Doctors leaving Prince Rupert, but more coming

Northern Health focuses on recruitment and retention

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales activity in the area for the month of October remain below long-term historical averages. A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June, 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

Mortgage rates predicted return to pre-pandemic levels of 3% by late 2022, BCREA says
Royal City Youth Ballet’s performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 7, 2019. Theatre and sports events with more than 50 people now require proof of vaccination and seating, but business holiday events can include standing and mingling. (Andrea Rondeau/Cowichan Valley Citizen)

Business holiday parties OK for more than 50, B.C. tourism group says
Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award

Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award
How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

It has been a brutal year for bears in the Elk Valley, with dozens destroyed by Conservation Officers and more killed by traffic and trains. (Scott Tibballs / The Free Press)

31 bears euthanized in the Elk Valley
People wearing face masks stand near a clock outside of an office building counting down the days to the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Schiefelbein

Canadian officials to boycott Winter Olympics in China
Operations Supervisor Kathleen Wick works at Ray-Mont Logistics in Prince Rupert.

Northern B.C. workers are an integral part of innovative Canadian supply chain solutions
    Therapeutic neurotoxin injections aren't just for cosmetic uses. It can also be beneficial for treating migraines, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), Bruxism (teeth grinding) and other conditions.

    Aveline MediClinic offers much more than just cosmetic treatments
      Video
      Members of the Canadian Forces build a temporary dike with sandbags behind houses on Clayburn Creek in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      B.C. flood recovery moves to cleanup of damaged materials

      Beams of light are projected into the air behind a plaque placed in memory of the fourteen women who were murdered on December 6,1989, in an anti-feminist attack, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

      VIDEO: Tributes planned for victims of Ecole Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary

      An Afternoon with Prince Harry & James Corden was one of the top trending YouTube videos in Canada this year. (The Late Late Show with James Corden/YouTube)

      VIDEO: Canadians took to YouTube to learn, connect, laugh during 2021

      Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, and Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne, toured flood areas Friday, Dec. 2. Photo Andrea DeMeer

      ‘It’s just unbelievable’: Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth tours Princeton flood

      More Videos 

      News
      Walmart Supercentre in Campbell River was the site of a stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror

      Arrest made after shoplifter in purple wig stabs security guard in B.C. Walmart

      A man in his 30s was taken into custody on Tuesday evening.

      The federal government has confirmed legislation making conversion therapy illegal. Angelo Octaviano said he is proud to be his true self, at a gathering of LGBTQ Prince Rupert community members, supporters and allies to celebrate Pride month on June 19. (Photo: supplied, Kyle Hilliard)

      Senate gives speedy passage to bill banning conversion therapy

      Bill expected to receive royal assent as early as today

      More in News 

      Most Read

       

      Sports
      Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau watches his team play against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of an NHL hockey game on February 9, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Hannah Foslien

      Struggling Vancouver Canucks hope Boudreau can kickstart dismal season

      Horvat: ‘It brings us new life. But at the same time, we have to go out there and prove it now’

      Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) covers up the puck as Quinn Hughes (43) checks Los Angeles Kings’ Phillip Danault (24) during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      Demko records 30-save shutout, Canucks beat Kings 4-0 in Boudreau’s debut

      Victory comes less than 24 hours after Vancouver fired Green, Benning

      More in Sports 

       

      LOCAL GOOD (Powered by Do Some Good)

      What GOOD are you seeing in your community?

      Tell us about your favourite cause. Celebrate friends, family, and neighbours for their acts of kindness. Show your employees volunteering in the community. Ask for needed supplies and volunteers for your cause. Share fundraising event details.  
      Click HERE to find out how to get featured. 

      Looking for a Local Event?
      Want to Volunteer Locally?

      A special thank you to our Community Partners, Good Companies and Local Champions who are essential allies in our mission to build stronger communities. Their support allows causes you care about and volunteers to use the Do Some Good platform for FREE. This increases volunteerism and support to ALL nonprofits and charities in our community.

      Read more stories here

      Trending Now
      This combination of 2021 photos shows Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce,, left, and Billie Eilish in London. The grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Eagles center have something in common, broadcasters have difficulty pronouncing their names. Both Eilish and Kelce, as well as “omicron” made it onto this year’s list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool, Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

      ‘Cheugy,’ ‘omicron’ among 2021’s most mispronounced words

      Test yourself on how many you know how to correctly say

      During this time of the year, many people will make donations to food banks. However, hunger and poverty are ongoing challenges. (File photo)

      QUIZ: Test your knowledge of hunger and poverty

      During this season of giving and generosity, many people are in need

      More in Trending Now 

      Community
      Greta on the day she was brought 'home' at four months old, only to run away that very night. (Submitted photo)

      Born to be wild: Goat finds family with herd of deer

       

      The R.E.M. Lee Theatre in Terrace, pictured on Nov. 29, 2021, will be the sole venue for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Music Festival from April 21 to May 6. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

      Pacific Northwest Music Festival set to return in 2022

       

      More in Community 
      Obituaries

      Janice Lynne Gee

      Nov 28th, 2021

      Donald Arthur Silversides, Q.C.

      Nov 27th, 2021

      Anna Susan Brenton

      Nov 2nd, 2021

      Helen Thompson (nee Hagen)

      Nov 1st, 2021

      Mark Andrew Bell

      Oct 27th, 2021

      Norma Mitchell

      Oct 25th, 2021

      See Celebrations of Life See More Obituaries 

      Entertainment
      This image released by ABC News shows actor-producer Alec Baldwin, left, during an interview with “Good Morning America” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos. The hour-long interview about the fatal shooting on the set of Baldwin’s film “Rust,” will air Thursday, Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. EST on ABC. (Jeffrey Neira/ABC News via AP)

      Lawyer backs up Baldwin’s assertion he didn’t pull trigger

       

      More in Entertainment 

      Opinion

      Flooding this past spring forced many houses in the Houseman Subdivision to erect makeshift barricades from sandbags to hold back the water. (Patrick Davies photo)

      Water, water everywhere, and a tough choice about what to do with it all

      Clean Energy BC estimates power demand in B.C. will grow by over 40 per cent over the next 20 years

        eEdition

        The Northern View/Northern Connector, Dec 2

        Recent Issues

         

        More in Opinion 

        Life
        Shauna Grobowsky photographed by Lia Crowe

        Secrets and lives with Shauna Grobowsky

        Passionate Blooms owner doesn’t put limits on dreams or ideas

          Justin Kandola - Lia Crowe photography

          Secrets and lives with Justin Kandola

          Modern Furniture GM appreciates the unique

            More in Life 

            Impress
            Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation with Louis De Jaeger, Métis Nation British Columbia Acting Vice-President, Director for Region 2 (Lower Mainland) and the Minister of Economic Development and Natural Resources at the Louis Riel Day proclamation, 2021. Derek Robitaille photo.

            Métis building strong future, based on long history in BC

            Over 22,000 Métis are registered in BC, with 90,000 self-identifying as Métis on the last census

              Kyle Hes is a Gantry Crane Operator at DP World-Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal.

              Prince Rupert’s marine and dock workers essential to Canada’s reputation for reliability

              Port of Prince Rupert workforce has far-reaching impact across northern B.C. and beyond

                More in Impress 

                national-marketplace
                main image

                Toronto Blue Jays Tickets

                   

                  More in national-marketplace