Category Archives: British Columbia

NANAIMO - Island Health is warning drug users to take extra precautions with toxic drugs leading to increased overdoses in Nanaimo.Island Health announced an overdose advisory in Nanaimo on the aftern...

VANCOUVER - There would be few advantages to declaring a provincial state of emergency in the battle against wildfires in British Columbia as the province uses all of its available resources to fight ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says reopening the border to non-essential travellers from the United States in August would be a "massive undertaking" for the province but one it is ready for. ...

GRAND FORKS B.C. - The morning routine of getting ready for work took a very positive turn recently for Colton Burwash.The Grand Forks resident scanned his lottery ticket on the BC Lottery Corportatio...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...