Category Archives: British Columbia

VERNON, B.C. - One of the largest and most destructive wildfires in British Columbia this summer was being held on Friday, meaning it was not likely to spread beyond its existing containment lines. Th...

NANAIMO - Replacing several aging downtown low-cost apartments appears within reach for the Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society.City councillors unanimously approved a staff recommendation to pass the ...

PORT ALBERNI - A woman devastated after three friends died from fentanyl overdoses went to extreme lengths for her version of retribution.Drunk and consumed with anger, court was told the 42-year-old ...

VANCOUVER - A group representing drug users has filed a lawsuit against the federal government in British Columbia Supreme Court seeking to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs, arguing crimi...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases found within central Vancouver Island has matched tallies from the day before. Island Health on Thursday, Sept. 2 confirmed 25 new COVID-19 cases in the area...

NANAIMO - Some recent rain along with a return to normal temperatures have allowed officials to rescind some restrictions heading into the final long weekend of the summer.Effective Friday, Sept. 3 at...

VICTORIA - Residents of more than 970 properties have been allowed to return home as the number of evacuation orders due to wildfires in British Columbia dropped to 2,566 on Wednesday night. Emergency...

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the city's home sales have slowed from a frenzied pace earlier this year, but supply has dwindled all summer and prices are continuing to ri...

NANAIMO - BC Wildfire Service (BCWFS) personnel are mopping up the site of a once fast-growing fire northwest of Ladysmith.The BCWFS recently downgraded the 61.5 hectare Mt. Hayes wildfire from being ...

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan expressed his gratitude to health-care workers on Wednesday after protests outside some hospitals in the province. The provincial government will require proof of v...