Category Archives: British Columbia

Motorcyclist passes away after crashing into curb on Jingle Pot Rd.
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist lost their life after a tragic accident when trying to turn. The 59-year-old rider was on Jingle Pot Rd. turning left onto Ashlee Rd. near Cathers Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 7 aro...
Sep 08, 2021

Nanaimo police searching for man accused of voyeurism and possessing child porn
NANAIMO - An older man accused of possessing child pornography missed his court date and is once again wanted by the police. Nanaimo RCMP said Michael Gordon Lowry, 69, missed his recent court date an...
Sep 08, 2021

'It could take longer than I thought:' 7-10 Club Society struggles to find new home
NANAIMO - Being forced out of its headquarters is straining a free meal service for Nanaimo's homeless and low-income earners. The 7-10 Club Society officially closed its doors at the Community Servic...
Sep 08, 2021

Island Health sees relatively modest COVID-19 increase over long weekend
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases found within Island Health over the Labour Day long weekend remained steady and in line with recent trends. Island Health confirmed 213 new cases on Tuesday,...
Sep 07, 2021

Premier, health officials set to release details of B.C.'s vaccine passport
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is set to release details of British Columbia's incoming COVID-19 vaccine card system, which is to roll out next week. Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial ...
Sep 07, 2021

B.C. teachers want data on COVID-19 in schools to be publicly available
VANCOUVER - The head of the B.C. Teachers Federation says parents and educators are anxious about no longer receiving notices about COVID-19 exposure in schools even as the number of overall cases in ...
Sep 06, 2021

Forest company, RCMP, old-growth defenders due in court this month for four hearings
VICTORIA - The ongoing battle over old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island is heading back to court where a forest company will seek to extend an injunction order and the RCMP and protesters w...
Sep 06, 2021

Fatal crash closes Highway 1
A crash involving four vehicles has left one person dead, four others injured and closed the highway between Golden and Revelstoke this morning.Just after 8 a.m. Sept. 5, officers from the Golden RCMP...
Sep 05, 2021

Candlelight vigil for Langley, B.C., mom and teacher missing for a week
LANGLEY, B.C. - Friendsand family of a missing Langley, B.C., woman are planning a candlelight vigil more than a week after her mysterious disappearance. RCMP say Naomi Onotera was last seen Aug. 28 a...
Sep 05, 2021

Police investigate death of youth found critically injured on B.C. high school field
PENTICTON, B.C. - RCMP are investigating the death of a critically injured teen or young man whose body was discovered on the grounds of a high school in Penticton, B.C. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet say...
Sep 05, 2021