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Evacuation Alert for Witset Lifted with Crews Making Progress on Most Wildfires as Winds Begin to Cooperate
Gusting winds began to cooperate with wildfire crews battling the more than 380 blazes still burning in BC yesterday. An evacuation alert which had been in place for the Village of Witset and some of ...
Sep 20, 2023
Prince Rupert and Terrace residents counter-protest 1 Million March 4 Children
Two northern communities are doubling up on protesting today in the name of children. The 1 Million March 4 Children is meant to speak against what they say is indoctrination and sexualization. Specif...
Sep 20, 2023 Counter-protesters in Terrace. Photo by Sabrina Spencer
Fort St John's New Net-Zero RCMP Detachment Expected to Save $60,000 in Energy Costs Annually
Fort St John's newly completed net-zero RCMP detachment is expected to consume over 80 percent less energy than its predecessor. Located right next door to the old detachment on 100 Street, the $51 mi...
Sep 19, 2023
Third Strike Vote by Lodge Workers Since July Threatens Again to Slow Down Progress of Coastal GasLink Pipeline
For the third time since July, a potential strike at a camp housing workers on the Coastal GasLink pipeline is threatening to delay the project. Hospitality workers at the Parsnip Lodge near Prince Ge...
Sep 19, 2023
Canada's Inflation Rate Rises to 4% in August, BC's Rate Hits 3.8%, following a 3% jump in July
Canada's year-over-year inflation rate rose by 4 percent last month, following a 3.3 percent jump from July. Statistics Canada says the spike is mostly due to the first year-over-year rise in gasoline...
Sep 19, 2023
Suspect of Armed Assault in Williams Lake Arrested Following Search Which Briefly Locked Down a Trio of Schools
A trio of Williams Lake schools were put on lockdown briefly yesterday as police searched for the suspect of an afternoon armed assault. RCMP were called in to the downtown area at around 2:20 for rep...
Sep 19, 2023
BC's Wildfires Have Now Burned Two Million Hectares More than the Yearly Average in 2023
This year's wildfires have officially burned two million hectares more in BC than the yearly average over the past ten years. With just over 2.4 million hectares burned, this season also dwarfs the pr...
Sep 19, 2023
Terrace Hosts One of Numerous Nation-Wide Rallies Calling on Manitoba to Search Landfill for Murdered Indigenous Women
Terrace was the site of one of numerous rallies held yesterday calling on Manitoba to search a landfill for three murdered Indigenous women. Protesters marched across Canada yesterday to call for just...
Sep 19, 2023
B.C. United announces wildfire policy reforms in wake of worst season on record
Unsatisfied with the NDP wildfire response, BC United leader Kevin Falcon announced his party's ideas for wildfire management. Falcon characterized their 5 policy reforms as "modernized" and "proactiv...
Sep 19, 2023
Prince Rupert residents organize counter protest to support LGBTQ2S+
In response to the 1 Million March 4 Children, a group of Prince Rupert residents will be making their own demonstration tomorrow. Happening nationwide, the march is meant to fight against sexual orie...
Sep 19, 2023