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Dawson Creek RCMP Caution Residents Against Sending Out Intimate Photos Amid Uptick in Online Extortion Attempts
Following a recent uptick in extortion attempts, police in Dawson Creek are urging residents to think twice about sending those intimate photos. RCMP have received several complaints over the past few...
Jan 11, 2023
Avalanche Canada Sets Northwest Danger Rating at Stage 2 with Many Snowpacks Remaining Unstable
Avalanche risks across most of the Northwest are sitting at moderate, but snowpacks in many areas remain unstable. Moderate risk is the second step of Avalanche Canada's 5-stage danger rating system, ...
Jan 11, 2023
Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars to be Nominated for Reconciliation Award After City Council Vote
Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars is set to be nominated for a 2023 BC Reconciliation Award, following a vote by City Council. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of Mayor Surinderpa...
Jan 11, 2023
Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Province
More than 5,000 paramedics and ambulance dispatchers are covered under a new tentative collective bargaining agreement with the province. If ratified, the agreement would cover employees represented b...
Jan 10, 2023
Ottawa Introduces New Measures to Address Two Calls to Justice From the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Ottawa is introducing new measures to address two Calls to Justice from the Final Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. One measure seeks to establish an independent Ombudsperso...
Jan 10, 2023
Family of Missing Bella Coola Man to Make Important Announcement Regarding the Case on Thursday
An important public announcement is set to be made on Thursday regarding the search for a Bella Coola man reported missing last month. 30 year-old Carl Schooner Jr was reported missing on December 6th...
Jan 10, 2023
Three Northern Communities Set to Play Host to Family Connections Centres as Part of Provincial Pilot
Three Northern communities are among four selected to host new family connections centres, under a new provincial pilot program. Each of the pilot centres will open this Spring, and will offer therapy...
Jan 10, 2023
Roadside Prohibition Just the Start for Impaired Driver Facing Multiple Charges After Being Caught in Fort St John
A roadside prohibition was just the start for an impaired driver who is now facing multiple charges after being caught in Fort St John last weekend. At around 10:30 Sunday morning, BC Highway Patrol O...
Jan 10, 2023
Horsefly Elementary Jr Secondary School Closed for the Day, Expected to Re-Open for Normal Operation Tomorrow
Elementary and high school students in Horsefly are getting the day off, after the discovery of an emergent septic issue. School District 27 announced the single-day closure of the Horsefly Elementary...
Jan 10, 2023
Terrace starts weekly 'creativity circles' for women
In an effort to enhance community through art, a Women's Sacred Creativity Circle is now being held weekly at the Terrace Sportsplex. Although they have experience holding "mother circles" as a regist...
Jan 10, 2023 A collage of Amy Bolton's previous art using natural materials. Photo courtesy of Amy Bolton.