Category Archives: News
Kitimat RCMP Capture Robbery Suspects Who Were Unable to Keep From Drawing Attention to Themselves
An inability to lay low helped RCMP capture a pair of robbery suspects in Kitimat last weekend. Police were initially called out to the 300 block of City Centre at around 11:00 last Saturday night for...
Jun 23, 2023
BC's Minister's Advisory Council on Indigenous Women Adds Two New Members
A council which advises the Province on how best to support the well-being of Indigenous women is getting a bit bigger. Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin has added Kristy Joe and Lauren Pete...
Jun 22, 2023
RCMP Seeking Missing Woman Last Seen in Williams Lake, but Believed to be Headed to Kamloops
RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate a missing woman who was last seen in Williams Lake. 32 year-old Ashely Pruden was reported missing on Monday, but has not been seen since June 10th. F...
Jun 22, 2023
Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty's Bill to Protect First Responders Fails to Obtain Unanimous Consent, Moves to Committee
Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty's private Bill to protect first responders and health care workers has passed to the committee stage. But, Doherty is still disappointed, after the House failed t...
Jun 22, 2023
Bill Forcing Social Media Companies and Online Search Engines to Pay to Share News Content Passes Senate, despite threats from Meta
A Bill which aims to make social media companies and online search engines pay to post news content is set to become law. Bill C-18 has received Royal Assent, after passing in both the House and Senat...
Jun 22, 2023
Encampment catches fire near Substation Road in Terrace
A fire broke out near the Skeena River this morning. Just before noon, the Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a blaze at an encampment near Substation Road at the base of the new bridges...
Jun 22, 2023
Roughly 50 Community Members and Responders Team Up To Rescue Injured Hiker Near Bella Coola
Collaboration between RCMP and multiple search and rescue crews was the key to saving an injured hiker near Bella Coola this week. RCMP first received reports of the injured hiker at the Petroglyphs T...
Jun 22, 2023
North Coast Ecology Centre Returns to Prince Rupert With Intent to Become a Permanent Summer Fixture
Plans to bring a permanent seasonal ecology centre to Prince Rupert are in the works, with phase one already underway. In the summer of 2021, the North Coast Ecology Centre Society brought a pop-up ce...
Jun 22, 2023 Photo by Chelsey Ellis, provided by the North Coast Ecology Centre Society
Ulkatcho First Nation Breaks Ground on New Mercantile Store and Gas Station Along Highway 20
A new fully-equipped gas station and commercial centre will soon serve drivers along Highway 20, courtesy of the Ulkatcho First Nation. Members of the Nation held a ground breaking ceremony yesterday ...
Jun 22, 2023
Dakelh Language Curriculum Approved for Use in BC Schools
Schools across BC will, for the first time, have the option to teach the Dakelh language in their classrooms next year. On Monday, the Ministry of Education officially approved a Dakelh language curri...
Jun 22, 2023 Map showing Dakelh language region (outlined in grey) from First Peoples' Cultural Council's language map