Author Archives: Bill Nation

A union representing some of B-C's social workers is applauding a report that calls out the provincial and federal governments for not providing aboriginal family services with equal funding. The prov...

B-C's softwood trade envoy says there's a slight opportunity to quickly negotiate a new lumber agreement between Canada and the United States, which expired in October 2015. David Emerson says he thin...

Students at the University of British Columbia have come up with a wearable device they claim can detect a drug overdose. The device is worn on a person's wrist, with a wire connecting to a sensor on ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are on a quest to understand why some strains of marijuana smell more earthy -- or have hints of lemon or pine than others. Professor Jorg Bohlmann sa...

Some bags of Robin Hood flour sold in British Columbia and the Prairies are being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Smucker Foods of Canada is re...

B-C Ferries has cancelled 11 trips between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay over the next several days as a ship that travels the route undergoes repairs. The company pulled the Spirit of Vancouver Island fr...

Obsolete tsunami sirens are being replaced on the west coast of Vancouver Island to better alert people in Port Renfrew and the Pacheedaht First Nation in case of an emergency. The B-C Disaster Mitiga...

Two men have been arrested after a shooting in Courtenay on Friday. R-C-M-P say a 31-year-old man was rushed to hospital with injuries after being shot, and was then transferred to a larger hospital f...

The Surrey Board of Trade wants the federal government to slow down as it moves ahead with legalizing marijuana. Board C-E-O Anita Huberman says the government's task force report that was released la...

Members of a Vancouver Island First Nation have voted 70 per cent in favour of a liquefied natural gas facility in their traditional territory. The Huu-ay-aht First Nation says in a news release that ...