Category Archives: News
Archaeological dig supports oral history of Lake Babine First Nation
Fresh archaeological discoveries have confirmed the 13 hundred year old oral history of the Lake Babine First Nation. Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia have uncovered a numb...
Jan 28, 2019
RCMP release photos after armed truck theft
Terrace RCMP have released pictures of two males as police continue to investigate an armed truck theft last Thursday. Police say a male gunman assaulted a driver sitting in truck on Desjardines Avenu...
Jan 28, 2019
Prince Rupert boil water notice downgraded to water quality advisory
After a month and a half, Prince Rupert is finally able to downgrade their boil water notice to a water quality advisory. Northern Health allowed the downgrade following three weeks of consecutive sat...
Jan 25, 2019
Nurses Bargaining Association comes to ratified agreement with province
A ratified agreement has been reached between the Nurses Bargaining Association and the province under BC's Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate. Approximately 44 thousand registered, psychiatric,...
Jan 25, 2019
Terrace RCMP investigating Thornhill car-jacking and attempted home invasion
Terrace RCMP are investigating a car-jacking and an attempted home invasion in Thornhill Thursday night. Mounties say a man sitting in his truck on Desjardines Avenue near the tennis courts shortly at...
Jan 25, 2019
Provincial health report highlights regional disparities as a problem area
British Columbians are healthy... for the most part, according to the province's health officer, Doctor Bonnie Henry. Doctor Henry released a report today which highlighted a few of the areas where Br...
Jan 25, 2019
Minister Carolyn Bennett says rebuilding hereditary structures the way to fix Indigenous jurisdictional issues
Canada's Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says that increasing First Nations capacity for self-governance is the way to solve jurisdictional disputes like the one in Wet'suwet'en territory. Mini...
Jan 25, 2019
Natural Resources Minister says government needs to get Trans Mountain review process right
Federal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the government is focused on getting things right this time around in relation to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. When asked yesterday whet...
Jan 25, 2019
Feds fund Indigenous nation rebuilding in B.C.
The federal government has announced funding to help northern B.C. Indigenous groups rebuild their nations, including governance and hereditary structures. The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council will get n...
Jan 25, 2019
CGL temporarily shuts down pipeline work due to safety concerns
Coastal GasLink says it temporarily shut down work in Wet'suwet'en territory Thursday due to safety concerns. CGL says a number of unauthorized people entered an active construction zone to place trap...
Jan 24, 2019