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Gitga’at Question Spill Estimate
Says Ottawa underestimates size
Enbridge Protest in Terrace
Rally set for Monday
New First Nations Development Law
Law impacts Kitimat LNG proposal
Body Found in Williams Creek
Foul play not suspected
Child Luring Attempt in Quesnel
RCMP caution parents
Pot Bust in Forest Grove
Man and woman face charges
Dangerous Pranks in Terrace
RCMP investigating
Fire in Kitimat
No injuries
Oil Slick Reported off North Cost
Gitga'at call for federal action
TNG Angered by Taseko Letter
Tension over New Prosperity increases
Tulsequah Mine Undecided: Taku River Tlingit
Says issues remain unresolved
Williams Lake Arson
Vehicle burns, RCMP investigate
Prince Rupert Drug Bust
Man to appear in court
Strike at Terrace Drug Store
UFCW members walk
Cruise Ship Season Close
First ship arrives Friday
NEWS HEADLINES cbc.ca/bc
Virus sparks quarantine on B.C. salmon farm
A salmon farm site north of Tofino operated by Mainstream Canada has been quarantined by CFIA, after the discovery of IHN, a highly contagious and lethal fish virus that wrecked havoc on the industry ten years ago
Chinese smuggler who fled to B.C. gets life sentence
The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into the highest echelons of the Communist Party and involved a decade-long extradition fight in Vancouver.
800-year-old cedar taken from B.C. park
A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be brought to justice.
Pickton admitted killings, former sex worker testifies
A former sex worker says she got into a vehicle driven by serial killer Robert Pickton almost two years before his arrest and he admitted to her he'd killed women on his farm, but that police did not believe her when she reported the encounter.
ROCK NEWS realrocknews.com
Review: Roger Waters’ The Wall: Live, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Photo and Story by Scott Smith Former Pink Floyd singer-bassist Roger Waters thumped pulsating bass lines, sang in that familiar madman howl and even fired noisy machine-gun blanks at fans May 5th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bringing the 2012 leg of his “The Wall: Live” tour to a crowded BOK Center, Waters performed the 1979 Floyd [...]
Review: Van Halen, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Story and Photo by Scott Smith Burning cigarettes didn’t dangle from Eddie Van Halen’s lips or guitar neck in Tulsa, Okla. on May 1, and David Lee Roth toned down some of his leaping acrobatics across the stage. But Van Halen still put on a monster, raw-sounding show at the BOK Center. With drummer Alex [...]
Review: Switchfoot, George’s Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR
Story and Photo by Scott Smith The Grammy Award-winning Switchfoot delivered a sweaty, hit-filled set list on April 25 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, throwing their backs into their instruments and vocals for a grinning, all-ages crowd. Lead singer Jon Foreman sang with solid conviction throughout the 95-minute performance at George’s Majestic Lounge. The shaggy blond front-man [...]
Review: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Fayetteville, AR
Story and Photos by Scott Smith Like Rush’s Geddy Lee and Yes co-founder Chris Squire, Victor Wooten truly is a genius on the bass. The acclaimed musician performed classical-like passages and other eye-popping patterns on his basses with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones during their April 12th show at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, [...]
