Category Archives: British Columbia

PRINCE GEORGE - As of Tuesday, many of the province's COVID-19 health restrictions will be lifted as part of BC's restart plan starting Tuesday, June 15th.The move to step 2 of the plan was expected, ...

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - An inquest into the police-custody death of an 18-year-old Vancouver Island woman will be held in Port Alberni next week, nearly five years after she died. Jocelyn George, an Indi...

NANAIMO - B.C. is shifting into the second phase of its COVID-19 restart plan.Effective Tuesday, June 15, indoor, organized gatherings of up to 50 people are permitted with an appropriate COVID-19 saf...

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says a woman suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after she was pulled over in a traffic stop in Castlegar on Saturday. The Independent I...

NANAIMO - A sizeable student housing development on Wakesiah Ave. took another step forward, but not without concern on domino effects to the surrounding area.City council approved a development permi...

VICTORIA - British Columbia seems poised to relax public health measures imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 today as it seeks to have the province fully reopened soon after Labour Day. Premier Joh...

VICTORIA - Opponents of old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island say they will stage a hunger strike in Vancouver until they can meet with British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Jonathan Wilk...

NANAIMO - Thousands of recipes have been created in the 30 years since Nanaimo Community Kitchens opened. The organization, which originated Nanaimo Foodshare, provides workshops and food education to...

NANAIMO - A woman was airlifted from Mt. Benson after sustaining non-life threatening injuries.Nanaimo Search and Rescue led efforts to retrieve the woman, part of a family of five hiking on the mount...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Liberal Party says last fall's election defeat was caused by factors that included an unenthusiastic campaign platform, an uncomfortable leader and widespread perceptio...