Category Archives: British Columbia

Group finishes six-week walk to honour children, survivors of residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A six-week, 2,000-kilometre walk to honour children and survivors of residential schools that began in Yukon ended Monday in Kamloops, B.C., "ground zero for where the truth broke out...
Aug 09, 2021

B.C. shortens the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 28 days
VICTORIA - COVID-19 outbreaks in pockets around British Columbia have prompted health officials to shorten their recommended delay between vaccinations by three weeks. Provincial health officer Dr. Bo...
Aug 09, 2021

Toddler, drivers unharmed in serious Nanaimo Parkway crash
NANAIMO - An 18-month-old toddler was unharmed after the truck he was riding in was destroyed in an collision with a semi-truck. The pickup truck crept into the intersection of the Nanaimo Parkway and...
Aug 09, 2021

Support available for businesses impacted by wildfires
VERNON, B.C. - For hundreds of small businesses in dozens of communities across rural British Columbia, the devastating impact of this season's wildfires are just one more blow to an economy already s...
Aug 09, 2021

Meng's legal team argues for stay in proceedings as remedy to 'abuse' in case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the only appropriate remedy for a range of abuses in her extradition case is for proceedings to be stayed. Defence lawyer Tony Paisana urged t...
Aug 09, 2021

Hot forecast has crews redoubling efforts on wildfire southwest of Chemainus
NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to halt the progress of a wildfire burning approximately nine kilometres southwest of Chemainus.The Copper Canyon wildfire, formerly the Holyoak Creek fire, hasn't grown...
Aug 09, 2021

'It takes a village to heal a child:' Nanaimo family thankful after medical emergency
NANAIMO - A local family is praising the support they received from doctors, nurses and their close contacts after every parent's worst nightmare came true.Autumn Techen, nine-years-old at the time, c...
Aug 09, 2021

Weather stalls significant growth at White Rock Lake fire: BC Wildfire Service
VERNON, B.C. - British Columbia's wildfire service says showers brought some relief and stalled significant overnight growth at a fire that's forced thousands out of their homes in the southern interi...
Aug 08, 2021

Hear ye, hear ye: Town crier silenced as Duncan, B.C., looks for new envoy
DUNCAN, B.C. - A Vancouver Island city is putting out a call for a new kind of ambassador after deciding it will no longer send a town crier to greet visitors or represent the community at events. Dun...
Aug 08, 2021

Nanaimo SPCA's raises third most in B.C. during annual fundraiser
NANAIMO - Community spirit is helping the Nanaimo SPCA pay medical bills for animals in need. The annual Lock-In For Love event, held virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, raised $16, 410. Ex...
Aug 08, 2021