Category Archives: British Columbia
VIDEO: 'We've had multiple calls:' young cougar strolls through Nanaimo's Rocky Point area
NANAIMO - A cougar has been spotted multiple times in a north Nanaimo neighbourhood lately, which a veteran conservation officer called somewhat rare for the reclusive animal.Stuart Bates, central isl...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. reports two deaths, 724 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported 724 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, pushing the total number of fatalities to 1,804 since the pandemic began. Active infections have climbed to 5,64...
Aug 26, 2021
RCMP celebrate Dog Appreciation Day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are celebrating Dog Appreciation Day, putting some members of their K-9 team in the spotlight.Corporal Dana Napier of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment's Crime Prevention Unit says...
Aug 26, 2021
Motorcyclist killed in Pinantan-Pritchard Road crash Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Rural RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are trying to piece together what contributed to a motorcycle crash that killed a Kamloops man Wednesday (Aug. 25).Sgt. Darren Michels says...
Aug 26, 2021
Vancouver police search for owners of $12,000 worth of dental gold
Vancouver police say they are searching for the owner of thousands of dollars of dental gold recovered earlier this year during a stolen-property investigation. They say the $12,000 worth of dental go...
Aug 26, 2021
Driver seriously injured in Highway 4 crash at Cameron Lake
WHISKEY CREEK - An apparent head-on collision resulted in the driver of a car being flown to hospital after hitting a semi truck on Highway 4.The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. ...
Aug 26, 2021
Number of wildfires in B.C. falls to below 250; cooler temperatures in forecast
VANCOUVER - Emergency Management BC says the number of active wildfires in the province has fallen below 250. The agency says in a news release that the number of active wildfires in B.C. is about 240...
Aug 26, 2021
Gabriola Island ferry due for schedule tweak after poor on-time performance
NANAIMO - Residents and visitors alike on Gabriola Island continue to be plagued by a constantly running late lifeline to Vancouver Island.Through the last three months, the MV Quinsam sailing between...
Aug 26, 2021
B.C.'s vaccination registration up 200 per cent compared to last week
British Columbia's vaccine program is picking up significant speed as over twice as many people registered for their shots on Tuesday compared to the same day the week before.On Aug. 24, 10,175 new CO...
Aug 25, 2021
252 new COVID-19 cases recorded in interior Wednesday
The active COVID-19 case count for Interior Health (IH) rose to 1,911 Wednesday as 252 new cases were confirmed in the region.The new cases were part of 698 recorded across B.C. that day, and the prov...
Aug 25, 2021
