Category Archives: British Columbia
VIDEO: 90-year-old Nanaimo gardener takes landscaping to another level
NANAIMO - Maintaining his flawless half acre Nanaimo property offers Leo Katila the gift of being excited to wake up every morning.The 90-year-old's lot is often mistaken for a public park, where a wi...
Apr 04, 2022
Up to 100 mm of rain and strong winds in the forecast for parts of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain and gusty winds are forecast for several parts of British Columbia as winter melts into spring. Environment Canada says up to 100 millimetres of rain is expected in West Vancouv...
Apr 03, 2022
B.C. police watchdog investigating after a man's death in Campbell River
SURREY, B.C. - The province's police watchdog is investigating a man's death in Campbell River, B.C. A news release Sunday from the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia says police re...
Apr 03, 2022
Winter storm warning issued
Spring may have arrived a few weeks ago, but some severe winter winter is on the way for B.C.'s Coquihalla region. A special weather statement for heavy snowfall has been issued for that highway with ...
Apr 03, 2022
Heavy rains, wind and snow forecast for various parts of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Severe weather including rain, winds and snow is set to hit several parts of British Columbia over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued a heavy rain and strong localized wind warning...
Apr 02, 2022
B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan has called a bylection for Vancouver-Quilchena. The vote will be held Saturday, April 30, and is to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned from the legislature on Feb. ...
Apr 02, 2022
BC Wildfire Service gearing up for new fire season
April 1 marks the official start of wildfire season in B.C. and the Kamloops Fire Centre is gearing up with new recruits, preparing for the upcoming shift to year-round service. Through April and May,...
Apr 02, 2022
British Columbia's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3,000
VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in British Columbia have continued to tick down. The Health Ministry says in a statement on Friday that 274 people were in hospital, compared with 281 the d...
Apr 01, 2022
Promising outlook for tourism
Tourism in Kelowna improved last year, and the numbers in 2022 should be even better.A report from Tourism Kelowna said the area's tourism industry posted gains in 2021 compared to 2020 but remained b...
Apr 01, 2022
B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of at-risk old growth
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says the province has worked with First Nations to defer logging across more than a million hectares of at-risk old-growth forests, an area greater than ...
Apr 01, 2022
