Category Archives: British Columbia
'I knew something was wrong:' Nanaimo woman pushes for multiple myeloma awareness
NANAIMO - When a doctor assumed Debbie Graves' delayed recovery from fractured ribs was age related she knew something more was wrong.Stricken with severe pain six weeks after slipping on a boat in th...
Sep 05, 2021
Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver fast ferry pledged by Conservative leader
NANAIMO - A long-stalled downtown to downtown fast ferry service would be funded if Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole had his way.His statement spawned loud cheers from roughly 100 part...
Sep 04, 2021
City developments on track to bounce back from pandemic slump
NANAIMO - The pace of new residential and commercial builds throughout Nanaimo are slated to return to normal in 2021.The value of construction underway in 2020 dipped significantly due to the COVID-1...
Sep 04, 2021
Business owners, police group call for clarity on B.C. vaccine card program
VANCOUVER - Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September. As of Sept. 13, residents will ne...
Sep 04, 2021
VIDEO: 6 years in jail for drunk driver responsible for fatal hit & run in Parksville
NANAIMO - A provincial court judge issued six years in jail to a man in a highly disturbing case of impaired driving leading to the death of a long-time friend.Judge Karen Whonnock issued the sentence...
Sep 03, 2021
RCMP investigate death of a child seriously injured at B.C. campground
CRESTON, B.C. - RCMP are investigating the death of a child who sustained serious injuries at a campground in southeast British Columbia earlier this week. They say officers responded along with the p...
Sep 03, 2021
B.C. reports three deaths, 671 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 671 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The Ministry of Health said on Friday that 5,872 infections were active across the province, with about 33 per...
Sep 03, 2021
B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after 'contentious' hunting season
VICTORIA - There will be more provincial conservation officers and Tahltan guardians patrolling the nation's territory in northwestern British Columbia this hunting season. The province and the Tahlta...
Sep 03, 2021
Progress on Wet'suwet'en rights and title slower than parties would have liked
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation says the progress on a memorandum of understanding signed last year marking the start of a new relationship betw...
Sep 03, 2021
Destructive White Rock Lake wildfire in B.C. Interior being held
VERNON, B.C. - One of the largest and most destructive wildfires in British Columbia this summer was being held on Friday, meaning it was not likely to spread beyond its existing containment lines. Th...
Sep 03, 2021