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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits 10 Downing Street to meet with British Prime Minister Liz Truss in London on Sunday, September 18, 2022, ahead of the funeral service for the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Trudeau meets with UK prime minister, other world leaders ahead of queen’s funeral

PM brushed off question around reconsidering Canada’s ties to the monarchy

Nathan Cullen. (Facebook photo)

Cullen walks away with Stikine

With 50 of 51 polls reporting Cullen leads by more than the number of mail-in ballots distributed

(The Canadian Press)

B.C. VOTES 2020 MAP: Provincial election results, riding by riding

B.C. likely won’t know which party – NDP, Liberals or Greens – will be leading the province for weeks

Kitimat residents heading in to vote at their designated polling station at Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School. Oct. 24, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.

Skeena residents make their way to the polls

Residents in Terrace, Kitimat, and surrounding communities are out voting for Election Day

Kitimat residents heading in to vote at their designated polling station at Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School. Oct. 24, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.
BC Liberals Leader Andrew Wilkinson, BC Greens Sonia Furstenau, BC NDP John Horgan (The Canadian Press photos)

VIDEO: British Columbians vote for province’s next leadership in 2020 election

Who will be B.C.’s next premier?

BC Liberals Leader Andrew Wilkinson, BC Greens Sonia Furstenau, BC NDP John Horgan (The Canadian Press photos)
Polls officially open at 8 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2020 across B.C. in the 2020 snap election. (Clare Rayment)

It’s Election Day in B.C.: Here’s what you need to know to vote in Skeena riding

B.C.’s snap election has already broken records for advance voter turnout, mail-in ballots

Polls officially open at 8 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2020 across B.C. in the 2020 snap election. (Clare Rayment)
Independent candidate Martin Holzbauer, BC NDP candidate Nicole Halbauer, and incumbent BC Liberal candidate Ellis Ross. (Jake Wray/Clare Rayment/Black Press)

Skeena candidates talk Indigenous issues

Residential schools, Coastal GasLink Pipeline, and rights and title among issues addressed

Independent candidate Martin Holzbauer, BC NDP candidate Nicole Halbauer, and incumbent BC Liberal candidate Ellis Ross. (Jake Wray/Clare Rayment/Black Press)
Martin Holzbauer, independent, Nicole Halbauer, BC NDP, and Ellis Ross, BC Liberal Party, are the candidates for the Skeena riding in the upcoming provincial election. (Terrace Standard/BC NDP)

Skeena candidates talk northwest education

Online learning access and early childhood education were common themes

Martin Holzbauer, independent, Nicole Halbauer, BC NDP, and Ellis Ross, BC Liberal Party, are the candidates for the Skeena riding in the upcoming provincial election. (Terrace Standard/BC NDP)
Incumbent BC Liberal candidate Ellis Ross and BC NDP candidate Nicole Halbauer. (Black Press photo and BC NDP photo)

Skeena candidates talk COVID-19, economic recovery

Support all around for public health officer’s handling of pandemic so far

Incumbent BC Liberal candidate Ellis Ross and BC NDP candidate Nicole Halbauer. (Black Press photo and BC NDP photo)
The three candidates for Skeena riding at the All-Candidates Forum held in Kitimat Wednesday (Oct. 7) evening. Oct. 8, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.

First All-Candidates Forum for snap election held in Kitimat

The Forum brought together all three Skeena riding candidates to answer community-posed questions

The three candidates for Skeena riding at the All-Candidates Forum held in Kitimat Wednesday (Oct. 7) evening. Oct. 8, 2020. Clare Rayment photo.
Taylor Bachrach will be headed to Ottawa as the new MP for the Skeena-Bulkley Valley. He was declared the winner at approximately 8:30 p.m. Bachrach ended up winning by more than 3,000 votes over Conservative candidate Claire Rattee. (Marisca Bakker / Smithers Interior News)

Skeena-Bulkley Valley once again goes NDP

Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach set to follow in Nathan Cullen’s footsteps

Taylor Bachrach will be headed to Ottawa as the new MP for the Skeena-Bulkley Valley. He was declared the winner at approximately 8:30 p.m. Bachrach ended up winning by more than 3,000 votes over Conservative candidate Claire Rattee. (Marisca Bakker / Smithers Interior News)
Voters file in to the polling location at the Coast Mountain College longhouse this morning, Oct. 21. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)

VOTING CLOSED: Results to come

Terrace’s four polling locations are now officially closed

Voters file in to the polling location at the Coast Mountain College longhouse this morning, Oct. 21. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)
Voter reaction and mid-day turnout for the 2018 municipal election

Voter reaction and mid-day turnout for the 2018 municipal election

Polls are open in Terrace and Thornhill until 8 p.m. tonight

Voter reaction and mid-day turnout for the 2018 municipal election
Ballots are counted at the Terrace Sportsplex polls close at 8 p.m.

POLLS NOW CLOSED: Results to come

Follow this post for comprehensive coverage on the council, school board and regional district

  • Oct 20, 2018
Ballots are counted at the Terrace Sportsplex polls close at 8 p.m.
Poll boxes are set up at the Terrace Sportsplex on the first day of advanced voting. Roughly 700 people took their opportunity to vote before general election day on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17. (Brittany Gervais photo)

Advanced voter turnout for general election low

Need a ride to the polls tomorrow? Bus service is free on election day

Poll boxes are set up at the Terrace Sportsplex on the first day of advanced voting. Roughly 700 people took their opportunity to vote before general election day on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17. (Brittany Gervais photo)
Quinn Bender photo

Fix the downtown: council candidates hear from voters

Related issues of addictions, housing feature prominently at All Candidates Forum

Quinn Bender photo
Who will represent you on city council?

Who will represent you on city council?

Terrace’s eight candidates tell us why they’re running for a seat

  • Oct 16, 2018
Who will represent you on city council?
Terrace and Thornhill school board trustee candidates: why they’re running

Terrace and Thornhill school board trustee candidates: why they’re running

There are two open positions in Terrace, one in Thornhill

Terrace and Thornhill school board trustee candidates: why they’re running
This group of Northwest B.C. doctors have partnered to launch the collaborative CHANGE Program in B.C. (Contributed image)

New Northwest health-care program hopes for big change

Northwest family doctors win awards for B.C. launch of CHANGE Program

This group of Northwest B.C. doctors have partnered to launch the collaborative CHANGE Program in B.C. (Contributed image)
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