Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. reports 1,438 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, 17 more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 1,438 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed over a three-day period, as well as 17 more deaths linked to the illness. The Health Ministry says 553 of the latest case...
Nov 08, 2021
James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize as British Columbia's most distinguished artist
VANCOUVER - British Columbia carver James Hart, hereditary chief of the Eagle Clan of the Haida Nation, has won the $100,000 Audain Prize for Visual Art as the province's most distinguished artist. Mi...
Nov 08, 2021
Proof of vaccination required to visit Island acute care facilities
NANAIMO - Island Health is responding to outbreaks inside its facilities by limiting access to people without a vaccination history.Effective Tuesday, Nov. 9, full vaccination will be required to ente...
Nov 08, 2021
Man who burned B.C. Masonic halls believed he was targeting Illuminati, court hears
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia provincial court has heard a man who set fire to three Masonic halls did so because voices were telling him to burn the buildings down. Benjamin Kohlman, 43, pleaded gui...
Nov 08, 2021
Environment Canada working to confirm possible weekend tornado over Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver's west side. The weather office co...
Nov 08, 2021
Inquest concludes into police-involved deaths of mother and son in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - A coroner's jury examining the police-involved shootings of a mother and her adult son in northern British Columbia has made five recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths. T...
Nov 08, 2021
B.C. and Canadian Red Cross to give housing support to those affected by wildfires
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it is teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross to provide housing help to those who were affected by wildfires this year. A Sunday news release from the public safety...
Nov 07, 2021
New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction
NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...
Nov 07, 2021
British Columbia reports 549 new cases of COVID-19, one death
VICTORIA - British Columbia's active COVID-19 cases are down to 4,483 people, while the province added another 549 new infections on Friday. A Health Ministry statement says there are outbreaks at Kin...
Nov 05, 2021
Fire-damaged cargo ship off Victoria cleared to move to Nanaimo or Vancouver
VICTORIA - Transport Canada has cleared the way for a cargo ship that's been moored off the coast of Victoria since several containers caught fire and more than 100 were lost overboard to move to a ne...
Nov 05, 2021