Category Archives: British Columbia
New EV chargers coming to Snaw-Naw-As market
LANTZVILLE - Four new electric vehicle charging stations will help people in Nanoose Bay and travellers along the Island Highway. The Nanoose Economic Development Corporation is receiving a $210,000 g...
Jul 05, 2021
B.C.'s police watchdog investigating man's death in Surrey RCMP cell
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating the death of a man being held at the Surrey RCMP detachment. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says the man was a...
Jul 05, 2021
Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B.C. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system sta...
Jul 05, 2021
New Kelowna to Montreal flights celebrated at YLW
More people from Quebec are expected to visit the Okanagan-and vice versa-with the launch of Air Canada's newest domestic route.The national company is now providing non-stop service between Kelowna a...
Jul 05, 2021
'It's driven by hate:' Nanaimo rainbow crosswalk, pride mural defaced
NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo's LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend.Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow crosswalk ...
Jul 05, 2021
Two police officers stabbed, one suspect treated for Taser injuries in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two police officers have suffered serious injuries while responding to a call on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says both officers were stabbed as they entered a suit...
Jul 05, 2021
Metro Vancouver real estate sales eased in June as benchmark price was flat
VANCOUVER - The real estate market in Metro Vancouver eased in June from its record-setting pace in March and April. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the number of home sold in the regi...
Jul 05, 2021
Nanaimo man killed in early-morning ATV rollover crash
NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo.Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo's Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the morning ...
Jul 05, 2021
Significant expansion made to City of Nanaimo's SARC building
NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City's downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City's director of finance Laura Mercer said it be...
Jul 05, 2021
Lytton, B.C., fire shows 'minimal' growth in past day: wildfire service
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says there has been minimal growth in a fire that destroyed much of the village of Lytton, B.C., in the past day. The service says the fire has remained roughly ...
Jul 04, 2021
