British Columbia

Bowen Rd. & Island Hwy intersection remains Nanaimo's most dangerous for second year running

NANAIMO - A busy central Nanaimo intersection was once again considered the most dangerous. New ICBC crash data showed there were 46 crashes at the Bowen Rd. and Island Hwy. intersection. The intersec...

May 25, 2021

Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property

NANAIMO, B.C. - A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three mixed wolf-dog animals at a rural property on southeastern Vancouver Island. RCMP say in a statement that police and t...

May 25, 2021

B.C.'s restart begins immediately, most restrictions loosened by Canada Day

NANAIMO - British Columbia's restart course is banking on a methodic approach to have life returning to normal as soon as possible. The plan, unveiled by Premier John Horgan and provincial health offi...

May 25, 2021

Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs

FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...

May 25, 2021

High-profile offender sentenced for posting escort ad of underage Nanaimo girl

NANAIMO - A self-professed pimp took pictures of an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a Nanaimo house party and then advertised her online for sexual services.Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi, 20, was handed a...

May 25, 2021

B.C. set to lay out restart road map as COVID-19 cases slow, vaccinations increase

VICTORIA - A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions. Premier John Horgan said ...

May 25, 2021

Five more arrested in B.C. old-growth logging protest

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - Mounties say five more people have been arrested on southern Vancouver Island during protests against old-growth logging. RCMP say the arrests happened at an area called the Water...

May 24, 2021

B.C. records 974 new COVID-19 cases, officials ask residents to follow restrictions

VICTORIA - Officials are continuing to urge British Columbia residents to follow COVID-19 health restrictions ahead of Tuesday's restart announcement. B.C. recorded 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the ...

May 24, 2021

'So far, so good': B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates similar to their older counterparts, a phenomenon that bucks trends seen in other provinces a...

May 24, 2021

B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company

BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The owner of a British Columbia Airbnb property paying tribute to the fantasy race of hobbits from the "Lord of the Rings" has been forced to change the name of her property after ...

May 23, 2021