Author Archives: Bill Nation

Temperatures are expected to heat up across much of the province this week, prompting Environment Canada to issue a series of special weather statements. The agency says a massive ridge of high pressu...

B-C's premier says a new Canada-U-S softwood lumber deal could come as early as next month. John Horgan's comments came during a conference call from Washington, D-C, where he has been meeting with Am...

Thousands of Williams Lake residents who fled their homes as a wildfire neared are now being allowed to return to the city. But they're being warned that they could be forced to leave again, despite t...

A fatal accident on a ride at an Ohio amusement park has prompted the P-N-E's Playland park to temporarily shut down one of its rides made by the same manufacturer. Playland spokeswoman Laura Ballance...

B-C Premier John Horgan is in Washington today, where he'll meet with trade officials to discuss the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the U-S. Horgan will meet with several of the Trump admi...

A huge wildfire burning west of Kamloops has flared again, prompting a new evacuation order. The 615-square-kilometre blaze began almost three weeks ago near Ashcroft and has now burned north, past Ca...

B-C's energy minister says the move by Malaysian energy giant Petronas and its partners to scrap the Pacific NorthWest L-N-G megaproject was a private sector decision. Michelle Mungall (mun-GALL') say...

B-C's chief fire information officer is warning evacuees heading back home to remain vigilant in case they have to leave again. Kevin Skrepnek says the worst fires typically happen at the end of July,...

A Vancouver Island M-P has tabled a private member's bill aimed at closing a loophole she says still exists in dealing with abandoned vessels. A new federal program was announced last month to address...

B-C's newly minted premier is set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the first time on Tuesday, and a number of issues are expected to be up for discussion. John Horgan will be in Ottawa, ...