Category Archives: British Columbia
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes lost in B.C. wildfire
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia says four homes have been lost in a wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort Nelson more than a week ago. In an up...
May 19, 2024
Economists to have a close eye on April inflation report as BoC rate decision nears
OTTAWA - Forecasters expect this week's inflation report to show Canada's inflation rate fell last month, but financial markets are still unsure whether a June interest rate cut is in the cards for th...
May 19, 2024
Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year...
May 18, 2024
Campfire ban not in place this May Long Weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - For this year's Victoria Day, people in Prince George can safely enjoy their campfire.Kimberly Wright, a communications specialist for BC Wildfire Service, says many factors go into th...
May 17, 2024
Rustad calls for audit of BC Housing in regards to purchase of three PG hotels
PRINCE GEORGE - Leader of the Conservative Party of BC, John Rustad is calling for an audit of BC Housing after bringing up hotels purchased by the Crown agency here in Prince George.Rustad made the c...
May 17, 2024
'Not in the cards': Rustad says on potential Conservative-BC United merger
PRINCE GEORGE - After a week full of discussion surrounding a potential merger between the Conservative Party of BC and BC United, one party leader says that a merger is just "not in the cards."John R...
May 17, 2024
President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to d...
May 17, 2024
"Pull the Plug": B.C. government makes it illegal to travel with a watercraft that has its' drain plug in
BRITISH COLUMBIA-British Columbia's chief veterinarian has issued an order making it illegal to transport watercraft in B.C. with the drain plug still in place. This is part of the Province's escalate...
May 17, 2024
Crews fighting wildfires near Fort Nelson hope skies open up after rainy Thursday
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for. In a video released late Thursday night by the B.C. Wildfire Service, fire behaviour specia...
May 17, 2024
Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Mitchell Frank and Rykel Frank stood in shackl...
May 16, 2024