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BCGEU Workers Ratify Agreement Covering 36,000 Public Service Employees
The BC General Employees' Union has ratified a new agreement for approximately 36,000 members employed across the B.C. Public Service, following mediation on October 26, 2025. The agreement applies to...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 14, 2025

B.C. Makes Landmark $241-Million Investment to Expand Skilled-Trades Training
The Province of British Columbia is making a major expansion to its skilled-trades training system, aiming to ensure British Columbians can secure well-paying, family-supporting jobs created by major ...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 14, 2025

Quesnel RCMP Seek Suspect After Stabbing Sends Man to Hospital
Quesnel RCMP are searching for a suspect following a stabbing that left a 34-year-old man in critical condition. The incident occurred on November 10, 2025, in the 600 block of Front Street. Police we...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 14, 2025

RCMP Charge Fort St. John Man After Shots Fired in Residential Neighbourhood
Fort St. John RCMP have laid multiple charges after responding to a report of shots fired in a residential area on November 12, 2025. Officers were dispatched within minutes and immediately worked to ...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 14, 2025

Smithers Schedules Public Meeting to Address Questions on Temporary Winter Shelter
The Town of Smithers is inviting residents to a public meeting to address concerns and questions about the temporary winter shelter operating at the former Fabrications building. BC Housing and the Bu...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 14, 2025

Ksi Lisims LNG, North Coast Transmission Line confirmed to be within latest round of referrals to Major Projects Office
During a press conference on the grounds of BC Hydro's Skeena Substation near Terrace today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the latest round of projects being referred to the Major Projects Offi...
Nathan Jordan Nov 13, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with the crowd following a major projects announcement in Terrace, BC on Thursday, November 13th, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney set to arrive in Terrace for Major Projects announcement
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Northwestern BC today, Thursday November 13th, where he's set to make an announcement in Terrace about what his office is calling 'nation-building projects that w...
Nathan Jordan Nov 13, 2025 File photo of Prime Minister Mark Carney

B.C. Updates Sick Leave Rules, Short-Term Illnesses No Longer Require Doctor's Notes
British Columbia has introduced new rules that remove the requirement for sick notes for short-term illnesses. Effective immediately, employees cannot be asked to provide a doctor's note for the first...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 12, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com

Northern Health Unveils Five-Year Climate Change and Sustainability Roadmap
Northern Health has unveiled its Climate Change and Sustainability Roadmap, a comprehensive five-year strategy guiding the health authority's climate action from 2025 to 2030. The Roadmap outlines 18 ...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 12, 2025 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health

Terrace RCMP Searching for Driver in Pedestrian Hit and Run
Terrace RCMP are appealing to the public for information after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle earlier this month. According to police, the incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. on November 3, 2025,...
Sabrina Spencer Nov 12, 2025