British Columbia

VIDEO: 'It's devastating:' vigil held for murdered Nanaimo outreach worker

NANAIMO - Dozens came out to show how they were touched and helped by a Nanaimo outreach worker who struggled many personal demons and was recently found murdered. Upwards of 50 people attended the ca...

Jun 16, 2021

Armed Forces personnel assess possible 'old' military shell in North Vancouver home

VANCOUVER - Police say a person in North Vancouver who bought what they thought was an "interesting artifact" may actually have purchased an old explosive. RCMP Sgt. Peter DeVries says they were calle...

Jun 16, 2021

Eight new Island Health COVID-19 cases as provincial numbers remain steady

NANAIMO - A minor increase of COVID-19 cases came Wednesday.Eight new positive tests were added to the health authority total, now at 5,119 throughout the entire pandemic.Active cases rose by one to 5...

Jun 16, 2021

B.C. ranks among highest in world in COVID-19 first-dose shots, say health officials

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say the province ranks among the highest in the world in the number of people who have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release, they say ...

Jun 16, 2021

Beban Pool slated to reopen in early October after pandemic closure

NANAIMO - All pool facilities in Nanaimo should be open by early October. An Oct. 4 re-open date for Beban Pool was unanimously approved by Nanaimo councillors during a finance and audit committee mee...

Jun 16, 2021

Kamloops chief says more unmarked graves will be found across Canada

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., who announced finding the remains of 215 children at a former residential school says she expects more unmarked grave sites to be discov...

Jun 16, 2021

Tk'emlups chief thanks supporters, calls for slowdown of events near former residential school amid COVID concerns

TK'EMLUPS - The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc says the nation is grateful for those who have visited the local community to pay their respects, but it's time for those gatherings and events to s...

Jun 16, 2021

First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police

VANCOUVER - The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has launched an effort to gain intervener status in a human rights case involving an Indigenous man and his granddaughter over their treatment by Vancouver ...

Jun 16, 2021

Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic

VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...

Jun 16, 2021

Death of woman in Nanaimo's downtown now considered homicide

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have upgraded the status of their investigation into the discovery of a body in downtown Nanaimo.27-year-old Amy Watts was found in the city's downtown on Thursday, June 3 aro...

Jun 16, 2021