Category Archives: News
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission Launches Investigation into RCMP Community-Industry Response Group
One of the RCMP's most controversial units is now under investigation by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission. A systemic review into the operations of the Community-Industry Response Group i...
Mar 9, 2023
B.C. marks International Women's Day with contraceptive funding
B.C. is making Canadian history on International Women's Day by improving access to contraceptives. Announced today and starting on April 1, prescribed birth control will now be accessible and free fo...
Mar 8, 2023
Kym Gouchie makes her way back to Terrace on northwest tour
Indigenous musician Kym Gouchie will be revisiting Terrace to perform this week. In her interview with CFNR, Gouchie talked about her experience living in Terrace for some time in the 1980s, long befo...
Mar 8, 2023 Kym Gouchie makes her way back to Terrace for Northwest tour. Photo by James Doyle, courtesy of Kym Gouchie.
BC Introduces Legislation Which Would Help Close the Gender Pay Gap and Force Employers to Post Salaries and Wages
In honour of International Women's Day, the province is introducing new legislation to help close the gender pay gap. If passed, the legislation will require employers to include wage or salary inform...
Mar 8, 2023
Liberal MLA Tables Bill to Allow Traditional Indigenous Names on Government Documentation for a Second Time
Liberal MLA Doug Clovechok is once again attempting to have Indigenous names recognized on official government documents. Clovechok originally tabled the Indigenous Names Statutes Amendment Act in 202...
Mar 8, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Seeking Pair of Wanted Men
Prince Rupert RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate two wanted men. 30 year-old Gerald James Michael Morrison (pictured right) is wanted on warrants for assault, assault by choking, and br...
Mar 8, 2023 Bailey Keith Barkhouse on left, Gerald James Michael Morrison on right
2024 BC Winter Games Will Officially Recognize a First Nations' Community as a Host for the First Time
For the first time in the event's history, a First Nation's community has been named as one of the official hosts of the BC Winter Games. Each year, the event brings together thousands of the province...
Mar 8, 2023
Pedestrian Passes Away After Being Hit by a City-Owned Snow-clearing Vehicle in Fort St John
A pedestrian has passed away after being hit by a City-owned vehicle in Fort St John on Monday. It was around 4:45 in the afternoon when a piece of snow-clearing equipment struck the man near the inte...
Mar 8, 2023
Transportation Safety Board Issues Four Recommendations Following Final Report on Fatal Sinking of the Tugboat Ingenika
After two years of investigation, the Transportation Safety Board has released their final report into the fatal sinking of the tugboat Ingenika. On the morning of February 11th, 2021, the Ingenika wo...
Mar 8, 2023
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach Renews Calls for Ottawa to Help with Prince Rupert's Infrastructure Issues
Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is once again calling on the Federal government to help solve Prince Rupert's infrastructure woes. In January, Bachrach wrote to Infrastructure Minister Domin...
Mar 8, 2023