Environment

Refined weather alert system focused on storm impacts

NANAIMO - A new weather alert system rolled out earlier this week by Environment and Climate Change Canada is poised to provide more information at a glance on coming storms.The federal government dep...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 28, 2025

RDN eyes active transportation improvements in Cedar

NANAIMO - By next summer, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) expects a priority project to be selected to bolster active transportation options in Cedar. The RDN is formulating an active transport...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 28, 2025

Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their eff...

The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage

BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region. More than 1...

The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Liberal MPs insist party remains united following Guilbeault's resignation

OTTAWA - Members of the federal Liberal caucus maintained Friday that their party remains united in the wake of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet - but NDP MPs say they see signs that B.C. ...

The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Two more grizzlies captured, to be assessed after attack on B.C. schoolchildren

BELLA COOLA - Two more grizzlies have been captured on British Columbia's central coast as conservation officers continue to look for the bear that attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teacher...