Kitimat Northern Sentinel

Bail hearings going virtual in B.C.’s north

The Quesnel RCMP Detachment is one of seven northern police buildings which can now connect directly to Prince George for daily bail hearings. (Observer File Photo)

A court pilot project will see virtual courtroom cameras set up in seven RCMP detatchments

by Cassidy Dankochik

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VIDEO: Dance party erupts at Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach to the dismay of onlookers
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Lake Babine Nation get provincial funding for land, title rights
Fence to be erected between housing project and Kitimat homeowners
Situation Table comes to Kitimat to support vulnerable people
Lower Post residential school building to be demolished, replaced with cultural centre

Pall Bearers carrying the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh, followed by the Prince of Wales, left and Princess Anne, right, into St George’s Chapel for his funeral, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. (Danny Lawson/Pool via AP)

Trudeau announces $200K donation to Duke of Edinburgh award as Prince Philip laid to rest

by The Canadian Press

updated 4h ago

B.C. homeowners are being urged to take steps to prepare for the possibility of a flood by moving equipment and other assets to higher ground. (J.R. Rardon)

‘Entire province faces risk’: B.C. citizens urged to prepare for above-average spring flooding

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 4h ago

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

Cannabis 19+

Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of April 18 to 24

by Jenna Hauck

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Local carpenter Tyler Bohn embarked on a quest to create the East Sooke Treehouse, after seeing people build similar structures on a Discovery Channel show. (East Sooke Treehouse Facebook photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. carpenter builds fort inspired by TV’s ‘Treehouse Masters’

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VIDEO: B.C. lake stocked with hatchery trout to delight of a seniors fishing club

A woman wears a protective face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as she walks past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Top doctor warns B.C.’s daily cases could reach 3,000 as COVID hospitalizations surge

new number posts, fire rings, picnic tables, table shelters, garbage bins, wood shelters, pit toilets, and hose bibs are some of the many things added to the Radley Park expansion project. (Jacob Lubberts photo)

VIDEO: Kitimat campgrounds go forward with expansion project

Jacob and Jessica Beaton pose for a photograph at Tea Creek farm. (Binny Paul/ Terrace Standard)

VIDEO: On the road to Indigenous-led food sovereignty in northwest B.C.

Doug Ford backtracks on new police COVID-19 powers amid intense backlash

New anti-pandemic powers allow police in Ontario to stop any motorist or pedestrian and ask where they live and why they’re not home

by The Canadian Press

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AstraZeneca vaccine is becoming available at B.C. pharmacies outside the Lower Mainland, as of Friday, April 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Augstein

Canadian doctors say lowering age cutoff for AstraZeneca vaccine makes sense as cases surge

Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control at Toronto’s University Health Network, said she would also support dropping the age limit

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 2h ago

Researchers say the United States is at risk of an armed anti-police insurgency
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Canada’s naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message ‘anything goes’ in politics
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Flouting COVID-19 health orders off the clock could lead to workplace discipline: lawyers
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Court of Appeal grants partial stay in ruling on B.C. auto injuries
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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
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Canucks to return to play Sunday versus Leafs after COVID-19 outbreak

The team has had 11 games postponed since an outbreak late last month

by The Canadian Press

updated 7h ago

A woman walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
A woman walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be cancelled

On Thursday, minister in charge of Japan’s vaccine rollout, Taro Kono, said even if the Olympics go on, there may be no fans of any kind in venues

by The Canadian Press

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