Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia police watchdog clears Terrace RCMP officers of wrongdoing in crash
SURREY, B.C. - Two RCMP officers have been cleared of wrongdoing related to the fatal crash of an all-terrain vehicle in northwestern B.C. The Independent Investigations Office, which examines all cas...
Jun 16, 2021
$500K lottery ticket bought in Nanaimo, $70M prize still up for grabs
NANAIMO - Check your Lotto Max tickets.While no $70 million jackpot was won during the Tuesday, June 15 Lotto Max draw, two sizable prices were earned by Island players.Playnow.com showed 42 winners w...
Jun 16, 2021
Nanaimo casino employees suing for wrongful dismissal
NANAIMO - Numerous employees of Casino Nanaimo have launched lawsuits against the larger organization, claiming they were fired without cause as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Civil claims filed in BC S...
Jun 16, 2021
Famous Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, hope floats for September event
NANAIMO - Bathtubs, silly boats and dragon boats won't race through the waters off the shores of Nanaimo this year. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which hosts and co-organizes the larger Nanaimo M...
Jun 15, 2021
Save-On-Foods’ ‘Share It Forward’ program filling local food banks
KAMLOOPS - For the fourth year in a row, and the second amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Save-On-Foods and Western Family are teaming up and asking Western Canadians to help them "Share It Forward" to su...
Jun 15, 2021
B.C. reports no new COVID-19 deaths as it begins second step of reopening plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are reporting 108 new cases of COVID-19 as the province begins step two of its reopening plan. They say in a statement B.C. has 1,496 active cases and 143,...
Jun 15, 2021
Suspicious fires in downtown Nanaimo keep emergency crews active
NANAIMO - A series of deliberately set and suspicious fires around Nanaimo has lead to a full investigation from Nanaimo RCMP and Fire Rescue. More than 20 suspicious fires were set, mostly around dow...
Jun 15, 2021
Labour shortages, closed borders major obstacles to B.C. restaurant, tourism restarts
VICTORIA - British Columbia's restaurant and tourism operators applaud the easing of pandemic health restrictions, but say the sectors still face daunting COVID-19-related barriers to a robust return ...
Jun 15, 2021
B.C. government says restaurants can apply to make temporary patios permanent
VICTORIA - Patio season in British Columbia may become permanent as the government says more than 2,000 restaurants with temporary outdoor seating areas that popped up COVID-19 can now apply to keep t...
Jun 15, 2021
B.C. ombudsperson labels youth confinement in jail 'unsafe,' calls for changes
VICTORIA - A three-year investigation by British Columbia's ombudsperson concludes the provincial government's practice of placing jailed youth in solitary confinement is "unjust and unsafe." Jay Chal...
Jun 15, 2021