The NDP opposition had the B.C. Liberal government on the defensive over the deficit and the harmonized sales tax in the legislative session that wrapped up Thursday.

The northwest unemployment rate dropped an almost imperceptible .1 per cent in October at a time when the provincial rate increased.

Kitimat council is mulling over a potential recreational fees break to families affected by the Eurocan closure.

While the northwest region continues to reel from the impending closure of Kitimat’s pulp and paper mill, community leaders are working hard to find responses to the serious challenges ahead.

The people of the snow will be able to embrace both the winter season and the upcoming Olympic games in late January.

The District of Kitimat was covered in a beautiful blanket of snow last week, to the delight of local youngsters at Kid’s Place Preschool at the Child Development Centre. From left, Devyn Molloy, Kiera Fitzpatrick-Moran and Keyara Knight work hard to build their first snowman.

West coast RCMP said no damage was reported following an earthquake early last Tuesday morning.

Pacific Northern Gas is banking on continuing low costs for natural gas to buffer a double-digit increase in its delivery rates, according to plans for a price hike beginning Jan. 1.

Future NHLers Hayden Fisk and Jake McCulley of Kitimat were able to meet hockey legends Bobby Orr and Cassie Campbell-Pascall in Prince George recently, thanks to Chevrolet’s Safe and Fun Hockey program.

Skeena MP Nathan Cullen was happy to support a House of Commons vote to abolish the controversial long-gun registry this month.

A meeting with the National Energy Board to discuss the process behind a proposal by Northern Gateway has been postponed due to emergency meetings surrounding the impending closure of Eurocan’s local pulp and paper mill.

Cancer patients in 12 communities in Northern Health will be able to access oncology specialists through a network on videoconferencing systems.

A 24-year-old man is in serious, but stable, condition after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday near Smithers.

Larry Gilmour, 55, unsuccessfully panhandles former federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion in downtown Victoria, where Dion attended a meeting on homelessness in November 2007.

A 24-year-old man is in serious, but stable, condition after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday near Smithers.