Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
British Columbia's 2021 wildfire season saw the destruction of the village of Lytton and homes levelled in several other Interior regions, but the BC Wildfire Service says it was not the worst season ...
Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 outbreaks expand at NRGH, Chartwell Malaspina
NANAIMO - More cases of COVID-19 are being detected in two ongoing healthcare outbreaks in the city.Island Health confirmed one additional case was added to an outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit a...
Nov 04, 2021
Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating
NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...
Nov 04, 2021
Six more deaths and 40 active COVID-19 outbreaks reported in B.C. facilities
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 430 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and six more deaths. There were 4,373 active cases and just over 200,000 people who tested positive for the virus were consi...
Nov 03, 2021
B.C. NDP received $717K in political contributions in third quarter of 2021
VICTORIA, B.C. - Between July 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, the B.C. NDP collected $717,686.25 in political contributions.Data from Elections B.C. showed the money came from 1,534 individual contributi...
Nov 03, 2021
Liquor, drugs and cash seized from suspicious vehicle in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A check on a suspicious vehicle in Revelstoke led to the seizure of expensive liquor, Canadian currency, and small quantities of drugs.The B.C. Highway Patrol's Traffic Safety Unit ...
Nov 03, 2021
Latest homeless encampment closed in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - For the third time this year, fencing now surrounds what was a growing homeless encampment in a highly visible portion of the city's downtown.Barriers were erected around private property on...
Nov 03, 2021
Crypto scams targeting British Columbians
British Columbians are being targeted with sophisticated crypto-asset scams through social media and online dating sites.The B.C. RCMP, British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Canadian Anti-Fra...
Nov 03, 2021
Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm. Paul van Westendorp says the Asian giant hornet, somet...
Nov 03, 2021
Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO
VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a state...
Nov 03, 2021
