Category Archives: British Columbia

NANAIMO - A near-record dry spring coupled with a warmer than average summer forecast is causing concern for the upcoming fire season.The Coastal Fire Centre has seen 56 fires since Apr. 1, with all b...

NANAIMO - A much-discussed animal bylaw was given third reading for the second time after the province required amendments. The bylaw is designed to reduce calls to the Nanaimo SPCA by firming up rule...

VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...

NANAIMO - Overhauling Nanaimo Search and Rescue's headquarters won't take nearly as long as originally planned.City councillors on Monday, June 7 officially allocated more than $1.3 million in require...

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say it's encouraging to see a steady increase in the number of people who are protected with a COVID-19 vaccine as cases decline. However, of the nearly...

CLINTON, B.C. - No two days are the same for a police officer - especially in small, rural postings.Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk and Cst. Marika Masters were at work at the Clinton detachment Friday (June 4)...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health rose sharply compared to recent days. New data on Tuesday, June 8 showed nine new cases within the health authority. Five were found in sout...

NANAIMO - Police say a forensic autopsy showed a woman who'd been assaulted did not die of her injuries. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the body of 21-year-old Deanna Williams was found the morni...

VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced new legislation aimed at advancing universal child care and increasing wage stability for early childhood educators (ECEs).The introduction of the ea...

BOWDEN, ALBERTA - The family of the victims of one of B.C.' most horrendous mass murders says the killer will be asking for day parole later this year. In 1982 near Wells Gray Provincial Park, David S...