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WorkSafeBC issued a fine to Northern Health. (Image file.)

Northern Health hit with $355K fine for failing to do adequate safety reports

WorkSafeBC found ‘repeated violations’ following violence against a long-term care worker

Grade 7 Skeena Middle School French immersion student Audrey Arsenault creates a personalized Christmas card for a local senior. (Tracey Carter photo)

French immersion students brighten up Christmas for seniors

Cards to be included in gift bags for seniors

A search warrant executed Dec. 3 in Kitimat resulted in the seizure of cash, weapons and suspected narcotics. (RCMP photo) A search warrant executed Dec. 3 in Kitimat resulted in the seizure of cash, weapons and suspected narcotics. (RCMP photo)

Kitimat RCMP seize suspected drugs and large amount of cash

Search warrant obtained after officers spot suspicious materials during another investigation

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Britain's King Charles III smiles as he speaks with local school children waving flags during a visit to the newly built Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Luton, England, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Jonathan Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
Man arrested after egg allegedly thrown at King Charles III
FILE - An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York on Aug. 29, 2010. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday Dec. 5, 2022, that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year. It defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Oxford Dictionaries names ‘goblin mode’ its word of the year
Bob McGrath, right, looks at the Cookie Monster as they accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Sesame Street’ at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Aug. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles. McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show ‘Sesame Street’ has died at the age of 90. McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his family who posted on his Facebook page on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Bob McGrath, beloved ‘Sesame Street’ legend, dies at age 90
FILE - Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no longer buying right-leaning social media site Parler, the company said Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Musk says Twitter has suspended rapper Ye over swastika post
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Justina Moore, Ksim Gisk’aast from Wilps Niisyuus, stands in front of the event banners at Gitlaxt’aamiks Recreation Centre. Justina is wearing drop killer whale crest earrings made of acrylic with abalone drop posts designed by Jaimie Davis. The banner designs were created by Tsimshian and Nisga’a artist Shawna Kiesman. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

PHOTOS: Nass Valley fashion show brings Nisga’a talent into the light

Models sported a striking blend of colourful and more sombre tones that reflected the theme of the evening: ‘from darkness to light’

Justina Moore, Ksim Gisk’aast from Wilps Niisyuus, stands in front of the event banners at Gitlaxt’aamiks Recreation Centre. Justina is wearing drop killer whale crest earrings made of acrylic with abalone drop posts designed by Jaimie Davis. The banner designs were created by Tsimshian and Nisga’a artist Shawna Kiesman. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
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Police reports: Fraud, assault, car theft and driving infractions stand out

Terrace RCMP briefs: Nov. 14 to Dec. 4

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Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach. (Photo submitted)

Gun bill may not get Bachrach MP’s support

Bachrach says NDP will not support amendments

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Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach. (Photo submitted)
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Professors Eske Willerslev and Kurt H. Kjaer expose fresh layers for sampling of sediments at Kap Kobenhavn, Greenland. Scientists have analyzed 2-million-year-old DNA extracted from dirt samples in the area, revealing an ancient ecosystem unlike anything seen on Earth today, including traces of mastodons and horseshoe crabs roaming the Arctic. (Svend Funder via AP)
Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago
FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, on July 7, 2022. Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
American WNBA star Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout
Singer Celine Dion performs at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, September 18, 2019.Dion says she is suffering from a rare neurological disorder, prompting the beloved Canadian singer to postpone and cancel some upcoming tour dates.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Celine Dion diagnosed with rare neurological condition, cancels some tour dates
Graeme Flannigan holding a sign that reads ‘no sex for children’ behind a group of children and their mom who attended the Holiday drag show and drag performer Toddy (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
Protesters clash with attendee at Kelowna drag show; police investigating
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Northern residents are being urged to get their flu shots. There’s an emphasis on children under the age of five. (Marisca Bakker photo)

Top doctor urges northerners to get their flu shots

Northerners shy of flu shots compared to rest of B.C.

Northern residents are being urged to get their flu shots. There’s an emphasis on children under the age of five. (Marisca Bakker photo)
Former Caledonia teacher John Chen-Wing. (Contributed photo)

Former Caledonia teacher remembered for post-secondary encouragement

Generations of students passed through John Chen-Wing’s classroom

Former Caledonia teacher John Chen-Wing. (Contributed photo)
Canfor’s mill in Houston will be closed for three weeks beginning Dec. 19. (File photo)

Canfor closes Houston mill for three weeks beginning Dec. 19

Weak markets cited as the reason

Canfor’s mill in Houston will be closed for three weeks beginning Dec. 19. (File photo)
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Woman stabbed in the back outside Terrace shelter

Suspect arrested, victim treated for wound to lower back

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Terrace City Hall. (File photo)

Tax increase of more than eight per cent in the offing for Terrace property owners

Rate has been climbing for the past three years

Terrace City Hall. (File photo)
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre outside The Terrace Standard office on Clinton Street in Terrace this November. Poilievre also visited Kitimat and Prince Rupert during his northwest B.C. tour. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Pierre Poilievre pumps natural gas during northwest B.C. tour

Fiery Conservative leader talks LNG, ‘safe supply’ and reconciliation

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre outside The Terrace Standard office on Clinton Street in Terrace this November. Poilievre also visited Kitimat and Prince Rupert during his northwest B.C. tour. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
The New Hazelton RCMP detachment. (Interior News file photo)

Suspect arrested after fleeing from New Hazelton RCMP

North Division Emergency Response team mobilized over suspicion of handgun involved

The New Hazelton RCMP detachment. (Interior News file photo)
A memorial totem pole is shown in this handout image provided by National Museums Scotland. The museum says it will return to the Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia a memorial pole taken nearly a century ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Museums Scotland

Nisga’a totem on display at Scotland museum since 1930 is heading home

Delegation of Nisga’a leaders travelled to Edinburgh last August to ask that the pole be returned

A memorial totem pole is shown in this handout image provided by National Museums Scotland. The museum says it will return to the Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia a memorial pole taken nearly a century ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Museums Scotland
Owners of Deviant Fibres in downtown Terrace want to sell recreational cannabis at the Lakelse Ave. location. (Provided illustration)

City of Terrace gives go-ahead to fifth cannabis store

Market demand to determine number of outlets, councillors decide

Owners of Deviant Fibres in downtown Terrace want to sell recreational cannabis at the Lakelse Ave. location. (Provided illustration)
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Accused Kitimat car thief busted for impaired driving

Breath samples clocked the 32-year-old woman’s blood alcohol level at twice the legal limit

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The RCMP logo outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Woman survives jump into Skeena River

The woman was transported to hospital with no apparent injuries

The RCMP logo outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Santa proved popular for selfies with people attending the Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 Festival of Trees at Heritage Park Museum. (Staff photo)

Festival of Trees boosts surgical purchase goal

Equipment to assist area’s plastic surgeon

Santa proved popular for selfies with people attending the Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 Festival of Trees at Heritage Park Museum. (Staff photo)
Last year Coast Mountains School District 82 canvassed students to gauge their well-being. (File photo/Terrace Standard)

School district seeks to reverse downward trend in student well-being

Schools to focus on attendance, nutrition and affordability

Last year Coast Mountains School District 82 canvassed students to gauge their well-being. (File photo/Terrace Standard)
Cast and crew of Newsies are bringing Broadway, and organized labour, to the R.E.M. Lee Theatre Dec. 8, 9 and 10. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Newsies take the fight to high school musical

Caledonia Secondary takes on labour rights in the newspaper business

Cast and crew of Newsies are bringing Broadway, and organized labour, to the R.E.M. Lee Theatre Dec. 8, 9 and 10. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)