Category Archives: British Columbia
Dr. Henry preaches caution despite dropping COVID cases
NANAIMO - While the number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. and Island Health continues to fall, the ongoing pandemic is far from over. "It is with very mixed emotions I stand here today," Dr. Bonnie Henry s...
May 31, 2021
Police watchdog called after man shot, seriously injured in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and seriously injured by an RCMP officer. The RCMP say an officer in Prince George was conducting an inve...
May 31, 2021
A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it's updating its immunization processes after confirming a dozen incidents in which youth were given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine. The health authority ...
May 31, 2021
SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'
NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...
May 31, 2021
June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry
VICTORIA - The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada. A statement from the Ministry of Labour says the rate climbs 60...
May 31, 2021
B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who ...
May 30, 2021
'They're going to visit their friends:' local therapy dogs honoured for work in schools, care homes
NANAIMO - Three local therapy dog handlers and their four-legged companions were recently recognized for making a true difference in their community.Jim Bell, Beth Clarke-Gilman and Linda Omen were al...
May 30, 2021
Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a p...
May 29, 2021
Disturbed teen unleashed horrific knife attack against vulnerable Nanaimo woman
Editors note: the following story includes graphic details which may not be appropriate for some readers. NanaimoNewsNOW received permission from the victim to use her name for this story.NANAIMO - Co...
May 29, 2021
137 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The Mounties say four people were arrested Friday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on...
May 28, 2021
