Category Archives: News
Kitselas First Nation Treaty Team disappointed in legislative delay, but hopeful Treaty Act will pass this fall
It's not the 180-day pause some neighboring Nations wanted, but the second and third readings of the Kitselas Treaty Act will be delayed until the fall as time ran out for debate this legislative sess...
May 29, 2026 Screenshot of Kitselas First Nation's Treaty media kit showing proposed settlement lands, harvest and fishing areas. // Image Courtesy: Kitselas First Nation
Canada and Germany sign new LNG deal; One million tonnes annually from Ksi Lisims LNG
Canada has made a new deal to supply one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year to Germany, it's the first LNG deal of its kind Canada has made with a European country. Canada's Minister of ...
May 27, 2026 Alpegor6 / Depositphotos.com
Emergency Department at Nats'oojeh Hospital closed again due to staffing challenges
Northern Health says the Emergency Department at the Nats'oojeh Hospital in Fort St James will be closed until 8:00AM tomorrow morning, Thursday, May 28th, with that interruption beginning at 4:00PM t...
May 26, 2026 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health
APTN launches Living Languages; an initiative to expand Indigenous language children's programs
APTN has launched a new language initiative in partnership with Rocket Fund Canada in the hopes of making screen-based children's programs and content in Indigenous languages more accessible in Canada...
May 26, 2026 kevinmillerphoto_ / Depositphotos.com
Terrace Bowling Centre destroyed by fire
A dramatic fire had destroyed the Terrace Bowling Centre this morning. No injuries had been reported, but the building had become completely engulfed in flames and is considered a total loss. The fire...
May 21, 2026 Remains of the Terrace Bowling ally after a devastating fire on May 21, 2026 // Photo Credit: CFNR's Kobie Smith
B.C. Transit launched a new tap-to-pay Province Wide
BC Transit has introduced a contactless fare payment on fixed route buses. Its participating Umo transit systems, making transit more convenient and easier to use. Starting today Tuesday May 19th, rid...
May 19, 2026 Tapless Payment event
(Photo Credit: BC Transit)
Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation unveils plans for waterfront resort in Prince Rupert
Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation held the official grand reopening of Chances Casino in Prince Rupert on Thursday afternoon, the only Indigenous-owned casino in Northern BC. GEC had also unveiled new ...
May 15, 2026 A generated image showing the vision for a new resort on the Prince Rupert waterfront // Courtesy: Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation
Province to begin reconstruction of Old Fort Road by week's end
Residents of Old Fort will soon have their road access restored. British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Transit confirmed that work to build a 2-lane access road across the section of road ...
May 13, 2026 Aerial view of the landslide that destroyed a section of Old Fort Road from May 11th, 2026 // Courtesy: BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit
Independent Investigations Office of BC clears responding officer of wrongdoing in 2025 death at Quesnel Homeless shelter
The Independent Investigations Office of BC has released it's report reviewing the interactions an RCMP Officer had with a man who later died outside a homeless shelter in Quesnel back in October of 2...
May 13, 2026 Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Logo / Courtesy: IIO BC
Nats'oojeh Hospital Emergency Department disrupted for third time in one week due to staffing challenges
Emergency Department services at the Nats'oojeh Hospital in Fort St. James are once again interrupted due to staffing challenges. It's now the third evening in a row where Emergency Department service...
May 12, 2026 Northern Health Notification graphic / Courtesy: Northern Health