Number of First Nations fatalities grows on trail near B.C. Highway of Tears
Release Date: 02/05/2026
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info_outlineOur featured story: a teenager in provincial care is found dead on a northwestern B.C. trail near Highway 16—aka the notorious ‘Highway of Tears’—one of many First Nations victims in the area.