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B.C.’s Warm weather forces those in ice-fishing derby into boats
Krista Clark is an avid ice fisher, but it was a late start to the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also…
Cameron Whitcomb ‘grateful’ to go up against Justin Bieber, Tate McRae at Junos
TORONTO — Country newcomer Cameron Whitcomb was lying in bed in his Los Angeles hotel…
B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $60…
Almost 300 millimetres of rain on Vancouver Island in three-day drenching
VANCOUVER — Flood warnings and watches on British Columbia’s south coast have been downgraded or…
Evacuation orders, alerts on Vancouver Island, but forecaster doubts floods will last
VANCOUVER — Heavy rain brought by an atmospheric river system has swollen rivers across British…
RCMP investigate after goat killed in dog attack on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO — RCMP in British Columbia say they are actively investigating a dog attack that…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also…
Cleanup underway after oily spill in waters near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — Jackie Wasyluk says she walks along the shores of Cable Bay near Nanaimo,…
‘Would you dare take it?’: Critics fear B.C. is deregulating Chinese medicine
VANCOUVER — Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic…
Seven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Nanaimo, B.C., motel
NANAIMO — Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation in hospital after a fire broke…
B.C. health authority wins in court against husband’s ‘death plan’ for sick wife
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the husband of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease removed…
BC Ferries cancels sailings during busy holiday break due to high winds
VICTORIA — High winds in southwestern British Columbia have forced the cancellation of multiple sailings…
B.C. says violent repeat offender scheme cuts police interactions by 50 per cent
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says its program targeting repeat, violent offenders has resulted…
Woman killed by fallen tree branch amid rain, wind warnings in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER — A woman has been killed by a fallen tree limb in British Columbia’s…
Woman found dead in Nanaimo, B.C., is being investigated as a homicide
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they are investigating the disappearance of a 65-year-old…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Civil forfeiture lawsuit seeks seizure of three alleged B.C. Hells Angels clubhouses
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Director of Civil Forfeiture wants to seize three clubhouses from the…
Police increase presence after threat made against three Nanaimo, B.C., schools
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., are stepping up their presence at three local high…
RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — RCMP say no one has survived a plane crash on Vancouver Island near…
How British Columbia is marking Remembrance Day 2025
Here is a roundup of some of the events to mark Remembrance Day in British…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also…
First Nation buying two more B.C. casinos, including Richmond’s River Rock
NANAIMO — The Snuneymuxw First Nation announced Thursday that it is buying two British Columbia…
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There’s been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters,…