Category Archives: British Columbia
Active COVID-19 cases hold steady within Island Health
NANAIMO - British Columbia's active case counts of COVID-19 continue to rise.A further 395 cases were announced on Tuesday, Aug. 10, slightly above the BC Centre for Disease Control's seven day averag...
Aug 10, 2021
B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials reported 395 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with infections showing no signs of slowing down. In a news release, they say there are no additional deaths and...
Aug 10, 2021
First Nations search for children who didn't return from North Vancouver school
VANCOUVER - Three British Columbia First Nations have launched an investigation to find answers about children who once attended the former St. Paul's Indian Residential School in North Vancouver but ...
Aug 10, 2021
Financial support coming for farmers, ranchers impacted by fires and record heat
The governments of British Columbia and Canada are working together to support B.C. farmers and ranchers who have suffered losses through wildfires, record heat, and the prolonged drought this summer....
Aug 10, 2021
Wildfire near Chemainus 'being held' by crews ahead of next heat wave
NANAIMO - Crews tackling a fire southwest of Chemainus appear to have gotten on top of the situation.After three days of little to no growth, the BC Wildfire Service officially lists the Copper Canyon...
Aug 10, 2021
Outdoor Play Day brings smiles, laughter at Westwood Lake
NANAIMO - A trip along the trails of Westwood Lake was life changing for a young Nanaimo boy with mobility issues. Noah Thompson traded his walker for a carrier and was taken on a guided tour of the t...
Aug 10, 2021
Evacuation downgrades around White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued a series of evacuation downgrades for communities near the large White Rock Lake wildfire.Communities on the western and southern edg...
Aug 10, 2021
Crown lawyers to argue against stay of proceedings in Meng's extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are expected to argue against a stay of proceedings in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Today's arguments are expected to be the...
Aug 10, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire smouldering; smoke more visible from Vernon
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the White Rock Lake wildfire has been showing mostly Rank 1 behaviour today. Residents have commented on social media about the fire being more visible on the south...
Aug 09, 2021
Group finishes six-week walk to honour children, survivors of residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A six-week, 2,000-kilometre walk to honour children and survivors of residential schools that began in Yukon ended Monday in Kamloops, B.C., "ground zero for where the truth broke out...
Aug 09, 2021
