Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has remained steady in the range of 225 as the number of properties on evacuation order and on alert dropped in the latest statistics rel...

NANAIMO - A pair of downtown Nanaimo parks are closed indefinitely in response to social disorder issues.Richard Harding, the City's general manager of parks, recreation and culture, said last week cr...

BOWSER - A homicide investigation is in its early stages after someone found injured in a Bowser home passed away.The person was found in a home in the 5000 block of Thompson Clark Drive West in Bowse...

NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster in Island Health continued with a steep drop in active cases. The number of active fell by 83 on Tuesday, Aug. 31 to 440, while 66 new cases were confirmed. The nu...

VICTORIA - The provincial government announced 655 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today, including 60 in the Northern Health region.Since the pandemic began, 166,068 people have been diagno...

NANAIMO - The first International Overdose Awareness Day event in Nanaimo since the pandemic took aim at the systems and policies behind the toxic drug crisis. "I'm still confused over what tangible a...

British Columbia is now in a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday.Releasing the latest round of modelling numbers in a presentation, Henry said this ...

QUESNEL - One person is dead following a shooting in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP say that at approximately 3:30 this morning, RCMP officers conducted a check on a vehicle that was parked in a parking lot at ...

NANAIMO - City councilors endorsed a pair of significant housing complexes which will boost the downtown area's population by several hundred people.Council issued a development permit with height inc...

VICTORIA - The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has dropped to 225 as much of the province experiences cooler weather with some rain. Emergency Management BC says there were 21 evacuati...