Category Archives: British Columbia

NANAIMO - A horrific stabbing which left a defenceless woman with significant physical and mental wounds resulted in a young offender receiving two years of intensive supervision. The recent provincia...

VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...

PRINCE GEORGE - Minimum wage increased on June 1, 2021, to $15.20. That is a 5.4% increase from $14.60.Liquor servers received a significant $1.25 pay bump as well. The hourly rate for servers is now ...

VICTORIA - Health officials say British Columbia's COVID-19 restart plan will be a slow, cautious progression to normal life, but they acknowledge it may cause anxiety or fear in some people. In a new...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases remains low in Island Health. Only one new case was confirmed by the health authority for the second day in a row. The new case was found in the south Vancou...

NANAIMO - A stolen boat was found adrift off the shores of south Nanaimo after being stripped for parts. Nanaimo RCMP say the boat, a 15-foot Hourston Glasscraft runabout, was stolen from the Nanaimo ...

WESTBANK, B.C. - The chief of the Westbank First Nation has issued a statement in the wake of the horrific findings at the Kamloops residential school. Christopher Derickson says he has been bombarded...

VANCOUVER - The super-heated housing market in Metro Vancouver cooled slightly in May but the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says sales still remained active. A statement from the board says 4,26...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is helping legions get through the financial crunch of COVID-19.The province is providing $1.5 million in new relief funding to ensure the social agencies can continue p...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia could be a force to bring long-awaited chan...