Category Archives: British Columbia
Gift from dentalcorp to support critical skills shortage
With shortages of Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) across Canada, dentalcorp is investing in a local solution with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign.Canada's leading and fastest-growi...
Aug 28, 2021
Judge dismisses lawsuit after man loses finger while sliding down Courtenay handrail
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court justice ruled a City of Courtenay handrail could have been safe if it was used as intended.The province's high court tossed out a claim from Christopher Slater, who sought...
Aug 28, 2021
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER - Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. Michael Brauer, a professor at the ...
Aug 28, 2021
B.C. reports 867 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since April
VICTORIA - The trend for COVID-19 infections in British Columbia continues upward with 867 new cases, the highest daily total in about four months. Three more people have died, while 159 people are in...
Aug 27, 2021
Interior Health sees 350 new COVID-19 cases Friday
Interior Health (IH) is now home to 2,190 active COVID-19 cases, as 350 were recorded in the health region Friday. That's up from the 271 cases on Thursday.The new cases were part of 867 across B.C., ...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. Premier Horgan calls for new approach to fighting wildfires
LOGAN LAKE - B.C.'s Premier is suggesting the time has come to change the way British Columbia approaches wildfires. John Horgan told media in Logan Lake on Friday (Aug. 27) that three of the worst wi...
Aug 27, 2021
Illegal drug lab found during fire evacuation
You never know what you may see during an emergency situation.While helping out during tactical evacuations for the Mount Law wildfire in West Kellowna on Aug. 21, a BC Conservation officer noticed so...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. provides $12.9 million in grants for fairs, festivals affected by COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Mark, the minister of...
Aug 27, 2021
Prolific offender caught in the act of catalytic converter theft
NANAIMO - Astute observations and a stroke of luck are primarily responsible for catching a man, well-known to police, red-handed.In the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 20, a catalytic converter w...
Aug 27, 2021
More wildfires in B.C. classified as held; number of blazes drops
VICTORIA - Officials say the number of wildfires in British Columbia has fallen to below 240 because of cooler temperatures and rain. Emergency Management BC says most of the blazes are in the Kamloop...
Aug 27, 2021
