Category Archives: British Columbia
Pediatric vaccine announcement welcome news for children 5-11: B.C.'s top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister are urging parents to register their children now that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved in Canada for kids aged five to 11. Dr...
Nov 19, 2021
VIDEO: Excavation work underway to repair sinkhole on Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Work continues to repair a section of Hwy. 19 after a sinkhole shut the highway down.Heavy machinery was on site on Friday, Nov. 19, further digging out a vehicle-sized hole left by damage w...
Nov 19, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Friday, Nov. 19
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia. (All times Eastern) --- 9:05 a.m. British Columbia's public safety minister is expected to outline the specifics of the latest provincial...
Nov 19, 2021
More military deployments amid flooding state of emergency
VANCOUVER - As rescue and relief efforts ramp up in areas hardest hit by flooding and mudslides, the B.C. government is expected to provide more information today about the state of emergency it has d...
Nov 19, 2021
'I have nothing left': Merritt, B.C., family asking for help after losing home
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Barkad Khan wiped away tears Thursday as he made another "frustrating" visit to one of the emergency reception centres set up to help residents from Merritt, B.C., who have been force...
Nov 19, 2021
'Those early morning ferries are an essential service:' vaccine mandate behind ferry changes for Gabriola Island
NANAIMO - New COVID-19 vaccine mandates for BC Ferries are behind a drop in service for residents of Gabriola Island.A Monday, Nov. 15 deadline for BC Ferries employees to provide proof of at least on...
Nov 18, 2021
B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 468 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province to 2,290. The Health Ministry says 87 per cent of eligible B.C. resident...
Nov 18, 2021
Tensions building in Wet'suwet'en territory as B.C. pipeline conflict continues
HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say they are enforcing an injunction barring protests from blocking an access road used by Coastal GasLink pipeline workers. The RCMP wouldn't con...
Nov 18, 2021
UPDATE: Single-lane alternating traffic established after sinkhole shuts down Hwy. 19 near Lantzville
UPDATE (6:33 p.m.) - Drive BC says single lane alternating traffic will be in effect in roughly 20 minute intervals for a stretch of Hwy. 19 in Lantzville, the site of a sinkhole in the middle of the ...
Nov 18, 2021
Skies set to clear for longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years
NANAIMO - Local stargazers are hoping the latest round of wet weather will clear on schedule.An ultra-rare full moon, partial lunar eclipse will begin after 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18 with the po...
Nov 18, 2021