Category Archives: British Columbia
Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg sets Canadian hammer throw record twice in one month
NANAIMO - A former member of the Nanaimo Track and Field club is now Canada's record holder in the Men's U20 hammer throw.Ethan Katzberg set the record in early May with a throw of 75.60 metres. The J...
Jun 03, 2021
Police 'amazed' as four customers thwart armed bank robbery in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police say a suspect is in custody after customers in a bank in British Columbia refused to obey orders from a shotgun-brandishing robber and tackled him. A statement from Abbotsfor...
Jun 03, 2021
Teen sentenced for shocking stabbing of vulnerable Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A horrific stabbing which left a defenceless woman with significant physical and mental wounds resulted in a young offender receiving two years of intensive supervision. The recent provincia...
Jun 03, 2021
Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records
VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...
Jun 03, 2021
B.C. health officials say return to normal life may cause anxiety to some people
VICTORIA - Health officials say British Columbia's COVID-19 restart plan will be a slow, cautious progression to normal life, but they acknowledge it may cause anxiety or fear in some people. In a new...
Jun 02, 2021
Only 1 new COVID-19 case found in Island Health once again
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases remains low in Island Health. Only one new case was confirmed by the health authority for the second day in a row. The new case was found in the south Vancou...
Jun 02, 2021
Boat stolen from Nanaimo harbour found stripped of parts
NANAIMO - A stolen boat was found adrift off the shores of south Nanaimo after being stripped for parts. Nanaimo RCMP say the boat, a 15-foot Hourston Glasscraft runabout, was stolen from the Nanaimo ...
Jun 02, 2021
Okanagan First Nation chief 'angry and perplexed' by residential school burial site
WESTBANK, B.C. - The chief of the Westbank First Nation has issued a statement in the wake of the horrific findings at the Kamloops residential school. Christopher Derickson says he has been bombarded...
Jun 02, 2021
Vancouver housing market less intense in May but sales, listings still strong: GVREB
VANCOUVER - The super-heated housing market in Metro Vancouver cooled slightly in May but the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says sales still remained active. A statement from the board says 4,26...
Jun 02, 2021
B.C. Legions get pandemic-relief funding
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is helping Legions get through the financial crunch of COVID-19. The province is providing $1.5 million in new relief funding to ensure the social agencies can continue ...
Jun 02, 2021
