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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.
NameAgeFateLast LocationChelsey Amanda Quaw (Heron)29HomicideChristin Marion West36HomicideCrystal Haynes Chambers34HomicideJessie Mae Hayward-Lines26Homicide- Canada
- 80+, known as missing and murdered Indigenous women
- 1970–present
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Jun 6, 2016 · Published Online June 6, 2016. Last Edited January 18, 2019. 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.
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Dec 11, 2019 · 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 · May 26, 2016. Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this piece, Dan Levin, a Times reporter, describes a...
Oct 4, 2022 · British Columbia Canada disappearance indigenous murder unsolved women. Stretching across British Columbia, Highway 16 has been called the Highway of Tears. Up to 600 women have disappeared or been murdered along the route.
