Reduced worker rights; Impact of delayed start to school year; Two-hour COVID-19 tests; Calls for locals-only swim times in Hudson's Hope; Cold weather comes early; Adrian Dix; Conservative Party leadership race; Northern B.C. economic update; Fish watching.

Daybreak North

Pool frustrations; Two-hour COVID-19 tests; Adrian Dix: Full Episode for Thursday, August 13, 2020

Marleen Morris of the UNBC Community Development Institute discusses the latest economic snapshot put together by Northern Development Initiative Trust.

Northern B.C. faring relatively well during COVID-19 pandemic, but still struggling

The number of COVID-19 cases is increasing across B.C., including the Northern Health region. Health minister Adrian Dix speaks with Carolina de Ryk about the troubling trend.

Adrian Dix on rising COVID-19 cases

New Gold, which operates mine sets in B.C. and Ontario, is testing with rapid turnaround for mobile COIVD_19 tests. Ioanna Roumeliotis reports.

Two-hour COVID-19 test turnarounds available at Canadian mine site

Residents of a small community in northeastern B.C. feel they're getting the shallow end of the deal as they are crowded out by visitors flocking to town to enjoy one of the region's few pools still running during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crowded out by visitors, Hudson's Hope residents call for locals-only swim times

In early April, Tracy Paquette went to hospital in Fort St. John with flu-like symptoms. Seventeen days later, she woke up from a coma in Prince George. Now she's sharing her story and warning people to take the disease seriously.

'It's not a joke': COVID-19 survivor speaks out as cases counts rise in Northern B.C.

Recording our memories; Drinking in public; Back to school health plans; Hazardous good on northern B.C. rail lines; COVID-19 survivor from Blueberry River First Nation shares her experience; Memorial pole raised in Prince Rupert; Questioning the effectiveness of social bubbles; Kamala Harris chosen for VP candidate; Collecting bear poop for seeds.

COVID-19 survivor; Smithers rail safety; Memorial totem pole: Full Episode for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

CBC's Matt Allen attends a pole-raising in Prince Rupert for Haida carver Lyle Campbell's mother.

Haida totem raised in memory of carver's mother

Dawn Remington of the Friends of Morice-Bulkley Society speaks with Carolina de Ryk.

Smithers residents want more information about hazardous materials traveling through town on trains

Daybreak producer Catherine Hansen has more on the laughter in the backyard, all in the name of fundraising.

Comedy during COVID

Owner Paul Clough speaks with Daybreak host Carolina de Ryk about why he's had to reel in his fishing operations off Haida Gwaii.

Queen Charlotte Lodge pulls up anchor

There are new prospects for a mine in Central B.C.. Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen speaks with Daybreak host Carolina de Rk.

A golden opportunity for Vanderhoof?

New prospects for a gold mine near Vanderhoof; a net loss for the Queen Charlotte Lodge; physical distancing with a smile one backyard show at a time.

Vanderhoof's golden opportunity; Queen Charlotte Lodge picks up anchor; Comedy during COVID: Full Episode for Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Natasha Kellett, a Dental Hygienist on Haida Gwaii, is hoping to use her pandemic experiences to improve health post COVID. She speaks with Dabyreak host Carolina de Ryk.

Periodontal health post pandemic

Moezine Hasham, founder of Hockey 4 Youth Foundation, speaks with Daybreak host Carolina de Ryk.

Making hockey more accessible and inclusive

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.

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