British Columbia

'Earthquakes just happen:' Great B.C. ShakeOut drives home preparedness message

NANAIMO - It's time to batten down the hatches and update your earthquake preparedness plan.The annual Great British Columbia ShakeOut, held every Oct. 21 at 10:21 a.m., encourages residents to take a...

Oct 21, 2021

B.C. forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices

VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act in what she says will "reshape" forest management in the province. Katrine Conroy told ...

Oct 20, 2021

Vancouver Police Board told to change handcuff rules after arrest of Indigenous man

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board will hear a report Thursday recommending the force change its handcuffing policy after the arrest of an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter at a ban...

Oct 20, 2021

B.C. doctors group calls on province to focus on COVID-19 aerosol transmission

VANCOUVER - A group of doctors in British Columbia is calling on the province to re-evaluate its approach to combating COVID-19. The group, called Protect our Province B.C., is made up of a range of d...

Oct 20, 2021

Pedestrians need to be seen to be safe

NANAIMO - With days getting shorter and more rain across the region, local organizations are putting a renewed focus on pedestrian safety.The City of Nanaimo, RCMP and ICBC teamed up at the intersecti...

Oct 20, 2021

Microplastics making their way up to belugas in Arctic through prey, says new study

VANCOUVER - Hundreds of thousands of tiny bits of plastic waste have been found in the stomachs of belugas, proving that the pollution is making its way even to the most remote Arctic waters, a new st...

Oct 20, 2021

Job action threatened as unionized staff at B.C. LifeLabs outlets issue strike notice

VANCOUVER - The union representing some workers at LifeLabs, the largest provider of medical laboratory services in British Columbia, has issued strike notice on behalf of its members. The B.C. Genera...

Oct 20, 2021

A&W increases distribution rate as restaurants reopen, same-store sales grow

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says its same-store sales grew nearly 17 per cent in its latest quarter as COVID-19 public health restrictions eased, allowing the fast-food chain to ...

Oct 20, 2021

Health authority takes over Vancouver care home, site of deadly COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is taking over operations of a Vancouver care home where dozens of residents died during a COVID-19 outbreak that began last November and took months...

Oct 20, 2021

'There is so much hope and love:' Indigenous literacy program for Elders unveiled at VIU

NANAIMO - Disadvantaged Indigenous Elders from around the mid-Island are excited about the possibilities decades after being soured by their classroom experiences.Championed by Cowichan Tribes Elder L...

Oct 20, 2021