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North Peace senior girls’ volleyball punch their way to provincials with dominant zone playoff victory

The NPSS senior girls' Grizzlies will represent the North Central zone at the 'AAAA' provincial volleyball championships from November 27th to 29th.

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B.C. Premier David Eby, speaks during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)
Premier questions federal funding as B.C. projects dominate ‘nation-building’ list

The North Coast Transmission Line and the Ksi Lisims LNG project will get fast-tracked by the Major Projects Office.

Learn lessons from Site C failures for transmission line project, critics urge

If BC Hydro doesn’t take necessary lessons from Site C, governments could be getting more than they bargained for with the North Coast Transmission Line.

Good causes to benefit from Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign 2025

Tim Hortons' Holiday Smile Cookie campaign will support the Dawson Creek Firefighters Charitable Society and Salvation Army food bank from November 17th to 23rd, 2025.

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(UPDATE) Court Report: November 10th to 14th

Today's court report contains all the sentences handed down in the Peace region between November 10th to 14th.

Penalties mar Huskies’ win over Navigators

The Fort St. John Huskies took 18 penalty minutes, tying the game against the North Peace Navigators late before winning in a shootout on November 16th.

A 3D graphic representation of a measles virus particle. (CDC/Unsplash)
Students and staff warned of three-day measles exposure at Fort St. John elementary school

Northern Health has reported a three-day measles exposure at Fort St. John's Ecole Central Elementary School in early November 2025.

Union warns of increased ER closures during winter season

The Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC) union is warning residents about the likelihood of an increased number of temporary emergency room closures.

Dawson Creek firefighters extinguish ‘suspicious’ car blaze

The City of Dawson Creek Fire Rescue says crews extinguished a vehicle on fire on November 16th at around 2 p.m., with the cause of the blaze being deemed as "suspicious."

(UPDATE) School buses cancelled in the B.C. Peace

School buses are cancelled across both School District 60 (Peace River North) and School District 59 (Peace River South) for Monday.

Snowfall warning issued for Fort Nelson

According to Environment Canada's snowfall warning, up to 10cm of snow can be expected in Fort Nelson on Sunday, November 16th.

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Snowfall warning issued for Pine Pass

According to Environment Canada's snowfall warning, up to 15cm of snow is expected in the Pine Pass area on Highway 97 on Sunday, November 16th.

Man appeals conviction for hunting stone’s sheep out of season in Fort Nelson

James Dylan Massey was convicted of hunting a stone's sheep at a time not within open season in Fort Nelson under the Wildlife Act.

Power outage to affect over 1,000 customers in Fort St. John

The outage, scheduled for November 29th from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., is expected to affect 1,148 BC Hydro customers in Fort St. John.

Salvation Army kick starts 2025 Christmas Kettle Campaign

The Fort St. John Salvation Army has announced the start of its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.

Fundraiser to support Klassic Fruits owner dealing with health issues

The fundraiser for Klassic Fruits' Fred Klassen will include a silent and live pie auction and be held at Prespatou Elementary-Secondary School at 6:30 p.m. on November 27th.

Left to right: Foundation board member Jim Reeder, executive director Kelly Amboe and Jenelle and Mat Loewen of Mustang Rentals with the Corporate Acts of Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) Award at the Be an Angel Gala in 2025.(Becky Newsham/Rundown Ranchography)
More than $25k bid wins quilt tribute at 2025 annual Be an Angel Gala in Fort St. John

The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation's Be an Angel Gala was held in 2025 on November 8th at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre. 

Drought conditions continue in northeast B.C., federal agency says

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has warned that - despite above normal precipitation in October - northeast B.C. continues to experience drought conditions.

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(Opinion) Bear Flat Dispatch: Good riddance to crypto mining on B.C. power grid

Regular contributor Ken Boon is pleased that cryptocurrency mining operations have been banned from connecting to the BC Hydro grid.

Prophet River First Nation member Liza Wolf (left) and anthropologist Antonia Mills translate oral histories at Halfway River, 1966. The tape recorder in the leather case and electric fence battery which are featured in the foreground of this image were used for documentation as well as playback during translation. (Photo by Robin Ridington, with permission of Liza Wolf’s daughter Lorraine Wolf-Notseta Chipesia)
17,500 files digitally repatriated to Dane-zaa people by Vancouver-based folklorist

The repatriated Ridington Dane-zaa archive contains over 11,000 audio files, almost 500 video files, 5,300 images and 700 textual files.

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