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New program to train healthcare administrators for Northern B.C. launched
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (454+ words) Published 3:20 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 A new free training program is helping people facing employment barriers prepare for healthcare administration careers in northern B.C. According to a press release by the B.C. government, the Helping Hands project combines occupational skills training, industry-recognized certifications…...
30 more lawsuits filed against OpenAI, Altman in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1770+ words) Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 More than two dozen new lawsuits filed in California are calling for a jury trial against OpenAI and its CEO in the aftermath of the fatal mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge in February. The 30 lawsuits were…...
Residents at powerless B.C. trailer park form protest against owner
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (829+ words) Published 5:15 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 After five months of toughing it out, residents at Vernon’s Crown Villa trailer park are demanding that something be done about their park’s lack of power and water. Homeowners at Crown Villa have been without power…...
City of Quesnel makes final push for alternative winter shelter site
1+ week, 2+ day ago (882+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 Quesnel city council is making a final push to find an alternative winter shelter site before provincial funding expires. According to the report, Tammy Janzen, executive director of the Quesnel Shelter & Support Society, also identified that…...
Campfire ban to be lifted across Vancouver Island and South Coast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) Published 10:15 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Victoria News staff Campfire prohibitions will be lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre starting Thursday (Sept. 3), as wildfire danger continues to decline following recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Effective at noon, Category 1 open-fire prohibitions, which…...
Cariboo Chilcotin campfire ban to be lifted at noon Sept. 3
1+ week, 5+ day ago (288+ words) Published 4:46 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Williams Lake Tribune Staff Category 1 campfires will be permitted throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre and Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area as of 12 p.m. Thursday, Sept 3. The BC Wildfire Service and Ministry of Forests…...
Truck rollover closes Highway 97 between Quesnel and Hixon
1+ week, 5+ day ago (88+ words) Published 3:12 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Highway 97 is currently closed due to a truck rollover near Triple J Ranch, between Quesnel and Hixon. According to a social media post by Emcon Services Inc., the closure is between Hush Lake Rest Area and…...
Quesnel Community Clean Up Crew receives one more year of funding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (404+ words) Published 2:23 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 Funding for the Quesnel Community Clean Up Crew will continue for at least one more year. Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare announced the funding confirmation in a news release following discussions with Northern Health regarding…...
Big Bar complex fires near Clinton still out of control
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (357+ words) Published 3:05 pm Sunday, August 23, 2026 Bonaparte First Nation (BFN) has downgraded an evacuation order for two of its reserves to an evacuation alert as of 3 p.m. on Sunday (Aug. 23). IR 1 and IR 2, on Highway 99 near Hat Creek Road, were placed on evacuation…...
IIO investigating Williams Lake incident that left woman seriously injured
3+ week, 2+ day ago (293+ words) Published 2:56 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an incident in Williams Lake after a woman sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. In a press release, the IIO said the incident occurred May 8, 2026, in a municipal…...