Category Archives: News
BC Transit Reduces Student Routes for Winter Break in Three Northwest Communities
BC Transit is rolling out seasonal service reductions in Fort St. John, Prince Rupert, and Kitimat as schools prepare for the upcoming winter break. The adjustments begin December 21, 2025, and will r...
Dec 08, 2025
Earthquakes Canada reports 7.0 magnitude on Alaska / Yukon border over the weekend, multiple aftershocks reported since
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake had struck Alaska over the weekend near the border with British Columbia and the Yukon. Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened 1:41pm this past Saturday, December 6th, w...
Dec 08, 2025 Location of 7.0 quake on December 6th, 2025 // Courtesy: Earthquakes Canada
BC Court of Appeal Rules DRIPA Legally Enforceable, Gitxaała Nation Challenges Mineral Tenure System
The BC Court of Appeal has delivered a historic decision confirming that the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, is legally enforceable. The ruling means that Bri...
Dec 05, 2025
Protecting Northern Waters: CN Strengthens Partnership with the Ts'îl Kaz Koh First Nation
For nearly a decade, CN has collaborated with First Nations, local governments, emergency responders, and regulators to conduct annual emergency preparedness and spill response exercises across Britis...
Dec 05, 2025
AFN Special Chiefs Assembly 2025 Rejects Pipeline Deal and Upholds Coastal Oil Tanker Ban
From December 2 to 4, the Assembly of First Nations held its Special Chiefs Assembly on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation at Ottawa's Rogers Convention Centre, with hybrid part...
Dec 05, 2025
CER Recommends Certificate for Pouce Coupé Taylor to Gordondale Pipeline Project
The Canada Energy Regulator has issued its Commission's Recommendation Report for the Pouce Coup Taylor to Gordondale Pipeline Project, concluding that the project is in the public interest. The Commi...
Dec 05, 2025
New Provincial Guidance Clarifies Involuntary Care Rules for Youth Under 19
The Province of British Columbia has introduced new clinical guidance to help physicians determine when young people under 19 can be admitted for involuntary mental-health care. The initiative is aime...
Dec 05, 2025
Terrace RCMP Launch 15th Annual Cram-a-Cruiser Food Drive on December 13
The Terrace RCMP are once again calling on the community to help fill police cruisers with food and donations during the 15th annual Cram-a-Cruiser event. This year's campaign takes place on Saturday,...
Dec 05, 2025
Life Sentence Handed Down in 2022 Fort St. James Homicide
A Fort St. James man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of 36-year-old John Lazarre. The case began on February 25, 2022, when Fort St. James RCMP responded to reports of...
Dec 05, 2025 RCMP graphic // Courtesy: RCMP
C-STEP Initiative Assists Williams Lake RCMP in Recovering Stolen Property
Williams Lake RCMP are crediting new C-STEP funding for helping officers quickly solve a recent theft case and enhance community safety efforts. In late November, the detachment received approval thro...
Dec 05, 2025