Author Archives: Bill Nation

B-C's chief coroner says it's concerning that more than half of the 136 suspected overdose deaths in the province last month happened in private residences. Lisa Lapointe says that suggests many drug ...

Premier Christy Clark's days left in office appear to be numbered. Voters in the province elected a minority government earlier this month, with the Greens holding the balance of power. The Greens and...

A village on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has snagged the title of best tap water in B-C. The Village of Zeballos took top honours at the B-C Water and Waste Association's annual taste test...

Parks Canada says staff were forced to kill a wolf in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve to ensure visitor safety. It says in a statement that the wolf was killed on Vancouver Island on Sunday afte...

A historic deal is expected to be signed in Victoria on Tuesday, following an announcement on Monday that the Greens and New Democrats have reached an agreement for a minority government. N-D-P Leader...

British Columbia ski resorts had a banner year this past season. The president and C-E-O of the Canada West Ski Areas Association says 6.5-million people packed B-C slopes -- beating the previous reco...

Insurance Corporation of B-C is warning drivers to take care as more cyclists hit the road during Bike to Work Week. I-C-B-C says on average, 740 cyclists are injured and seven are killed in car crash...

Hundreds of people in British Columbia completed a 75-kilometre march yesterday in protest of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The four-day march called Walk For the Salish Sea end...

New Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will lead his first caucus meeting on Monday, as fellow M-Ps and senators meet in Ottawa for the first time since he won the leadership on Saturday. Scheer will a...

Another successful Variety Children's Radiothon on 97.3 The Eagle. This year's annual event raised close to 31-thousand dollars. All funds raised stay in the community to provide help to kids with spe...