Category Archives: British Columbia

SALMON ARM, B.C. - The main doors of many public schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., will remain locked Tuesday but the school district says it has lifted "hold and secure" measures in place since a disturbi...

NANAIMO - While 80 new COVID cases were announced for the mid-Island region, the number of cases considered active regionally dropped considerably.Data from Island Health published on Monday, Sept. 20...

VICTORIA - The provincial government is reporting 1,692 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including 345 in the Northern Health region.There are 5,608 active cases of COVID-19 in the province wit...

A more than 90-year-old hydroelectric dam on the Shuswap River is being shut down by BC Hydro.The government-owned utility plans to decommission the Wilsey Dam and Shuswap Falls Powerhouse between Lum...

VICTORIA - Family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check in New Brunswick says the effort to seek justice has been overshadowed by a weekend attack on Victoria's ...

VANCOUVER - UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a Paris Aligned reduced carbon global equity fund, on behalf of the University of British Columbia's endowment fu...

KAMLOOPS - Canadian citizens who have not yet voted via mail-in ballot or advanced polls will make their decision Monday (Sept. 20).Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old and can prove thei...

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a severe nursing shortage in a northern city as staff face criticism from COVID-19 protesters. The Northern Health Authority...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they're investigating after discovering a woman's body on a highway on Sunday morning. RCMP say officers were called to the intersection of Highway 33W a...

NANAIMO - While Terry Fox runs across Canada look a lot different again this year for the 41st annual event, there are easy ways to donate toward cancer research.A virtual event Sunday, Sept 19 involv...