British Columbia

'There is so much hope and love:' Indigenous literacy program for Elders unveiled at VIU

NANAIMO - Disadvantaged Indigenous Elders from around the mid-Island are excited about the possibilities decades after being soured by their classroom experiences.Championed by Cowichan Tribes Elder L...

Oct 20, 2021

Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 capacity limits for indoor and outdoor organized events will be lifted on Oct. 25, the day after the deadline for residents to be fully vaccinate...

Oct 19, 2021

Lawyers say they should be excluded from money laundering policies in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Two groups representing lawyers say their profession should be excluded from any government regulations aimed at fighting money laundering in British Columbia in order to protect the confi...

Oct 19, 2021

Tk’emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...

Oct 19, 2021

Irate, aggressive man taken down by Police Service Dog in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Local Mounties had to deploy a Police Service Dog to subdue a man in downtown Nanaimo.A shirtless, emotional man was found by an off-duty officer and Police Dog Services handler at Esplanade...

Oct 19, 2021

Steven Michael Bacon set for transfer to Nanaimo ahead of Chang inquiry

NANAIMO - Arrangements are in place to transfer the man accused of murdering a Nanaimo teen to the Harbour City for a preliminary inquiry.Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degree murder in re...

Oct 19, 2021

Family of beavers to be relocated from Cranbook, B.C., park, but not until spring

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A family of annoyingly busy beavers won't be evicted from a city park in southeastern British Columbia until at least spring. Officials in Cranbrook have been trying to relocate the ...

Oct 19, 2021

VIDEO: Thousands of catchable-sized trout piped into Nanaimo area lakes

NANAIMO - Hooking a fish at one of Nanaimo's stocked lakes is a little easier, as thousands are being released during an annual fall top-up.Around 20,000 rainbow trout are piped into eight Nanaimo are...

Oct 19, 2021

British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has appointed a new sergeant-at-arms in the legislature nearly three years after the former officer in the assembly was suspended. In a statement Monday, the legislative...

Oct 18, 2021

Tk’emlups Kukpi7 chides PM Trudeau for ignoring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation invitations

KAMLOOPS - The chief in the community where the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children were found publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the community to ...

Oct 18, 2021