Author Archives: Bill Nation

R-C-M-P continue to investigate a shooting on Friday near the intersection of 17th Street and Piercy Avenue in Courtenay. Constable Rob Gardner says the victim was taken to hospital. He says members a...

Quality Foods has been sold to Jim Pattison, who owns several supermarket brands, including Save-On-Foods. Ken Schley, the outgoing co-owner of Quality Foods, says the company didn't have the resource...

North Island College has received some funding from the province to develop an aquaculture diploma at the Campbell River campus. N-I-C's Randall Heidt says the 600-thousand dollars will allow the coll...

The province's Conservation Officer Service says it's not yet known what caused a grizzly bear to attack and maul a forest worker on B-C's central coast. Sergeant Scott Norris says the man's injuries ...

The Liberal government is feeling the heat over the amount of money it currently spends on the military. Analysts and defence department insiders say the military is being stretched thin by a lack of ...

Greater Victoria Harbour Authority says its taken major step toward establishing the city as a home port for cruise ships. The authority participated in the Seatrade Cruise Global trade show recently,...

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has delivered budget number two for the Trudeau Liberals. Budget 2017 includes seven-billion dollars over the next decade to increase access to affordable child care, the...

The B-C government says it's spending 24 million dollars to help low-income families access fresh food, dental and hearing care for their children, and to support community initiatives to reduce pover...

B-C's public auto insurer has announced a new online tool to save people time at certain driver licensing offices. I-C-B-C says customers can now look at current wait times at 14 of its highest-volume...

A woman has been seriously injured and a man is in custody following what RCMP in Campbell River describe as a break-in at a home in the city. It happened early Monday morning and Staff Sgt. Troy Beau...