British Columbia

Latest homeless encampment closed in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - For the third time this year, fencing now surrounds what was a growing homeless encampment in a highly visible portion of the city's downtown.Barriers were erected around private property on...

Nov 03, 2021

Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm. Paul van Westendorp says the Asian giant hornet, somet...

Nov 03, 2021

Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO

VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a state...

Nov 03, 2021

Transportation Safety Board to probe fire in containers on Zim Kingston, off Victoria

RICHMOND, B.C. - A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been assigned to investigate the fire that destroyed containers aboard a freighter now moored off the south coast of Vancouver Island. ...

Nov 03, 2021

Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...

Nov 03, 2021

Nanaimo ranks first in Canada for tipping generosity, manners

NANAIMO - Local diners are among Canada's most generous and polite, according to a new survey.Delivery company Uber Eats pulled data from orders submitted through their service to date in 2021, showin...

Nov 03, 2021

Nanaimo tenants not immune as housing scams take advantage of desperate renters

NANAIMO - If a rental property you see online looks too good to be true, chances are it probably is.The region's increasingly hot rental market is breeding more opportunity for scammers, looking to ta...

Nov 03, 2021

Northern region in B.C. has highest number of recent COVID-19 deaths

VICTORIA - Four of the five recent deaths linked to COVID-19 in B.C. have occurred in the Northern Health region while one of the deceased lived in the Interior. Those two regions have the lowest vacc...

Nov 02, 2021

B.C. auditor calls for better fraud risk measures at public sector organizations

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is calling on public sector organizations to improve their fraud risk assessment measures. Michael Pickup says a survey of 140 public sector organizations...

Nov 02, 2021

Ship that lost 109 containers near Victoria is now stable: operator

VICTORIA - The ship that lost 109 containers overboard near Victoria is now stable and the company that manages the vessel says an initial transit plan is being reviewed by authorities. Danaos Shippin...

Nov 02, 2021