British Columbia

New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction

NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...

Nov 07, 2021

British Columbia reports 549 new cases of COVID-19, one death

VICTORIA - British Columbia's active COVID-19 cases are down to 4,483 people, while the province added another 549 new infections on Friday. A Health Ministry statement says there are outbreaks at Kin...

Nov 05, 2021

Cargo ship off Victoria cleared to move to nearby port authority

VICTORIA - Transport Canada has cleared the way for a cargo ship that's been moored off the coast of Victoria since several containers caught fire and more than 100 were lost overboard to move to a ne...

Nov 05, 2021

British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is phasing out mink farming because the threat of COVID-19 transmission is too great. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says mink are a rese...

Nov 05, 2021

Missing man last seen in Prince George wanted in connection with double homicide in Okanagan

PRINCE GEORGE - It tuns out that the man reported missing and last seen in Prince George by the Prince George RCMP this week is actually wanted in connection with a double homicide that occurred earli...

Nov 05, 2021

New cases identified as COVID-19 outbreak expands at NRGH

NANAIMO - Two additional cases have been added to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.One patient and one staff member in the Transitional Care Unit of NRGH recently test...

Nov 05, 2021

B.C. woman who killed Victoria teen Reena Virk back on parole after suspension

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The woman who beat and drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk is back on day parole again after struggling to conform within the correctional system. Kelly Ellard, now 39 years old an...

Nov 05, 2021

Unemployment hits pandemic- era low

PRINCE GEORGE- The latest numbers out of Stats Canada this morning , show the economy added 31,000 jobs in October, bringing the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low. The national unemploy...

Nov 05, 2021

Telus reports $358M Q3 profit, up from $321M a year ago, raises quarterly dividend

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. raised its dividend as it reported a third-quarter profit of $358 million, up from $321 million in the same quarter last year. The company says it will now pay a quarterly divi...

Nov 05, 2021

Local church clearing final hurdles to bring Syrian refugee family to the mid-Island

LADYSMITH - A local church's tireless work for the last three years is close to finally paying off.The Oceanview Community Church have raised $58,000 and gone through the entire government process to ...

Nov 05, 2021