Prince Rupert News

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Chris Hadfield has returned from his five-month mission aboard the International Space Station During his time in orbit, the Canadian astronaut has been tweeting some incredbile images of the earth.

Karl Lilgert was charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death after the Queen of the North ferry sank in 2006.

By Shaun Thomas - The Northern View Published: May 13, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 13, 2013 12:08 PM According to census information released on May 8 by Statistics Canada, there are 4,745 people among the 12,360 residents who identify themselves as Aboriginal, meaning 38.4 per cent of Prince Rupert's population is Aboriginal.

Skeena Mill in Prince Rupert. The Skeena Cellulose pulp mill on Watson Island in Prince Rupert, once the economic lifeblood of the city, stopped production more than a decade ago, in 2001.

By Martina Perry - The Northern View Published: May 08, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May 12, 2013 4:11 PM A candlelight ceremony two months after the discovery of 21-year-old Justin Brooks' body in the Prince Rupert Harbour was a bittersweet gathering for his family, who, while mourning the loss, have found support from groups also seeking justice.

By Martina Perry - The Northern View Published: May 11, 2013 5:00 PM Updated: May 11, 2013 5:17 PM Artist Lynn Cociani recently put on her first solo exhibit to highlight Prince Rupert residents that help make the community what it is.

The biggest proponents of bitumen oil - the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, the Harper Conservatives and the oil industry itself - have, in some respects, been the authors of these troubles.

By Shaun Thomas - The Northern View Published: May 09, 2013 8:48 PM Updated: May 09, 2013 8:48 PM After listening to members of the public for two hours the previous night, it was a closed-door session with members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees on Thursday that brought closure to the debate around the City of Prince Rupert's 2013 ... (more)

Atco is setting its sights on the potential for northern hydro projects and new transmission lines to energize natural gas production in booming northwestern Alberta and British Columbia.

Michelle Bryant of Ridley Terminals, left, Judy Levelton of the Relay for Life, Julie Stevens of the Ladies of the Royal Purple, Sheila Seidemann of the Relay for Life and Devin Archibald of Tim Horton's. Archibald, Bryant and Stevens made donations totalling $3,000. By Shaun Thomas - The Northern View Published: May 08, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May ... (more)

When the Queen of the North set sail on the night of March 21, 2006, captain Colin Henthorne and his crew were set for what should have been a routine voyage down B.C.'s Inside Passage from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.

The BG Group has filed plans for a liquefied natural gas plant at Prince Rupert that would consume the equivalent to all of the province's current production of natural gas and almost all the energy generated by BC Hydro's proposed Site C dam to produce it.

Karl Lilgert is on trial for two counts of criminal negligence after two passengers are presumed to have died when the BC Ferries vessel sunk in March 2006 south of Prince Rupert.

The Oregon Legislature, about halfway through the session, is admonished for its attention to the trivial and urged to act decisively on the big game-changer in state finance .

By Martina Perry - The Northern View Published: May 05, 2013 7:00 PM Updated: May 05, 2013 8:03 PM The family of 21-year-old Justin Brooks, who was found deceased in the Prince Rupert harbour in March, organized a candle light ceremony at the Rotary Waterfront Park in Prince Rupert in memory of Brooks.

Rio Silver Inc. announced that it has received notice of termination to option its 100 percent-owned NiA obamba silver and gold project in Peru.

After an unreasonably long delay, spring is finally here. There's no better way to enjoy that great weather than a good convertible, especially a fast one.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says the relationship between First Nations communities and the RCMP is broken.

A price index that helps set how much Canada's big two railways can make per year hauling Prairie grain will be pared back, based on lower-than-expected diesel fuel costs.