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Highway 16 is closed between Prince Rupert and Terrace due to high avalanche hazard. The Ministry of Transportation shut down the route at about noon Tuesday. The road is not expected to reopen until ...

The BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating a death at a northern BC mine. WorkSafe says it was notified Sunday afternoon that a Smithers resident in his 50s died at the Brucejack Mine ne...

A group of North Coast First Nation hereditary leaders says it is in full support of the federal government’s proposed oil tanker ban. The Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams says there have be...

Seven northwest BC projects will share in nearly $65,000 worth of provincial grant money. Funding from the Rural Dividend grants was announced by Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural ...

Drivers can expect delays on Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert Tuesday. The Ministry of Transportation says avalanche control work is scheduled from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm with delays longer t...

Smithers RCMP are investigating after an armed robbery in the town early Monday. Investigators say a masked man entered a local business along Highway 16 at about 3:30 in the morning, pulled weapon, a...

The BC SPCA says it’s recommending animal cruelty charges after it seized 46 neglected dogs and puppies from a rural property north of Williams Lake. Manager of Community Relations Lorie Chortyk...

The BC Nurses’ Union says an audit of Northern Health’s recruitment and retention of nurses echoes what its members have been saying for some time. Carol Bellringer’s report found th...

Drivers on Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert should expect delays Monday, February 26. The Ministry of Transportation says crews will be doing avalanche control work 16 km west of Terrace t...

NLG President Eva Clayton with Dr. Joe Gosnell Hobiyee celebrations got off to a very special start in Laxgalts'ap Friday. For the first time since the signing of the Nisga'a Treaty in 2000 and the re...