Category Archives: News
Fast and Furious High Speed Pursuit On Highway 16
A high speed chase Friday evening on highway 16 which was believed to have begun in Prince Rupert, held up traffic and presumably ended with an arrest. Witnesses report a black car was travelling east...
Jun 28, 2021
Prince Rupert dock workers suspension reduced
The 94 ILWU Local 505 workers that were suspended for refusing to cross a picket line in protest of an Israeli-linked container ship have had their suspension reduced from 4 days without pay to one. I...
Jun 28, 2021
Kitimat Water Quality Advisory
Due to high turbidity levels in the Kitimat river, residents are being cautioned to avoid tap water. Officials says a water quality advisory is in place because of elevated turbidity levels in the riv...
Jun 28, 2021
City Of Terrace Keeping Things Cool
With the continued heat warning in effect throughout much of the province, the city of Terrace has set up a cooling center to help citizens beat the heat. The cooling centre is located at the main are...
Jun 28, 2021
BC Heat Wave Has Hydro Bracing for High Usage
B-C Hydro says it expects the new record for peak hourly demand during the summer set over the weekend could be broken today as the heat wave peaks. The Crown utility says demand on Saturday night sur...
Jun 28, 2021
Gitwangak Suspicious Church Fire
New Hazelton RCMP are in the midst of investigating what was deemed to be a suspicious fire at an abandoned Gitwangak church that took place on Saturday. According to a media release from the RCMP, po...
Jun 28, 2021
Tahltan Leadership Award Winner
Jarret Quock of the Tahltan Nation was awarded the Outstanding Individual Leadership Award Jarret Quock was a huge part of designing the Tahltan First Nation's first ever environmental guardian progra...
Jun 25, 2021
Virtual Indigenous MD Admissions Workshop
Indigenous youth interested in pursuing a career in medicine will have the opportunity to learn more about the UBC Northern Medical Program at a special three-day online UNBC workshop in late July. Th...
Jun 25, 2021
AFN Chief call to action June 21st 2021
June 21st, 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Assembly of First Nations chief Perry Bellegarde pointed out the special significance of th...
Jun 25, 2021
Northern Health Authority Facing Lawsuit
An Indigenous woman from northeast B.C named is taking the Northern Health Authority to court. Naomi Bracken is accusing the Authority of medical negligence that resulted in the death of her 39-year-o...
Jun 25, 2021