Category Archives: British Columbia
A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it's updating its immunization processes after confirming a dozen incidents in which youth were given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine. The health authority ...
May 31, 2021
SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'
NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...
May 31, 2021
June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry
VICTORIA - The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada. A statement from the Ministry of Labour says the rate climbs 60...
May 31, 2021
RCMP trying to locate suspect in man's death
RCMP in Kelowna are seeking public assistance to locate a suspect in a suspicious death investigation.Police were called to a residence in the Rutland area on Sunday, May 30 just after 10:00 p.m., aft...
May 31, 2021
Minimum wage going up June 1 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s lowest paid workers are set to receive a raise tomorrow (June 1).The minimum wage will rise to $15.20 an hour with the lower wage for liquor servers ending.As of June 1, the minimum ...
May 31, 2021
B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who ...
May 30, 2021
Lake search resumes for missing firefighter
KELOWNA - The search has resumed for a missing and presumed drowned man in Okanagan Lake.Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) said Sunday (May 30) their volunteers and RCMP divers are scouring t...
May 30, 2021
'They're going to visit their friends:' local therapy dogs honoured for work in schools, care homes
NANAIMO - Three local therapy dog handlers and their four-legged companions were recently recognized for making a true difference in their community.Jim Bell, Beth Clarke-Gilman and Linda Omen were al...
May 30, 2021
Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a p...
May 29, 2021
Disturbed teen unleashed horrific knife attack against vulnerable Nanaimo woman
Editors note: the following story includes graphic details which may not be appropriate for some readers. NanaimoNewsNOW received permission from the victim to use her name for this story.NANAIMO - Co...
May 29, 2021