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Indigenous leader hails installation of cell towers along Highway of Tears
An Indigenous leader in northern B.C. is praising the installation of new cell towers along a notorious stretch of Highway 16 in northern B.C., also known as the Highway of Tears.
B.C. family mourns matriarch who died after fire forced her out of her home on Christmas Day
An Indigenous family in Prince Rupert, B.C., is mourning the death of a beloved grandmother and family fixture. Juanita Hill, 71, died after she fell in the hotel room she was staying in after a Christmas Day fire forced her and her family from their apartment.
Police investigating death of man found on the outskirts of rural northern B.C. town
Police in northern B.C. say they're investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead outside the small community of Mackenzie, about 180 kilometres north of Prince George.
Nearly 100 people displaced after Christmas Day fire in Prince Rupert, B.C.
An early-morning fire forced nearly 100 residents of an apartment block in Prince Rupert, B.C. out of their homes on Christmas Day, according to the city.
Storms with high winds forecast to hit B.C. coast this week
Environment Canada issued wind warnings across B.C.'s southern coast Monday, warning strong winds will begin in the evening.
Northern B.C. teacher translates popular Christmas songs into Dakelh language
An Indigenous language teacher in northern British Columbia has translated classic holiday tunes into Dakelh, in an effort to help revitalize a language that is estimated to only have 1,039 speakers remaining.
B.C. city looks to cement status as speed skating powerhouse with new college program
Host to one of only three full-length indoor ovals in Canada, Fort St. John now plans to harness that facility to launch a college speed skating program — believed to be the first in the country.
B.C. adds 7 coastal ferry routes to health-care travel program
The B.C. government added seven coastal ferry routes to the program that finances the travel of Indigenous, rural and remote patients to receive health care outside their communities.
Search continues for missing person after B.C. landslide washed away home
A search is ongoing for a person believed to have been caught in a landslide that hit their home and closed B.C.'s Sea to Sky Highway over the weekend. RCMP say emergency crews recovered a body of one of the two residents of the home on Sunday.
Federal funding for some B.C. newcomer support programs cut
Multiple programs supporting immigrant and refugee settlement in British Columbia are losing federal funding, as the Canadian government plans to decrease the number of newcomers allowed into the country.
New fund aims to bring more vets to rural B.C. as farmers, ranchers struggle
The B.C. government has created a $1.4 million fund aimed at attracting new veterinarians to northern and rural B.C.
DNA breakthrough helps police ID skull found in 1988 cold case
Police in Peterborough, Ont., say advances in DNA technology have led to a breakthrough in a cold case that began decades ago with the grisly discovery of a human skull in a river and that the victim had ties to Ottawa and B.C.
Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 is seeking to quash the federal decision ordering a resumption of port operations after a lockout by employers. B.C. port facilities shutdown last month as employers locked out supervisors in response to an overtime ban by union members
Mining company charged 10 years after spilling toxic waste into B.C. waters
Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million cubic metres of wastewater into B.C. Interior waterways.
Arson attempt tips police off to illegal guns and pineapple-shaped drugs
Four people were arrested after a vehicle on fire led police to a cache of guns and drugs in Prince George, B.C.
B.C. announces 9 new wind projects to power equivalent of 500,000 homes
The majority of projects are in the Interior and north and will add about eight per cent to power supply capacity.
Closing arguments begin in Wet'suwet'en abuse of process hearing over B.C. pipeline blockade
Closing arguments are underway in B.C. Supreme Court for the participants in the Wet'suwet'en blockade of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Heavy rain, snow and avalanche risk prompt warnings across B.C.
Environment Canada has issued multiple weather warnings for B.C., with heavy rain and snowfall expected to make travel hazardous in different regions over the weekend. The conditions are also creating significant avalanche risks in northern areas, forecasters say.
Search team deployed to seek clues about missing man after dog believed to be his was found alive
RCMP say a search team was sent to look for clues in the case of a missing man from Fort St. John, B.C., after a dog that family members recognize as his was found alive.
B.C. communities affected by forestry closures see increase in food bank use
As more northern B.C. forestry jobs are lost amid continued pressure on the lumber industry, food bank operators in small towns say they're seeing an increase in demand.
Dog believed to belong to missing B.C. man found alive 6 weeks after his disappearance: family
The partner of a man who went missing near Chetwynd, B.C. more than six weeks ago says she believes their dog, which disappeared at the same time, has been found alive.
Alaskan tribes take B.C. to court over northwest gold mine
This latest filing comes after the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation, a small First Nation in northwestern B.C. filed for judicial review about 10 days ago.
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Potential unmarked graves discovered at north-central B.C. residential school, First Nation says
The Nadleh Whut’en First Nation says over a year of ground-penetrating radar work has located multiple potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School west of Prince George, B.C. As Kimberly Davidson reports, the nation is working with survivors on the next steps.
WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available to provide support for survivors and those affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour service at 1-866-925-4419.
Freezing rain warnings for northern B.C. after weekend of heavy snow
Environment Canada has issued several freezing rain and snowfall warnings for northern B.C., after the region was hit with heavy snow over the weekend.
Warnings from Environment Canada as heavy snow, freezing rain hit northern B.C.
A warning from Environment Canada says the B.C Peace region and the southern sections of the Fort Nelson region should expect freezing rain starting Monday morning.