British Columbia

Methanol producer Methanex raising quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents US per share

VANCOUVER - Methanex Corp. is raising its dividend after slashing its quarterly payment to shareholders last year at the start of the pandemic. The methanol producer says it will now pay a quarterly d...

Jul 16, 2021

Nanaimo man sentenced after child porn bust reveals hundreds of victims

Editor's Note: The following story contains details of documented abuse of children and is not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A large child porn bust linked to a Nanaimo man...

Jul 16, 2021

Tk’emlúps pushing for release of residential school student records

TK'EMLUPS - Nearly two months since the initial announcement of 215 burial sites detected on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) provided an updat...

Jul 15, 2021

UPDATE: Seymour Arm evacuation alert continues

SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The community of Seymour Arm on Shuswap Lake remains on evacuation alert as a fire in the vicinity continues to grow.The BC Wildfire Service says the Hunakwa Lake fire has gone fro...

Jul 15, 2021

Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1

VICTORIA - The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the proh...

Jul 15, 2021

B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose

VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it's bringing in a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting th...

Jul 15, 2021

More unmarked graves likely to be discovered at former Kamloops residential school: report

DISCLAIMER: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing to some readers.KAMLOOPS - The number of children that may be buried in unmarked and undocumented graves at the site of the former Kamlo...

Jul 15, 2021

Provincial safer supply expanding to curb skyrocketing drug toxicity deaths

NANAIMO - Health authorities across the province will soon be able to offer pharmaceutical-grade drugs in a bid to shut out a toxic drug supply in B.C.The provincial government is budgeting $22.6 mill...

Jul 15, 2021

Four coyotes euthanized after toddler bitten during walk in Vancouver's Stanley Park

VANCOUVER - A provincial government agency say four coyotes have been euthanized in Vancouver's Stanley Park following an attack on a toddler earlier this week. A statement from British Columbia's Con...

Jul 15, 2021

'It's a testing process:' new accessible beach mat in Qualicum Beach faces early challenges

QUALICUM BEACH - An extended mat on Qualicum Beach's waterfront to help the mobility challenged enjoy the beach had a rocky debut.The Town's manager of operations Arnold Schwabe said the portable non-...

Jul 15, 2021