George ceremony to mark the invasion of Ukraine
Michael Pluzhnikov talks to Daybreak North about his family's flight from Ukraine and their newfound home in Prince George.
• 9 minutes 27 seconds
Renoviction worries in Prince Rupert
Harbourview apartment residents make their case to council
• 4 minutes 44 seconds
When a name is more than a name
The fight to have an Indigenous name printed on a birth certificate
• 8 minutes 12 seconds
Gitxaała challenging B.C.'s mineral tenure system in court
Case could transform the way the government deals with resources on Indigenous land.