Category Archives: British Columbia

Several structures damaged by White Rock Lake wildfire
It appears several structures have been damaged by the White Rock Lake wildfire in the Westside Road area west of Vernon.Emergency officials with the Regional District of Central Okanagan joined with ...
Aug 11, 2021

Annual Perseids meteor shower lights up night sky
NANAIMO - The stars have aligned for unobstructed views of an annual meteor shower sending flashes of streaks through the overnight sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos said the Perseids mete...
Aug 11, 2021

B.C. court to hear formal arguments in Huawei executive's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The formal extradition hearing for the Huawei executive accused of fraud in the United States is expected to start today in British Columbia Supreme Court with government lawyers making th...
Aug 11, 2021

B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says two special prosecutors have declined further charges after receiving the final RCMP report into the spending activities of senior staff at the...
Aug 10, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases hold steady within Island Health
NANAIMO - British Columbia's active case counts of COVID-19 continue to rise.A further 395 cases were announced on Tuesday, Aug. 10, slightly above the BC Centre for Disease Control's seven day averag...
Aug 10, 2021

B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials reported 395 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with infections showing no signs of slowing down. In a news release, they say there are no additional deaths and...
Aug 10, 2021

First Nations search for children who didn't return from North Vancouver school
VANCOUVER - Three British Columbia First Nations have launched an investigation to find answers about children who once attended the former St. Paul's Indian Residential School in North Vancouver but ...
Aug 10, 2021

Wildfire near Chemainus 'being held' by crews ahead of next heat wave
NANAIMO - Crews tackling a fire southwest of Chemainus appear to have gotten on top of the situation.After three days of little to no growth, the BC Wildfire Service officially lists the Copper Canyon...
Aug 10, 2021

Outdoor Play Day brings smiles, laughter at Westwood Lake
NANAIMO - A trip along the trails of Westwood Lake was life changing for a young Nanaimo boy with mobility issues. Noah Thompson traded his walker for a carrier and was taken on a guided tour of the t...
Aug 10, 2021

Crown lawyers to argue against stay of proceedings in Meng's extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Today's arguments are expected to be the...
Aug 10, 2021