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Smoky conditions expected to hang around for several days
The Northwest Fire Centre says smoke from wildfires burning outside of BC is expected to linger for several days. Residents across the Northwest and much of northern BC have been under a haze of smoke...
CFNRNews Jul 25, 2018
Quesnel Mounties make arrests after five vehicle thefts in 17 hours
Quesnel RCMP are reminding residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuables after a rash of thefts in less than 24 hours. Police recorded five separate vehicle thefts in 17 hours between Tuesday ...
CFNRNews Jul 25, 2018
Bellegarde picks up most votes in first round of AFN National Chief election, second ballot underway
Four candidates remain after the first ballot to elect a National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Incumbent Perry Bellegarde picked up the most votes in the first round with 286. Russ Diabo ga...
CFNRNews Jul 25, 2018
Williams Lake and Quesnel RCMP team up for three arrests
Williams Lake RCMP made three separate theft-related arrests after tips from Quesnel Mounties Tuesday. Police picked up a 27-year-old man after locating a stolen car from Quesnel on Midnight Drive. La...
CFNRNews Jul 25, 2018
Wildfire smoke expected to blanket Northern BC
Wildfire smoke is expected to affect a large swath of Northern British Columbia over the next day of so, but the haze isn’t just from local fires. Health authorities say smoke from Eurasian wild...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018
Coastal Fire Centre to ban larger fires on Haida Gwaii
With uncommonly dry conditions across Haida Gwaii and no significant rain in the forecast, the BC Wildfire Service is trying to cut down the wildfire risk. The Coastal Fire Centre is banning larger Ca...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018
Nisga'a say Nass River sockeye returns poor
The current outlook for sockeye salmon returns on the Nass River is not good. The Nisga’a Lisims Government says the most recent in-season estimate projects a total return of between 180,000 and...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018
Prince Rupert woman dies on Texada Island
RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the death of Prince Rupert woman on Texada Island Saturday. Police say the 23 year-old was seen climbing a rocky bluff at the site of a music festiva...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018
Assembly of First Nations opens AGA in Vancouver
The Assembly of First Nations opened its 39th Annual General Assembly in Vancouver today. In his welcoming address to chiefs and delegates, BC AFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee talked about what needs t...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018
RCMP investigate suspicious incident at skatepark
Prince George RCMP are investigating after a disturbing report at a local skatepark yesterday afternoon. Someone reported seeing a man in a grey van pick up a young girl from the park on Massey Drive ...
CFNRNews Jul 24, 2018