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Highway 16 is a highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is an important section of the Yellowhead Highway , a part of the Trans-Canada Highway that runs across Western Canada . The highway closely follows the path of the northern B.C. alignment of the Canadian National Railway (CN).
- 1941–present
- Masset
- 1,173 km (729 mi)
The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometre (447 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada, which has been the location of crimes against many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) beginning in 1970.
- Canada
- 80+, known as missing and murdered Indigenous women
- 1970–present
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The Yellowhead / Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 16) starts on Haida Gwaii. After a ferry ride to the mainland, it runs from Prince Rupert through Smithers and Prince George, and then meets the Alberta border at Yellowhead Pass.
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Nov 24, 2020 · Highway 16 in British Columbia, Canada, is a 725 kilometer corridor of highway stretching from Prince George to Prince Rupert. It this stretch of Canadian highway which is often referred to Canada's Highway of Tears or Canada's Trail of Tears.
Jun 6, 2016 · The Highway of Tears refers to a 724 km length of Yellowhead Highway 16 in British Columbia where many women (mostly Indigenous) have disappeared or been found murdered. The Highway of Tears is part of a larger, national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
May 26, 2016 · Highway 16 stretches west of Prince George, British Columbia. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. The skies over northern British Columbia were gray and ominous as I began a two-day...
