Category Archives: British Columbia
Transportation Safety Board to probe fire in containers on Zim Kingston, off Victoria
RICHMOND, B.C. - A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been assigned to investigate the fire that destroyed containers aboard a freighter now moored off the south coast of Vancouver Island. ...
Nov 03, 2021
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...
Nov 03, 2021
Nanaimo ranks first in Canada for tipping generosity, manners
NANAIMO - Local diners are among Canada's most generous and polite, according to a new survey.Delivery company Uber Eats pulled data from orders submitted through their service to date in 2021, showin...
Nov 03, 2021
Nanaimo tenants not immune as housing scams take advantage of desperate renters
NANAIMO - If a rental property you see online looks too good to be true, chances are it probably is.The region's increasingly hot rental market is breeding more opportunity for scammers, looking to ta...
Nov 03, 2021
Northern region in B.C. has highest number of recent COVID-19 deaths
VICTORIA - Four of the five recent deaths linked to COVID-19 in B.C. have occurred in the Northern Health region while one of the deceased lived in the Interior. Those two regions have the lowest vacc...
Nov 02, 2021
Province temporarily defers harvest of old-growth in 2.6 million hectares of B.C. forest
The British Columbia government is moving ahead with recommendations from the 2020 Old Growth Strategic Review, by temporarily deferring harvest of old-growth in 2.6 million hectares of B.C.'s most at...
Nov 02, 2021
British Columbians encouraged take steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
British Columbians are asked to do their part to keep themselves safe as part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.Known as the 'silent killer,' carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless and tasteless g...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. auditor calls for better fraud risk measures at public sector organizations
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is calling on public sector organizations to improve their fraud risk assessment measures. Michael Pickup says a survey of 140 public sector organizations...
Nov 02, 2021
Ship that lost 109 containers near Victoria is now stable: operator
VICTORIA - The ship that lost 109 containers overboard near Victoria is now stable and the company that manages the vessel says an initial transit plan is being reviewed by authorities. Danaos Shippin...
Nov 02, 2021
Police announce charges after new evidence found in 1989 sexual assault in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver believe they have cracked a nearly 33-year-old case involving the sexual assault of a teenager. Const. Tania Visintin says the assault happened in February 1989, when t...
Nov 02, 2021
