Category Archives: News
BC's Attorney General Tables Two New Indigenous Rights Bills
BC's Attorney General, David Eby, has tabled two new pieces of legislation which seek to advance the recognition of Indigenous Rights. Bill 18 adds Indigenous Identity as a protected ground against di...
Nov 18, 2021
Queen Charlotte RCMP Seeking Wanted Man
Queen Charlotte RCMP are asking for public assistance in finding a wanted man. 33 year-old Donovan Edinger-Moody is wanted for break and enter, and failure to comply with a release order. He is descri...
Nov 18, 2021
Salvation Army Launches Massive Flood Response Effort
A large scale emergency response effort has been launched by the Salvation Army in light of the extreme weather events and flooding plaguing the south. Emergency units have been deployed to six of the...
Nov 18, 2021
Fort St John RCMP Looking for ATM Thieves
Fort St John RCMP are on the lookout for a pair of suspects believed to be responsible for stealing an ATM from a convenience store. Just before 4:00 in the morning on Tuesday, police were called out ...
Nov 18, 2021
RCMP Mobilize to Gidimt'en Blockades Along Morice Forest Service Road
RCMP have now been called out to an on-going blockade on the Morice Forest Service Road as conflicts continue between Gidimt'en land defenders and Coastal GasLink. On Sunday, some members of the Gidim...
Nov 18, 2021
Federally Shared Employees in Smithers Will Now Need to Provide Proof of Vaccination
Certain employees for the Town of Smithers will need to provide proof of vaccination to continue working. Earlier this year, the Federal Government put their own mandate in place saying all Federal em...
Nov 18, 2021
UNBC Signs Charter Dedicated to Eliminating Racism Against Black Students
A northern University has signed an agreement dedicated to eliminating racism against Black post-secondary students. With more than 40 post-secondary institutions signed on, the Scarborough Charter hi...
Nov 18, 2021
Portions of Prince George Homeless Encampment Protected by Supreme Court Ruling Demolished by City
Portions of a homeless encampment in Prince George which had been protected by the BC Supreme Court, have been demolished by the City. According to the City, all of the destroyed structures had been a...
Nov 18, 2021
Terrace Leads Northwest in Covid Cases Again, but Trending Down
While they may have registered less cases than the week before, Terrace still led the Northwest in Covid cases last week, the fifth in a row. Last week, the Terrace Local Health Area saw 63 new cases ...
Nov 18, 2021
November 18th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 324 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active total to 3,380 cases, with 109 in ICU. Of the new cases, 73 come from Northern Health, whil...
Nov 18, 2021