Category Archives: News
BC Passes Legislation Giving Indigenous Peoples Legal Jurisdiction Over Child and Family Services in their Communities
BC has become the first province to pass legislation giving Indigenous people legal jurisdiction over child and family services in their communities. Through the new Indigenous Self-Government in Chil...
Nov 25, 2022
Northern British Columbia to Get First Passport Office, After Months of Pressure from Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP
Residents of northern British Columbia will soon be able to access passport services closer to home, for the first time. Next April, the Service Canada office in Prince George will begin offering expr...
Nov 25, 2022
BC in good spot economically according to second quarter fiscal update
According to the recently released second quarter fiscal update, BC is in a good spot to continue supporting people and navigating emerging global economic headwinds. As was listed in other jurisdicti...
Nov 25, 2022
Rio Tinto donates $450 thousand in support for campaign against gender-based violence
Rio Tinto is showing support for the sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence campaign. This morning, the company announced that they have donated a total of $450,000 to seventeen differ...
Nov 25, 2022
Delegates at BC Federation of Labour's 2022 Convention Unanimously Pass Resolution Calling for the Disbanding of RCMP C-IRG Unit
Delegates at the BC Federation of Labour's annual convention have passed a resolution calling for the end of a controversial RCMP unit. Put forward by the MoveUp Union, the motion urging for the disba...
Nov 24, 2022
BCAFN Calls on Canada to Take Action to End Violence Against Women, Transform Relationship Between Police and Indigenous Peoples
Members of the BC Assembly of First Nations are calling for Canada to take more action to end violence against women, and increase police accountability. Their calls come as the world gets ready to la...
Nov 24, 2022
New Partnership Formed Between Canada and AFN to Reform Specific Claims Process and Establish Resolution Centre
A new partnership between Ottawa and the Assembly of First Nations aims to reform Canada's Specific Claims process. Specific claims deal with past wrongs to First Nations, often involving land adminis...
Nov 24, 2022
Rescue Crews Searching for 3 Missing Occupants of Floatplane Which Crashed Along the Central Coast Yesterday
A floatplane crash on the Central Coast yesterday has rescue crews on the search for its three missing occupants. Operated by Air Cab, the plane had been flying its pilot and two passengers back to Po...
Nov 24, 2022
Prince George RCMP investigating Incident nearby Blackburn Elementary School
Prince George RCMP are currently investigating an incident from yesterday that took place near the Blackburn Elementary School. According to reports given to Police, two students were walking home fro...
Nov 24, 2022
Spike in humpback deaths on Haida Gwaii coast could mean healthy whale population: DFO
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has seen a higher than average number of humpback whale deaths off the coast of Haida Gwaii since October which could be due to a healthy population. Since...
Nov 24, 2022