Category Archives: News
Ice Leads to Weekend Delays for Prince George Flyers
Prince George flyers who were looking to get home for the holidays this weekend had to wait a bit longer. Nearly every flight out of the Prince George Airport on Saturday was cancelled after both de-i...
Dec 20, 2021 White commercial airplane standing on the airport runway at sunset. Passenger airplane is taking off. Airplane concept 3D illustration.
Inaugural Métis Nation BC Awards and Recognition Ceremony Introduces 5 New Awards
Nominations are now being accept for the inaugural Mtis Nation BC Awards and Recognition Ceremony. Being held in Victoria in May, the Ceremony will hand out the existing Order of the Sash, as well as ...
Dec 20, 2021
UPDATE: Gidimt'en Land Defenders Say on Twitter They Have "Reclaimed" Coyote Camp
Gidimt'en Land Defenders say they have evicted Coastal GasLink workers, and reclaimed their Coyote Camp along the Wedzin Kwa. That camp was one of the sites of an RCMP injunction enforcement from last...
Dec 20, 2021
Dawson Creek RCMP Seeking Public Help Finding Man Who Made Dropped Emergency Call
Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a missing person. 56 year-old Rudolph Redhead's phone was used to contact police on December 10th, but police have been unable to locate ...
Dec 20, 2021
Prince Rupert RCMP Hosting First Cram-A-Cruiser Event at Safeway Tomorrow
Prince Rupert residents are getting a chance to help those in need during the giving season tomorrow. Joining in with a number of other detachments, the Prince Rupert RCMP will be holding their first ...
Dec 20, 2021
December 20th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 789 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. That brings the province's active case total back over 4,000, to 4,313, with 74 in ICU. Of the new cases, 39 come from Nort...
Dec 20, 2021
Canada to Increase Minimum Wage for Federally Regulated Private Sector Employees to $15/Hour
Minimum wage is going up in the new year for federally regulated private sectore employees in Canada. Raising the minimum wage to 15 dollars and hour was a key piece of Canada's 2021 Budget. Today, Pr...
Dec 17, 2021
Emergence of Omicron Prompts New Provincial Covid Measures Ahead of the Holidays
In a turn of events we all saw coming with the emergence of the Omicron variant, BC is introducing new Covid measures for the holidays. Dr Bonnie Henry announced the new restrictions today, which will...
Dec 17, 2021
Fort St John RCMP Seize Numerous Weapons and Drugs After Responding to Break and Enter
Fort St John RCMP seized a small arsenal of firearms, as well as drugs, after responding to a break and enter call on Monday. When officers attended the residence, they found two individuals, one man ...
Dec 17, 2021
First Nation's Leadership Takes Issue With Teachers' Federation Attacks on Foundation Skills Assessments
A number of First Nations leaders in BC have taken issue at what they call a "targeted attack" on Foundation Skills Assessments in BC Public Schools. Members of the First Nations Leadership Council pe...
Dec 17, 2021