Author Archives: Bill Nation

Thursday's throne speech is expected set the clock ticking toward the Liberal government's defeat, but despite that, the party has revealed another spending promise it plans to make. Environment Minis...

Welcome to the first day of summer! But you may want to stock up on bug spray to enjoy the great outdoors. The latest report on wild species in Canada shows we are being pestered by 160 different spec...

Startling new cancer statistics released by the Canadian Cancer Society say almost one in every two Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with a form of the disease in their lifetime. It says one in f...

A small earthquake was reported about 40 kilometres west of Gold River on Monday morning. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 occurred at about 10;30 a-m and Earthquakes Canada says it was l...

Trudeau government has released the full itinerary for the upcoming three-day royal visit to Canada by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will begin t...

Mounties are investigating a double homicide on the Sunshine Coast. RCMP say they received reports that someone was shot at a home in the village of Lund, north of Powell River, just after 5 a-m Satur...

N-D-P leader John Horgan is getting impatient. Speaking at a campaign-style town hall event at S-F-U's Surrey campus, he accused the minority B-C Liberals of stalling in order to avoid a confidence vo...

Pacific Rim Conservation officers say a wolf that got too close to a Ucluelet elementary school has been put down. Conservation officer Steve Ackles says the wolf was approaching people, attacking dog...

B-C's Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says his party will not prop up an N-D-P minority government in the legislature by providing a Speaker. N-D-P Leader John Horgan has suggested that if his party...

B-C's Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says his party will not prop up an N-D-P minority government in the legislature by providing a Speaker. N-D-P Leader John Horgan has suggested that if his party...