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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Calls for Ottawa to Lead Search of Manitoba Landfill, Indigenous-Relations Minister Pins it on Province
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Ottawa to fund the search of a Manitoba landfill where two Indigenous women are believed to be buried. Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, and Marcedes Myran are all...
Jeff Blagden Jul 13, 2023

Report Reveals Pattern of Gender and Sexual-Orientation Based Discrimination Within the Assembly of First Nations
Urgent action is being taken to address sexual discrimination and harassment within the Assembly of First Nations revealed in a new report. That report, presented at their Annual General Assembly yest...
Jeff Blagden Jul 13, 2023

Amendment to Shorten Proposed Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Pipeline by 138 kms Gets Approval
Plans to shorten a second proposed pipeline to ship LNG across northern BC have been approved. Initial plans were for the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission pipeline to run from Cypress in the north...
Jeff Blagden Jul 13, 2023 Proposed pipeline route, hashed section on Northeast end of map now eliminated

Port Workers and Employers Reach Tentative Deal to Bring an End to Strike Action, Deal Not Yet Ratified
Port workers and their employers have reached a tentative 4 year deal, following 13 days of strike action at ports across BC. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union began job actio...
Jeff Blagden Jul 13, 2023

More wildfire evacuation alerts and orders expanded in the Bulkley Nechako and Cariboo Regional Districts
A series of evacuation alerts and orders have been expanded as wildfires span the Bulkley and Cariboo regions. An order has been issued for Lucas Lake covering all properties at the east end of the Ne...
Morgyn Budden Jul 13, 2023

Emergency Department Services at Kitimat General Hospital to Face Overnight Interruptions Due to Shortage in Coverage
Emergency Department services at the Kitimat General Hospital will experience interruptions overnight, as physicians are diverted to Terrace. Northern Health says the interruptions will last between 7...
Jeff Blagden Jul 12, 2023 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health

MP Taylor Bachrach Once Again Calls for Delay to Covid Small Business Loan Repayments Amid Rising Interest Rates
With interest rates in Canada now at their highest point since 2001, the pressure on small businesses has never been higher. Interests rates rose by 5 percent yesterday, adding another obstacle for bu...
Jeff Blagden Jul 12, 2023

Man Wanted Out of Prince George Believed to be in Smithers Area
RCMP are hoping the public can help locate a man wanted out of Prince George who is believed to be in the Smithers area. 32 year-old Brent Jameson Morgan is wanted on 3 counts of breach of a release o...
Jeff Blagden Jul 12, 2023

Canfor Pulp Mill in Prince George Set for Further Curtailments, Prompted by Port Strike
A backlog of products prompted by the on-going port worker strike is forcing Canfor to introduce more curtailments in Prince George. Canfor says the labour dispute is preventing them from shipping out...
Jeff Blagden Jul 12, 2023

More than 80 Active Wildfires Burn in Northwest, with 300 Province-Wide as Evacuation Orders and Alerts Grow
Wildfire crews are continuing to battle over 80 active fires in the Northwest Fire Centre, and more than 300 across the Province. A local state of emergency remains in effect for the Stikine, with an ...
Jeff Blagden Jul 12, 2023