British Columbia

Man sentenced for extended sexual abuse of young Nanaimo girl

NANAMO - Agonizing impacts of abuse at the hands of a once trusted family friend were highlighted during an emotional sentencing hearing.Robert Wayne Calvert, 51, had two years tacked onto an existing...

Dec 09, 2021

Almost 86% of B.C. residents five and up have first dose of vaccine

VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 379 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths. The Health Ministry says in a news release Wednesday that there are 2,874 active cases of COVID-19, with 22...

Dec 08, 2021

B.C. giving $1 million to wildfire-ravaged Lytton to help with recovery

LYTTON, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is immediately providing a grant of $1 million to support the Village of Lytton as it recovers from a destructive wildfire last summer. The fast-...

Dec 08, 2021

Seniors advocate calls for reporting line for abuse and neglect amid rising reports

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is calling for a provincewide approach for reporting seniors abuse amid complaints that are "significantly rising." Isobel Mackenzie says there is a clea...

Dec 08, 2021

Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity

VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...

Dec 08, 2021

B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup

VICTORIA - British Columbia's worker protection agency says employers and employees should be aware of the hazards at job sites as the massive repair and recovery work begins after a series of torrent...

Dec 07, 2021

RCMP urging parents to call 911 if intimidated outside vaccine clinics for kids

VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer in northern B.C. says protesters outside a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children have been warned their actions are illegal, and any parents who feel intimidated at such fac...

Dec 07, 2021

Up to 25 cm of snow predicted for central and northern B.C. through to Wednesday

VANCOUVER - Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of central and northern B.C. Environment Canada predicts 15 to 20 centimetres of snow will fall in the northeast, including the Prince George, ...

Dec 07, 2021

Nanaimo nurses hop aboard international cargo ships to vaccinate passengers

NANAIMO - Life of a nurse is anything but normal, just ask a pair of Nanaimo health professionals handed a unique task.Shaylyn Salisbury and Johanna Chang are among a small team of Public Health nurse...

Dec 07, 2021

B.C. man charged after investigation into girlfriend's disappearance, death in 2016

SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder following an investigation into the death of a woman who went missing close to six years ago from Salmon Arm, B.C. The RCMP...

Dec 06, 2021