British Columbia

Some evacuation orders downgraded as cooler weather brings wildfire reprieve to B.C.

Several days of showers and cooler weather have dramatically cut the wildfire danger in British Columbia, especially in the hard-hit southern Interior, but drought conditions are expected to return wh...

Aug 18, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces soldier sentenced for bizarre unwanted touching incident in Qualicum Beach

NANAIMO - New Year's Day was far from a leisurely stroll in the woods for two women approached by a drunken off-duty soldier.Brodie William Tyrrell Smith, 24, pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge of ...

Aug 18, 2021

Meng extradition hearing enters final day; judge expected to reserve her decision

VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is expected to wrap up today with lawyers for Canada's attorney general making their final submissions in the case that has soured Canada's relationship ...

Aug 18, 2021

State of Emergency extended in B.C. due to wildfires

The ongoing wildfire issue has forced the British Columbia government to extend the provincial state of emergency through to the end of the day on August 31, 2021."We've seen several large fires sprea...

Aug 17, 2021

COVID-19 cases continue rising in Island Health, 24 new

NANAIMO - The steady increase of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continues.Island Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases within the health authority on Tuesday, Aug. 17. This is down from the 37 new p...

Aug 17, 2021

B.C. reports 501 new cases of COVID-19 as active infections near 5,300

VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported one more death and 501 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active infections is up to nearly 5,300, with about 58 per cent located in the Interior Health regi...

Aug 17, 2021

British Columbia had nation's highest rental rates in July

VERNON, B.C. - British Columbia's rental rates saw a big increase in July 2021 once again securing itself as having the highest average rent in the country.Figures from Rentals.ca shows B.C's. average...

Aug 17, 2021

Lifesaving new drug-checking equipment from VIU funded by the province

NANAIMO - An easier, safer, more advanced way of testing the toxicity of drugs will soon be more readily available. Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo's MLA and minister of mental health and addictions, annou...

Aug 17, 2021

Cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling nearly 300 B.C. wildfires

Nearly 300 wildfires are burning across British Columbia but showers and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off the most aggressive blazes and curbed a cascade of evacuation orders and alerts. The...

Aug 17, 2021

Rezoning application submitted for stagnant Howard Johnson hotel

NANAIMO - The first of many steps is underway to resurrect one of Nanaimo's most high-profile properties. A rezoning application for 1 Terminal Ave., which includes the closed Howard Johnson Hotel, wa...

Aug 17, 2021