Category Archives: British Columbia
Long-time Nanaimo Kiwanis club closing as membership dwindles
NANAIMO - A volunteer club which has existed in Nanaimo for roughly 100 years is now at risk of folding. The Kiwanis Club of Nanaimo Sunrisers, which hosts events for Nanaimo youth, will end this fall...
Jul 10, 2021
Vancouver police officers face new review in case of detained Indigenous man
VICTORIA - A retired judge has determined that a further investigation is needed in the case of two Vancouver police officers and their alleged treatment of an Indigenous man. The Office of the Police...
Jul 09, 2021
Drought conditions & water restrictions increase on bone-dry Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Record-high temperatures and well-below average rainfall has led to some of B.C.'s worst drought conditions occurring on Vancouver Island.The province's drought index upgraded the East Vanco...
Jul 09, 2021
B.C. judge denies new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the United States extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Just...
Jul 09, 2021
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for unity, end to violence, vandalism in Victoria area
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The le...
Jul 09, 2021
Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...
Jul 09, 2021
Nanaimo winner comes forward after $500k Lotto Max win
NANAIMO - The number of big lotto winners in Nanaimo continues to climb. Ria Edmond won a $500,000 in the June 15 Lotto Max draw, splitting a $1 million Maxmillion prize with a winner in Ontario durin...
Jul 09, 2021
First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week. The displa...
Jul 09, 2021
VIDEO: Couple capture rare encounter with sixgill shark off the coast of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A local couple reeled in more than they bargained for during an evening fishing trip off the coast of Entrance Island near Nanaimo.Roy Ban, his fianc Michelle Smithers and their infant child...
Jul 09, 2021
Visitor restrictions being lifted at long-term care homes in B.C.
VICTORIA - Visitors to long-term care homes in British Columbia will soon be allowed to see loved ones without COVID-19 restrictions as part of a plan to resume usual social activities for residents. ...
Jul 08, 2021
