Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Hydro report says residents unaware of best choices when cutting carbon footprint
VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's main electricity distributor says many residents are "misinformed" about the most efficient and cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The B...
Oct 01, 2021
'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree
NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C.'s health officer to announce enhanced health and safety plan for schools
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia ministries of health and education plan a joint news conference today to announce what are described as enhanced health and safety guidelines for B.C. schools. A joint...
Oct 01, 2021
'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity
VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C. records 749 new cases of COVID-19, nine more deaths
British Columbia has recorded another 749 cases of COVID-19 as it nears a total of 187,000 infections in the province. Interior Health had 157 of the new cases announced on Thursday. Nine more people ...
Sep 30, 2021
Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Sep 30, 2021
'Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,' says chief of B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of British Columbia's Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says Indigenous people have had enough apologies and now want action from the Catholic Church and federal governmen...
Sep 30, 2021
'This day will become our Remembrance Day:' Splatsin chief on National Day for Truth and Reconcilation
A North Okanagan First Nation has launched a public presentation about its history to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. And Splatsin is urging Canadians to learn their true history, not ...
Sep 30, 2021
Canada marks first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Communities across Canada mark the country's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today, honouring Indigenous survivors and children who disappeared from the residential school system. Sing...
Sep 30, 2021
Old-growth logging protesters dig in as company to Appeal Court's injunction denial
VICTORIA - A decision by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refusing to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters did little to release pressure in the dispute as all sides hold s...
Sep 29, 2021
