Category Archives: British Columbia
Undercover operation by Oceanside RCMP sends fentanyl trafficker to jail
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was handed an 18 month jail sentence for possessing and selling fentanyl on multiple occasions. Peter Reiner Niederhumer, 52, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28 after pleading...
Jul 29, 2021
Incoming child care spaces at SD68 schools delayed
NANAIMO - Numerous child care spaces at schools throughout Nanaimo and Ladysmith won't be ready for the fall. SD68 informed the public on Wednesday, July 28 construction at four schools is delayed, im...
Jul 28, 2021
COVID case surge in B.C. coming from Interior
Interior Health (IH) continues to power a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases in British Columbia.The IH region had 113 new cases on Wednesday, which was 61 per cent of the 185 new cases in the province....
Jul 28, 2021
Restrictions back in B.C. region as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials have reinstated COVID-19 restrictions in part of British Columbia's Interior health region where an outbreak led to rapidly spreading infection driven primarily by unv...
Jul 28, 2021
COVID -19 outbreak declared in Central Okanagan - Restrictions reintroduced
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 restrictions are returning for residents of the Central Okanagan including Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country and Peachland. Interior Health has declared an outbreak for the regio...
Jul 28, 2021
One person sent to hospital after plane overturns on Kamloops Lake
KAMLOOPS - A patient was transported to hospital following a plane incident west of Kamloops this morning (July 28).BC Emergency Health Services (BC EHS) told CFJC Today it received a call at 9:33 a.m...
Jul 28, 2021
Snuneymuxw First Nation signs MOU in next step to implement treaty and land reconciliation
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has taken another step on the path to fulfilling treaty rights and reclaiming traditional property. A new tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between SFN, the prov...
Jul 28, 2021
Kelowna selected to host the 2026 BC Summer Games
Kelowna has been announced as the host for the 2026 BC Summer Games.Kelowna also hosted the event in 2008, 1994, and 1980, and more recently, the 2019 55+ BC Games and Skate Canada International."The ...
Jul 28, 2021
B.C.'s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5 billion: finance minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's budget deficit has come in almost $3 billion lower than was forecast for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says the final numbers show a deficit o...
Jul 28, 2021
UPDATE: Province to address rising COVID cases in Interior Health
Provincial health official will address the concerning rise in COVID cases in Interior Health (IH) at a news conference today. Health minister Adrian Dix, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry an...
Jul 28, 2021
