British Columbia

Forest industry cuts continue in B.C. as Teal-Jones halts harvesting on coast

VICTORIA - The latest shutdown announcement from a wood products firm in British Columbia threatens the jobs of 800 employees in what the province's forests minister concedes is an industry "correctio...

Sep 10, 2019

Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles

VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...

Sep 10, 2019

New searches fail to find any trace of B.C. family missing since 1989

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A renewed search by RCMP for a British Columbia family who vanished three decades ago has found no trace of them on several properties. Officers and civilian consultant...

Sep 10, 2019

Toronto doctors aims to scale up youth suicide prevention program across Canada

VANCOUVER - Rising youth suicide rates have prompted doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to launch a clinical trial aimed at testing whether involving families in treat...

Sep 10, 2019

Mayor who faces sex assault charge has returned to duties in Port Moody, B.C.

PORT MOODY, B.C. - A mayor who stepped aside after he was charged with sexual assault has returned to work in Port Moody, B.C. Rob Vagramov said Monday that since he took a vo...

Sep 09, 2019

Driver who crossed road at Cameron Lake dies in late Sunday crash

PORT ALBERNI - A woman in her 50's has passed away after a serious crash on Hwy. 4 near Cameron Lake. Officers with Central Island Traffic Services confirmed the female driver of a westbound car cross...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 09, 2019 The driver of a westbound car which crossed the road near Cameron Lake has passed away. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Bird watchers, plant lovers, nature seekers find sanctuary at oasis in city core

SAANICH, B.C. - The bird watchers gather in the parking lot at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, binoculars and cameras at their sides, chattering about their most recent siting of a tiny...

Sep 09, 2019

Nanoose Bay man honoured for providing hope in 3rd world countries

PARKSVILLE - A Nanoose Bay man's tantalizing retirement plans went out the window to instead help the desperately poor in central America and Mexico.Bill Rawlins, a former Ballenas Secondary principal...

Sep 08, 2019 Bill Rawlins received a Sovereign Medal for Volunteers award on Thursday, Sept. 5 in Victoria from BC Lt. Governor Janet Austin (Rachel Rilkoff)

Lululemon says U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to have little impact on retailer

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it doesn't expect U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will hurt its atheleisure business because it sources relatively little of its goods from the Asian cou...

Sep 07, 2019

B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps

VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to quash policies it says were illegally created for ride-hailing companies but the province's tr...

Sep 07, 2019