Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say it's encouraging to see a steady increase in the number of people who are protected with a COVID-19 vaccine as cases decline. However, of the nearly...

CLINTON, B.C. - No two days are the same for a police officer - especially in small, rural postings.Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk and Cst. Marika Masters were at work at the Clinton detachment Friday (June 4)...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health rose sharply compared to recent days. New data on Tuesday, June 8 showed nine new cases within the health authority. Five were found in sout...

NANAIMO - Police say a forensic autopsy showed a woman who'd been assaulted did not die of her injuries. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the body of 21-year-old Deanna Williams was found the morni...

VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced new legislation aimed at advancing universal child care and increasing wage stability for early childhood educators (ECEs).The introduction of the ea...

BOWDEN, ALBERTA - The family of the victims of one of B.C.' most horrendous mass murders says the killer will be asking for day parole later this year. In 1982 near Wells Gray Provincial Park, David S...

VANCOUVER - Rainfall in the next three weeks is crucial if British Columbia hopes to avoid a devastating wildfire season, but the latest outlook from the BC Wildfire Service offers little optimism. Th...

VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced it will invest approximately $160 million USD to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill near DeRidder, Louisiana."The Company is pleased to be receiving significant sta...

NANAIMO - Police made short work of an impaired driver who fled the scene after an evening hit and run.Emergency crews attended a scene on the Nanaimo Parkway near Mostar Rd. around 7:15 p.m. on Monda...

NANAIMO - A narrow switchback ravine trail has been replaced by newly opened stairs, while a bridge spanning Benson Creek is now open.Phase one upgrades at Benson Creek Falls Regional Park (BCFRP) wer...