Category Archives: British Columbia
UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test clinic and trial for students and others on campus
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students and a select group of people living and working on campus. The university says in a new...
May 27, 2021
IHIT, RCMP probing discovery of body off Trans Canada Highway near Yale
YALE, B.C. - RCMP in Boston Bar have called in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) after the discovery of a body off the Trans Canada Highway.Mounties were called to a spot north Yale at...
May 27, 2021
RCMP conducting searches through Nanaimo related to 'historical missing person'
NANAIMO - Police have a visible presence across the city as part of a missing person investigation. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the searches on Thursday, May 27 are in connection to a historical missi...
May 27, 2021
Spot closures scheduled as work continues to upgrade Hwy. 4
NANAIMO - Further closures of the only road in and out of Vancouver Island's west coast are planned.Crews on site shut down Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Hill, west of Tofino and Ucluelet, for 10 hours at a time ...
May 27, 2021
Counsellors help grieving Kelowna, B.C., students deal with loss of three classmates
KELOWNA, B.C. - Members of a critical incident response team are working at a Kelowna, B.C., high school helping students cope with the loss of three Grade 12 classmates. The three Kelowna Senior Seco...
May 27, 2021
Nanaimo daycare earns provincial award for forward-thinking ideals
NANAIMO - A team effort to provide the best learning experience for kids up to the age of five has led to a provincial honour. Keely Freeman, founder of the Nanaimo Innovation Academy, earned the Emer...
May 27, 2021
Harm of toxic drugs on B.C.'s First Nations to be revealed by health authority
VANCOUVER - Information will be released today on drug toxicity deaths and their effect on First Nations in British Columbia. The First Nations Health Authority says it will release the data from over...
May 27, 2021
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021
Officials ask public to keep social groups small as B.C. reports 250 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister and provincial health officer are encouraging residents to limit their socialization with others, as the number of COVID-19 cases dips. Adrian Dix and Dr....
May 26, 2021
Island Health drops to pre-2021 levels of new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The early 2021 swell of COVID-19 within Island Health, which never really abated, is now behind the health authority. Island Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 26, some...
May 26, 2021
