Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - An independent report has found systemic racism in a northern British Columbia school board and calls for a provincewide investigation of the issue. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside ap...

NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court justice ruled a City of Courtenay handrail could have been safe if it was used as intended.The province's high court tossed out a claim from Christopher Slater, who sought...

VANCOUVER - Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. Michael Brauer, a professor at the ...

VICTORIA - The trend for COVID-19 infections in British Columbia continues upward with 867 new cases, the highest daily total in about four months. Three more people have died, while 159 people are in...

LOGAN LAKE - B.C.'s Premier is suggesting the time has come to change the way British Columbia approaches wildfires. John Horgan told media in Logan Lake on Friday (Aug. 27) that three of the worst wi...

You never know what you may see during an emergency situation.While helping out during tactical evacuations for the Mount Law wildfire in West Kellowna on Aug. 21, a BC Conservation officer noticed so...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Mark, the minister of...

NANAIMO - Astute observations and a stroke of luck are primarily responsible for catching a man, well-known to police, red-handed.In the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 20, a catalytic converter w...

VICTORIA - Officials say the number of wildfires in British Columbia has fallen to below 240 because of cooler temperatures and rain. Emergency Management BC says most of the blazes are in the Kamloop...

NANAIMO - A cougar has been spotted multiple times in a north Nanaimo neighbourhood lately, which a veteran conservation officer called somewhat rare for the reclusive animal.Stuart Bates, central isl...