B.C. government lays out $260 million, five year plan to move away from fossil fuels
VANCOUVER, B.C. - BC Hydro and the provincial government have announced a new five-year plan for the Crown cor...
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FSJ Friendship Centre receives another cheque from orange shirt campaign
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Fort St. John Friendship Centre Society has been presented with another cheque from ...
Taylor looking for feedback on Housing Needs
TAYLOR, B.C. - The District of Taylor will be compiling a Housing Needs Assessment to better understand the lo...
Water main in Taylor will be shut off at 1 p.m.
TAYLOR, B.C. - The District of Taylor says the water main near 102nd Street will be shut off starting at 1 p.m...
North Peace Leisure Pool reopening in mid-October
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Community members looking to enjoy the North Peace Leisure Pool will have to wait a litt...
Quebec’s Caisse to sell remaining oil production investments, retain pipelines
MONTREAL — Canada's second-largest pension fund manager has announced a plan to divest its oil-producing assets in order to achieve a zero-emissions portfolio by 2050. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec says it will sell its remaining oil producti...
Vancouver school trustees vote in favour of masks for students in K-3 grades
VANCOUVER — School trustees in Vancouver have voted unanimously in favour of requiring masks to be worn by students in kindergarten to Grade 3. Mask mandates set by British Columbia's provincial health officer exempt youngsters in primary grades from w...
Unanimous approval for ban on feeding any wild animals in Vancouver parks
VANCOUVER — Tossing bread crusts to geese or the remains of a sandwich to a raccoon will soon be an offence in any Vancouver park, punishable by a hefty fine. Vancouver park board commissioners have voted unanimously to amend park bylaws to prohibit th...
B.C. Liberal leadership candidates to participate in campaign’s first virtual debate
VICTORIA — Six candidates seeking to become the next leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party will face each other tonight in the campaign's first debate. The Liberal members will elect a new leader Feb. 5 to replace former leader Andrew Wilkinson ...
WestJet expects growth to reach 2013 levels over next six months
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - WestJet held a virtual restart roundtable discussion last week to discuss the state of a...
Nature camp gives Fort St. John youth freedom to be themselves
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - If you've taken a stroll through the Fish Creek community forest recently, it's hard to ...
Emergency training exercise simulates gas plant leak in Taylor
TAYLOR, B.C. - Pembina Pipeline and the District of Taylor held a joint emergency training exercise on Monday,...
David Milgaard to speak at Chetwynd mental health walk
CHETWYND, B.C. - Canada's most prolific advocate for the wrongfully convicted will be speaking this week in Sp...
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating police actions after fatal crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The province's police watchdog is investigating after a collision between a pickup truck and motorcycle that left one man dead late Sunday evening in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say in a news release that initial investigation suggests the mot...
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER — Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be French-Canadian was a way for her great-grandparents to keep their children from being taken away to r...
Final ballots counted in Northeast B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - All 225 polls in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding have been reporte...
Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids
KELOWNA, B.C. — A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Riley Saunders pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, brea...
Northern Health region adds 358 cases, one death since Friday, MLA Davies addresses fake anti-vax letters
Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified on...
Pouce Coupe mayor questions COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent Facebook post
POUCE COUPE, B.C. - Amid the healthcare crisis in Northeast B.C., the mayor of Pouce Coupe is questioning the ...
Province extends supports for youth from care
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Provincial Government has extended COVID-19 emergency measures for eligible youth and you...
FSJ Friendship Centre receives another cheque from orange shirt campaign
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Fort St. John Friendship Centre Society has been presented with another cheque from ...
Taylor looking for feedback on Housing Needs
TAYLOR, B.C. - The District of Taylor will be compiling a Housing Needs Assessment to better understand the lo...
Water main in Taylor will be shut off at 1 p.m.
TAYLOR, B.C. - The District of Taylor says the water main near 102nd Street will be shut off starting at 1 p.m...
North Peace Leisure Pool reopening in mid-October
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Community members looking to enjoy the North Peace Leisure Pool will have to wait a litt...
Quebec’s Caisse to sell remaining oil production investments, retain pipelines
MONTREAL — Canada's second-largest pension fund manager has announced a plan to divest its oil-producing assets in order to achieve a zero-emissions portfolio by 2050. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec says it will sell its remaining oil producti...
Vancouver school trustees vote in favour of masks for students in K-3 grades
VANCOUVER — School trustees in Vancouver have voted unanimously in favour of requiring masks to be worn by students in kindergarten to Grade 3. Mask mandates set by British Columbia's provincial health officer exempt youngsters in primary grades from w...
Unanimous approval for ban on feeding any wild animals in Vancouver parks
VANCOUVER — Tossing bread crusts to geese or the remains of a sandwich to a raccoon will soon be an offence in any Vancouver park, punishable by a hefty fine. Vancouver park board commissioners have voted unanimously to amend park bylaws to prohibit th...
B.C. Liberal leadership candidates to participate in campaign’s first virtual debate
VICTORIA — Six candidates seeking to become the next leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party will face each other tonight in the campaign's first debate. The Liberal members will elect a new leader Feb. 5 to replace former leader Andrew Wilkinson ...
WestJet expects growth to reach 2013 levels over next six months
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - WestJet held a virtual restart roundtable discussion last week to discuss the state of a...
Nature camp gives Fort St. John youth freedom to be themselves
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - If you've taken a stroll through the Fish Creek community forest recently, it's hard to ...
Emergency training exercise simulates gas plant leak in Taylor
TAYLOR, B.C. - Pembina Pipeline and the District of Taylor held a joint emergency training exercise on Monday,...
David Milgaard to speak at Chetwynd mental health walk
CHETWYND, B.C. - Canada's most prolific advocate for the wrongfully convicted will be speaking this week in Sp...
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating police actions after fatal crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The province's police watchdog is investigating after a collision between a pickup truck and motorcycle that left one man dead late Sunday evening in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say in a news release that initial investigation suggests the mot...
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER — Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be French-Canadian was a way for her great-grandparents to keep their children from being taken away to r...
Final ballots counted in Northeast B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - All 225 polls in the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding have been reporte...
Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids
KELOWNA, B.C. — A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Riley Saunders pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, brea...
Northern Health region adds 358 cases, one death since Friday, MLA Davies addresses fake anti-vax letters
Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified on...
Pouce Coupe mayor questions COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent Facebook post
POUCE COUPE, B.C. - Amid the healthcare crisis in Northeast B.C., the mayor of Pouce Coupe is questioning the ...
Province extends supports for youth from care
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Provincial Government has extended COVID-19 emergency measures for eligible youth and you...
