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Professional protesters may steal the headlines, but the vast majority of First Nations in northern B.C. are squarely on board with LNG development, John Rustad, the B.C. minister of aboriginal relations and reconciliation, said Friday.

The federal government must be more generous with disaster relief as climate change-linked floods and fires pound communities across B.C., Premier Christy Clark said on a tour of washed out bridges and flooded basements in Dawson Creek Sunday.

Provincial officials say it could take weeks to rebuild sections of Highway 97 through the Pine Pass and reconnect Northeast B.C. to the southern reaches of the province.

Corina Duncan is quiet except when she talks about her two young boys. "They like to wave and blow kisses. They just amaze me," says Duncan, 19. "If it wasn't for my boys I wouldn't be here right now.

Callista Vogt's classroom looks like it's decorated for an end-of-the-year party. Colourful paper cutouts are taped high along the wall and strung from the ceiling.

The Nechako Valley Exhibition is denying responsibility for the injuries a woman suffered when a runaway horse pulling a cart ran into a bleacher last August. In a response filed this week in B.C.

British Columbians can unload old guns, ammunition - any unwanted firearms or weapons - and ensure they never end up in the hands of criminals during a province-wide amnesty Oct.

B.C. residents can now measure and reap the rewards of physical activity and loyalty points on a daily basis with a new step tracker feature in the Carrot Rewards app.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George is raffling off a chance to plan the perfect getaway. The grand prize is one round trip flight for two to any scheduled WestJet destination, plus $500 in spending money, and a Canon EOS Rebel T5 camera.

Resurfacing work will get underway this summer on Upper Fraser Road and Shelley Road thanks to a $2.8-million contract from the B.C. government. Both roads serve local communities and industry and are accessed off of Highway 16 East.