British Columbia

Island Health sees only 1 new COVID-19 case

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases discovered in Island Health slowed drastically.Only one new cases was confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, June 30. It was in the southern Island area, w...

Jun 30, 2021

B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to...

Jun 30, 2021

Attorney general says HSBC evidence isn't relevant to Meng's extradition case

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to dismiss Meng Wanzhou's application to submit new evidence in her extradition case. Robert Frater says the Hua...

Jun 30, 2021

Longer liquor store hours made permanent

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is permanently allowing private liquor stores to open longer hours.The stores have been allowed to open at 7 a.m. since April 2020 to facilitate physical distancing for ...

Jun 30, 2021

Province-wide campfire ban now in effect

NANAIMO - Campfires are now banned province-wide as record-breaking heat rapidly elevated the forest fire risk in B.C.The BC Wildfire Service order took effect on Wednesday, June 30 at noon and is exp...

Jun 30, 2021

Dozens of deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The grim toll of the historic heat wave that scorched the Pacific Northwest became more apparent Wednesday as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said...

Jun 30, 2021

B.C. First Nation says remains of 182 found near former residential school

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school...

Jun 30, 2021

Private donation helps protect threatened British Columbia island

VANCOUVER - The BC Parks Foundation says a private donation has allowed the purchase of threatened Coastal Douglas fir ecosystems in the Strait of Georgia. The area includes all of Saturnina Island an...

Jun 29, 2021

B.C. premier says 'extraordinary results' mean most restrictions being lifted

VICTORIA - British Columbia will be moving toward a return to normal life on Canada Day as the province removes most COVID-19 restrictions and allows outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people. Premier ...

Jun 29, 2021

Millions committed to preserve local Gulf Islands

NANAIMO - The largest private donation ever to the BC Parks Foundation hopes to preserve a pair of Gulf Islands off central Vancouver Island.The BC Parks Foundation (BCPF) announced $4 million from th...

Jun 29, 2021