British Columbia

Warnings issued after cougar sighted in Buttertubs Marsh over several days

NANAIMO - New signs are temporarily posted around Buttertubs Marsh after a cougar was spotted several times in recent days. Conservation Officer Stuart Bates told NanaimoNewsNOW the cougar was first s...

Jul 08, 2021

Federal, provincial governments fund $10 per day daycare in B.C.

COQUITLAM - Parents in dire need for daycare spaces are set to receive some much needed support.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a minimum of $9.2 billion in annual funding across the country, ...

Greg Fry Jul 08, 2021

More than 200 wildfires burning as BC Wildfire Service says risk is high to extreme

More than two dozen wildfires sparked overnight across British Columbia and the BC Wildfire Service website shows nearly half are believed to have been caused by lightning. One of those blazes has alr...

Jul 08, 2021

Child care, housing the focus as prime minister, federal NDP leader visit B.C.

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh are in different regions of British Columbia today holding meetings and making announcements. Trudeau is s...

Jul 08, 2021

80% of Nanaimo renters living in unaffordable accommodations

NANAIMO - A new survey has confirmed the grim reality of renting in Nanaimo. A renter and landlord survey conducted by the City of Nanaimo in April and May showed 79 per cent of renters spend more tha...

Jul 08, 2021

Penticton petitions the court over B.C. government's move to keep city shelter open

PENTICTON, B.C. - The City of Penticton has launched a B.C. Supreme Court challenge against the provincial government's move to override its zoning bylaws for what was to be a temporary winter shelter...

Jul 07, 2021

Parksville pushes pause on new aquatic centre

PARKSVILLE - City council has halted progress on a proposed aquatic centre.The decision was made during a meeting on Monday, July 5 after red flags were raised by WSP Canada, a company contracted to s...

Jul 07, 2021

Kamloops, B.C., man splits $70M jackpot with Ontario winner

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A semi-retired trucker is British Columbia's newest millionaire, after he claimed a $35-million winning ticket. Gary Hill, who's 61 and lives in Kamloops, chose all seven numbers corr...

Jul 07, 2021

Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...

Jul 07, 2021

BCLC introduces Kamloops winner of $35 million Lotto Max jackpot

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' newest multi-millionaire is Gary Hill.B.C. Lotto Corporation introduced Hill as the co-winner of the $70 million jackpot from June 22 Lotto Max draw. The second winning ticket was...

Jul 07, 2021