BC News

It was a snowy weekend in Fort St. John and there's a new record to prove it. According to Environment Canada, a total of 17 centimetres of the white stuff blanketed the city over the weekend, with a record 9.

Social workers in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek say they're seeing a "spike" in demand for domestic violence support services as families feel the strain of the economic downturn. Officials with Community Bridge in Fort St.

A plan to sell British Columbia power to Alberta with the help of $1 billion in federal government funding is gaining little interest in Canada’s energy province. B.C.

Here's what happened in Peace Region courts for the week ending March 4, 2016. There were no cases up for disposition in Fort Nelson, Chetwynd or Hudson’s Hope. Fort St.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett doesn’t think northern British Columbians should shy away from making the switch to electric cars. But, he admits the main drawback is the lack of charging station infrastructure.

Three candidates are looking to fill the vacant mayor's chair in the Village of Pouce Coupe. The village will hold a byelection for the seat Saturday, April 9. Ron Kelly, Tyler Randall and Lorraine Michetti have all put their names into the contest.

The District of Mackenzie has established a task force to battle BC Hydro's quest to increase the amount of water it can draw out of the Williston Reservoir.

Alaska Highway News reporter Jonny Wakefield has been named a finalist for the 2016 Ma Murray journalism awards. Wakefield was recognized in the business category for his feature titled 'Tumbler Ridge adjusting to life without coal -- again.

Quintette layoffs With a six-month contract nearing its end, layoffs were in the offing for the Quintette coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River Block News reported on this day in history.

As large swathes of the country turned Liberal red on Oct. 19, 2015, Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies stayed solidly blue. Conservative Bob Zimmer held the riding with 52.