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Unemployment rate continues to decrease in Northeast BC during October, healthcare employment sees boost in BC
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. continued to decrease as it dropped from 7.0 per...
Pipeline company vows to reduce its GHG emissions by 35% by 2030, hit zero by 2050
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc., the operator of the largest crude oil pipeline network in North America, says it will...
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality awarded grant for rest stop facility along Alaska Highway
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality was approved for a $285,750 grant from the Stra...
Jake Gardner in GP for 2020 Professional Bull Riders Canada Monster Energy Tour Finals
GRANDE PRAIRIE, A.B. - Fort St. John rider Jake Gardner was in Grande Prairie for the 2020 Professional Bull R...
No plans for enforcement blitz of COVID orders on homes
There are new government orders limiting events at private homes in B.C., but don't expect a sweep of inspecti...
Pipeline company Enbridge reports $990-million third-quarter profit
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says it earned $990 million in its latest quarter, up from $949 million in the same qu...
Northern Health Region sees six new cases of COVID-19, active cases now at 29, up from 26
VICTORIA, B.C. - Six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Thursday, in the Northern Health Region, making the ...
BC CDC to introduce new epidemiology dashboard, in addtion to current COVID-19 dashboard
VICTORIA, B.C. - During a COVID-19 update, on Thursday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced t...
City of Fort St John receives $3.7 million in COVID-19 funding from Province
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John is receiving $3.7 million, from Provincial Government, in COVI...
Changes made to this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Fort St John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - This year's Remembrance Day ceremony in Fort St. John will be looking a bit different. I...
Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems
EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with oversight issues by Premier Jason Kenney’s government on big-ticket files including the Keystone XL pipeline and the so-called energy war room. Audito...
Poppy Campaign releases list of locations where Poppy Boxes can be found in FSJ
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Even with the changes in distribution this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal...
Ensign Energy Services reports Q3 net loss of $36 million on 60 per cent less revenue
CALGARY - The president of Ensign Energy Services Inc. says activity is beginning to pick up in the North Amer...
Hunters must submit mule deer samples to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - With mule deer hunting now in season, the B.C. Wildlife Health Office is reminding hunte...
Pumpkin-smashing good time this coming Saturday with Pumpkin Plunge
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Northern Environmental Action Team's Annual Pumpkin Plunge is taking place this Satu...
126-pound pumpkin voted as best carved in Hudson’s Hope Frightful Frolics event
HUDSON'S HOPE, B.C. - A 126-pound pumpkin donated by Legacy Village Market in Hudson's Hope was a show-stopper...
NorthRiver Midstream to match first $20,000 donated in ‘Light A Moose’
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The 17th Annual Rhyason Contracting 'Light A Moose' will begin on November 18. The three...
Canadian Natural Resources reports $408-million third-quarter profit
CALGARY - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says it earned a third-quarter profit of $408 million, down from nea...
Snowfall warnings now in place for the Pine Pass, B.C. Peace and Fort Nelson
UPDATE - The snowfall warnings for the Pine Pass and B.C. Peace have ended. The warning remains in place for F...
Unemployment rate continues to decrease in Northeast BC during October, healthcare employment sees boost in BC
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. continued to decrease as it dropped from 7.0 per...
Pipeline company vows to reduce its GHG emissions by 35% by 2030, hit zero by 2050
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc., the operator of the largest crude oil pipeline network in North America, says it will...
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality awarded grant for rest stop facility along Alaska Highway
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality was approved for a $285,750 grant from the Stra...
Jake Gardner in GP for 2020 Professional Bull Riders Canada Monster Energy Tour Finals
GRANDE PRAIRIE, A.B. - Fort St. John rider Jake Gardner was in Grande Prairie for the 2020 Professional Bull R...
No plans for enforcement blitz of COVID orders on homes
There are new government orders limiting events at private homes in B.C., but don't expect a sweep of inspecti...
Pipeline company Enbridge reports $990-million third-quarter profit
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says it earned $990 million in its latest quarter, up from $949 million in the same qu...
Northern Health Region sees six new cases of COVID-19, active cases now at 29, up from 26
VICTORIA, B.C. - Six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Thursday, in the Northern Health Region, making the ...
BC CDC to introduce new epidemiology dashboard, in addtion to current COVID-19 dashboard
VICTORIA, B.C. - During a COVID-19 update, on Thursday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced t...
City of Fort St John receives $3.7 million in COVID-19 funding from Province
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John is receiving $3.7 million, from Provincial Government, in COVI...
Changes made to this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Fort St John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - This year's Remembrance Day ceremony in Fort St. John will be looking a bit different. I...
Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems
EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with oversight issues by Premier Jason Kenney’s government on big-ticket files including the Keystone XL pipeline and the so-called energy war room. Audito...
Poppy Campaign releases list of locations where Poppy Boxes can be found in FSJ
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Even with the changes in distribution this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal...
Ensign Energy Services reports Q3 net loss of $36 million on 60 per cent less revenue
CALGARY - The president of Ensign Energy Services Inc. says activity is beginning to pick up in the North Amer...
Hunters must submit mule deer samples to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - With mule deer hunting now in season, the B.C. Wildlife Health Office is reminding hunte...
Pumpkin-smashing good time this coming Saturday with Pumpkin Plunge
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Northern Environmental Action Team's Annual Pumpkin Plunge is taking place this Satu...
126-pound pumpkin voted as best carved in Hudson’s Hope Frightful Frolics event
HUDSON'S HOPE, B.C. - A 126-pound pumpkin donated by Legacy Village Market in Hudson's Hope was a show-stopper...
NorthRiver Midstream to match first $20,000 donated in ‘Light A Moose’
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The 17th Annual Rhyason Contracting 'Light A Moose' will begin on November 18. The three...
Canadian Natural Resources reports $408-million third-quarter profit
CALGARY - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says it earned a third-quarter profit of $408 million, down from nea...
Snowfall warnings now in place for the Pine Pass, B.C. Peace and Fort Nelson
UPDATE - The snowfall warnings for the Pine Pass and B.C. Peace have ended. The warning remains in place for F...
