Category Archives: News
Cancer Patient Transport Service to Make BC Return
Cancer patients in BC in need of a lift will now have access to a renewed resource. Wheels of Hope is a Canadian Cancer Society project which looks to provide cancer patients with rides to and from th...
Sep 29, 2021
Bear Attack Near Granisle Leaves One in Hospital
A grizzly bear attack near Babine Lake has left one in hospital. According to the Conservation Service, the attack took place near the Village of Granisle early this morning. The victim was taken to h...
Sep 29, 2021
Quesnel RCMP Prepare for New Phase of Drug Trafficking Crackdown
Drug dealers in the Quesnel area had better get used to looking through bars. Quesnel RCMP are preparing to enter what they call the arrest phase of an extensive investigation in to drug trafficking i...
Sep 29, 2021
Review in to Tribunal Over On-Reserve Welfare System Dismissed in Court
A long awaited Federal Court decision which came down today marks justice in the eyes of many Indigenous children. Today the Federal Court dismissed a judicial review initially requested by Ottawa in ...
Sep 29, 2021
BC Based Online Platform Helps Seniors Find the Right Care
Covid has reminded us all just how much work goes in to ensuring our seniors are well cared for. With National Seniors Day on Friday, one online platform is looking to make finding the right caregiver...
Sep 29, 2021
Numerous Bears Sighted in Burns Lake
A group of bears have decided to take a vacation in Burns Lake, at least according to numerous recent sightings. RCMP in the Village say that over the post few days, they have received several calls o...
Sep 29, 2021 Big brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the forest
BC Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Fairy Creek Injunction
A saga more than a year in the making, which became the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada's history, may be coming to an end. Following more than 1,000 arrests over the 6 month order, the BC...
Sep 29, 2021
Illicit Drug Overdoses in BC Claim Suspected 184 Lives in July
While Covid continues to fill headlines, another kind of pandemic persists in the province. According to a report from the BC Coroner's Office, July was the second most deadly month ever when it comes...
Sep 29, 2021
BMO Makes Donation to Indigenous Groups in Honour of Truth and Reconciliation
Seven Indigenous organizations are set to get an influx of funding in honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day. BMO has selected the organizations to split the 600 thousand dollar donation via their Ind...
Sep 29, 2021
Unist'ot'en Land Defender Honoured in Sweden
An Indigenous woman who calls the North home has been honoured with a prestigious Swedish award. Wet'suwet'en land defender, and Indigenous rights campaigner Freda Huson has been granted the Right Liv...
Sep 29, 2021