Category Archives: British Columbia
'It could take longer than I thought:' 7-10 Club Society struggles to find new home
NANAIMO - Being forced out of its headquarters is straining a free meal service for Nanaimo's homeless and low-income earners. The 7-10 Club Society officially closed its doors at the Community Servic...
Sep 08, 2021
2,425 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend
British Columbia had an average of 606 new COVID-19 cases per day over the Labour Day long weekend.The total, released Tuesday, was 2,425 cases which broke down as follows: Sept. 3-4: 695 new cases Se...
Sep 07, 2021
Island Health sees relatively modest COVID-19 increase over long weekend
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases found within Island Health over the Labour Day long weekend remained steady and in line with recent trends. Island Health confirmed 213 new cases on Tuesday,...
Sep 07, 2021
Premier, health officials set to release details of B.C.'s vaccine passport
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is set to release details of British Columbia's incoming COVID-19 vaccine card system, which is to roll out next week. Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial ...
Sep 07, 2021
UPDATE: Wildfire near Penticton not expected to grow
UPDATE Sept. 6 The Hedges Butte wildfire southwest of Penticton is now mapped at 166 hectares (down from the earlier 236) due to more accurate mapping of the perimeter. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...
Sep 06, 2021
B.C. teachers want data on COVID-19 in schools to be publicly available
VANCOUVER - The head of the B.C. Teachers Federation says parents and educators are anxious about no longer receiving notices about COVID-19 exposure in schools even as the number of overall cases in ...
Sep 06, 2021
18 more homes taken off evacuation order, Westside Road reopens to local traffic only
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. Sept. 6 As clean up begins for many residents in the wildfire-affected properties within the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO), the North Westside Transfer Station has ex...
Sep 06, 2021
Forest company, RCMP, old-growth defenders due in court this month for four hearings
VICTORIA - The ongoing battle over old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island is heading back to court where a forest company will seek to extend an injunction order and the RCMP and protesters w...
Sep 06, 2021
Fatal crash closes Highway 1
A crash involving four vehicles has left one person dead, four others injured and closed the highway between Golden and Revelstoke this morning.Just after 8 a.m. Sept. 5, officers from the Golden RCMP...
Sep 05, 2021
Candlelight vigil for Langley, B.C., mom and teacher missing for a week
LANGLEY, B.C. - Friendsand family of a missing Langley, B.C., woman are planning a candlelight vigil more than a week after her mysterious disappearance. RCMP say Naomi Onotera was last seen Aug. 28 a...
Sep 05, 2021
