Category Archives: British Columbia
Nanaimo SPCA's virtual Lock-in for Love kicks off with large matching donation
NANAIMO - One of the SPCA's largest fundraisers has started with a big push. Leon Davis, executive director of the Nanaimo and District SPCA, said a generous gift is doubling donations given when peop...
Jun 01, 2021
Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has submitted its final proposal for decriminalization of simple possession of drugs to Health Canada, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to appl...
Jun 01, 2021
Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims
VICTORIA - An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours a...
Jun 01, 2021
Fatal overdoses steadily increasing in Nanaimo throughout 2021
NANAIMO - A concerning and fatal trend is developing in the Nanaimo area. New data from the BC Coroners Service showed six people lost their lives due to the toxic drug crisis in April, 2021. The numb...
Jun 01, 2021
Art display aims to close the gap between seniors and youth
VERNON - An art project in Vernon is helping to bring generations together.Vernon & District Immigrant and Community Services Society (VDICSS) has unveiled an art installation, in collaboration wi...
Jun 01, 2021
City staff asked to investigate easing RV living rules in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - City staff will look at options to potentially expand recreational vehicles as permanent places to call home.A motion tabled by coun. Zeni Maartman asking for a staff report with options was...
Jun 01, 2021
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER - Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington s...
Jun 01, 2021
UPDATE: RCMP locate and arrest suspect in man's death
KELOWNA - A man sought by police in connection with a suspicious death in Kelowna has been apprehended. Police were called to a residence in the Rutland area on Sunday, May 30 just after 10:00 p.m., a...
May 31, 2021
UBC reviews award of honorary degree to former principal of B.C. residential school
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is reviewing its awarding of an honorary degree to a Roman Catholic bishop who was once a principal at a residential school where the remains of over 200...
May 31, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor says stay vigilant as not enough second vaccine doses administered
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer began her update on COVID-19 by paying tribute to the 215 children whose remains were discovered at the site of a former residential school in K...
May 31, 2021
