Category Archives: News
AME Responds to Court of Appeal Decision on Mineral Claims Consultation
The Association for Mineral Exploration is responding to the recent BC Court of Appeal ruling in the Gitxaala Nation case, highlighting that the decision reinforces the importance of consultation with...
Dec 08, 2025 Association for Mineral Exploration Logo (CNW Group/Association for Mineral Exploration - AME)
FNLC and BCCLA Applaud Court Decision Reinforcing Enforceability of BC's Declaration Act
The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) are welcoming the BC Court of Appeal's ruling that confirms the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peopl...
Dec 08, 2025
Snow, Heavy Rain, High Winds and Hazardous Travel Across Northern B.C.
Northern B.C. is facing a wide range of significant weather hazards today, as Environment Canada issues multiple warnings spanning the Peace region, the Central Coast, Haida Gwaii, the North Coast inl...
Dec 08, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
BC Transit Reduces Student Routes for Winter Break in Three Northwest Communities
BC Transit is rolling out seasonal service reductions in Fort St. John, Prince Rupert, and Kitimat as schools prepare for the upcoming winter break. The adjustments begin December 21, 2025, and will r...
Dec 08, 2025
Earthquakes Canada reports 7.0 magnitude on Alaska / Yukon border over the weekend, multiple aftershocks reported since
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake had struck Alaska over the weekend near the border with British Columbia and the Yukon. Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened 1:41pm this past Saturday, December 6th, w...
Dec 08, 2025 Location of 7.0 quake on December 6th, 2025 // Courtesy: Earthquakes Canada
BC Court of Appeal Rules DRIPA Legally Enforceable, Gitxaała Nation Challenges Mineral Tenure System
The BC Court of Appeal has delivered a historic decision confirming that the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, is legally enforceable. The ruling means that Bri...
Dec 05, 2025
Protecting Northern Waters: CN Strengthens Partnership with the Ts'îl Kaz Koh First Nation
For nearly a decade, CN has collaborated with First Nations, local governments, emergency responders, and regulators to conduct annual emergency preparedness and spill response exercises across Britis...
Dec 05, 2025
AFN Special Chiefs Assembly 2025 Rejects Pipeline Deal and Upholds Coastal Oil Tanker Ban
From December 2 to 4, the Assembly of First Nations held its Special Chiefs Assembly on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation at Ottawa's Rogers Convention Centre, with hybrid part...
Dec 05, 2025
CER Recommends Certificate for Pouce Coupé Taylor to Gordondale Pipeline Project
The Canada Energy Regulator has issued its Commission's Recommendation Report for the Pouce Coup Taylor to Gordondale Pipeline Project, concluding that the project is in the public interest. The Commi...
Dec 05, 2025
New Provincial Guidance Clarifies Involuntary Care Rules for Youth Under 19
The Province of British Columbia has introduced new clinical guidance to help physicians determine when young people under 19 can be admitted for involuntary mental-health care. The initiative is aime...
Dec 05, 2025