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Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...
May 18, 2021
B.C. anti-gang police agency issues public warning about 11 people
SURREY, B.C. - For the second time in two days, a police agency in British Columbia has issued a public safety warning about potential gang violence. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit named...
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 in mink prompts quarantine in another B.C. farm
VICTORIA - Another British Columbia mink farm has been placed under quarantine after one mink tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The Ministry of Agriculture says two other m...
May 18, 2021
Property crimes drop as Nanaimo RCMP shed more light on child exploitation
NANAIMO - More investigative muscle is bringing more crimes against children to light while the COVID-19 pandemic results in a drop of other crimes.Nanaimo RCMP's acting superintendent Lisa Fletcher t...
May 18, 2021
Province eyes speeding up delay between two doses of COVID-19 vaccine
NANAIMO - British Columbia has confirmed another 411 new cases of COVID-19.A joint statement from the province and public health on Tuesday, May 18 confirmed the trend of dwindling case counts. The ne...
May 18, 2021
Minister asks Canadians to camp carefully in national parks as season starts
Canada's environment minister has one main bit of advice as the country's second COVID-19 summer is about to begin: Camp carefully. "We all recognize how important nature and green spaces have been to...
May 18, 2021
Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 passengers aboard a ship that was forced to return to India over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewar...
May 18, 2021
Construction begins on first of many new supportive housing facilities in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Work is underway to build the first in a slate of supportive and affordable housing complexes around Nanaimo. Construction crews are now at 702 Nicol St., which is expected to be a 66-unit s...
May 18, 2021
AP source: US encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and administration officials have encouraged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials to wind down the bombardment of Gaza, a person with...
May 18, 2021
No increase in suicide rate in B.C. during worst of the pandemic, says coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service says suicide rates in British Columbia did not increase last year, despite concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. A statement from the BC ...
May 18, 2021