Category Archives: British Columbia
Record set for illicit drug deaths for first five months of 2021 in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service says more people have died from suspected illicit drug toxicity in the first five months of 2021 than in any other year during the same period. The agenc...
Jun 29, 2021
Royal B.C. Museum chairman apologizes after report finds racism, offensive exhibits
VICTORIA - The chairman of the Royal British Columbia Museum is apologizing to an Indigenous whistleblower after a report cited acts of racism and discrimination at the facility in Victoria. The repor...
Jun 29, 2021
Ottawa to close 60 per cent of commercial salmon fisheries to conserve stocks
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it will close several commercial Pacific salmon fisheries in British Columbia and Yukon beginning this season to conserve fish stocks that are on the "verge of ...
Jun 29, 2021
Nanaimo's all-time heat record still stands despite sweltering Monday
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo area just barely missed breaking the all-time record for hottest day ever in the area. Environment Canada showed the thermometer at Nanaimo Airport reached 40.5 degrees on Monday...
Jun 29, 2021
Former Lower Nicola chief annnounces run for B.C. NDP president
MERRITT, B.C. - Former Chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band Aaron Sumexheltza has announced his candidacy for the role of President of the B.C. NDP.Sumexheltza was also the NDP's candidate for MLA in...
Jun 29, 2021
Heat wave has unusual characteristic, high nighttime temperatures, expert says
VANCOUVER - A stifling heat wave throughout much of Western Canada is unusual because of the nighttime temperatures it is bringing, says an expert. Temperatures are forecast to be higher overnight tha...
Jun 29, 2021
Nine properties under evacuation alert due to Kamloops-area wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has placed nine properties under evacuation alert due to the nearby Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops.Occupants of these properties sho...
Jun 29, 2021
B.C. to ban campfires effective noon Wednesday
VICTORIA - British Columbia's record heat wave has forced the province to ban campfires.The ban will remain in effect until October 15, or until the order is rescinded. The BC Wildfire Service defines...
Jun 29, 2021
Lifeguards return to Westwood Beach
NANAIMO - Swimmers at Westwood Lake will now do so under the watchful eye of lifeguards. City of Nanaimo lifeguards are now back at Westwood Lake starting Tuesday, June 29. They'll keep swimmers safe ...
Jun 29, 2021
High vaccination rate, low COVID-19 cases point to further reopening in B.C.
VICTORIA - High COVID-19 vaccination rates and a dramatic drop in cases that hasn't been seen since last August have set the stage for a further loosening of restrictions in British Columbia this week...
Jun 28, 2021