Author Archives: Bill Nation

First Nations drummers led the ceremony as an N-D-P government was sworn-in after 16 years as the Opposition. John Horgan was sworn in as premier after gaining a one-seat advantage over the Liberals d...

Smoke from the wildfires in the central and southern Interior is causing problems as far south as Vancouver. It was so thick in Kamloops this morning that several flights had to be cancelled due to po...

B-C's New Democrats are set to taste power for the first time in 16 years today, but it's likely to be bittersweet given the ongoing wildfire crisis in the province. When N-D-P Leader John Horgan is s...

Residents of the Village of Cache Creek will be allowed to return to the community on Tuesday after spending 11 days out of their homes. They were evacuated on July 7th by the Ashcroft fire, which is ...

Officials say B-C's challenging wildfire situation could last for many weeks as hot, dry conditions persist across the province. B-C's chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek says there were mor...

Hundreds of people are going online to offer wildfire evacuees all sorts of help, from housing to entertainment. Kristi McLean posted in a wildfire evacuee support group on Facebook saying that she ha...

B-C's deputy provincial health officer is urging people use caution amid very smoky conditions in much of the province. Doctor Bonnie Henry says those with chronic conditions need to have their medica...

B-C's minority Liberal government is staring at defeat today in the legislature, more than seven weeks after squeaking out a minority government in a provincial election. The N-D-P and Greens have an ...

Green party Leader Andrew Weaver is accusing the Liberal government of releasing an unaudited fiscal update out of political calculation. The update showing the province had a higher-than-expected 2.8...

A special prosecutor says a woman has been charged with uttering death threats towards Premier Christy Clark after threatening phone messages were left at two Kelowna area constituency offices. Pavla ...