Author Archives: Bill Nation

B-C's minister of education says he's pleased that teachers across the province have voted to accept a deal that puts an end to a 15-year long bargaining battle. Mike Bernier says reaching an agreemen...

The four candidates vying to lead the federal N-D-P kept things civil during their first debate. Guy Caron, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Peter Julian jovially sparred -- in both French and English -...

A Vancouver lawyer for a pair of well-known marijuana activists says they plan to fight multiple drug-related charges laid against them. Marc and Jodie Emery were arrested at Toronto's Pearson Interna...

B-C senior's advocate Isobel Mackenzie says a 500-million-dollar plan announced by the province means seniors in residential care facilities will have more baths, walks and bathroom breaks. Health Min...

B-C's health minister says the province will spend more than 91 million dollars over the next three years to beef up its emergency services. Terry Lake says 60 paramedics and 20 emergency dispatchers ...

British Columbia's trade envoy on softwood lumber is calling his meetings this week in Washington, D-C and Ottawa a good start. But David Emerson says the province wants to find a lasting solution to ...

Canada's defence minister says search and rescue technicians with the Royal Canadian Air Force take risks day in and day out, and that was what Master-Corporal Alfred Barr was preparing for when he wa...

Transportation Safety Board has deployed a team to investigate a fish boat sinking off Comox that is believed to have claimed the life of one crew member. Four crew members were rescued after the Prin...

A report commissioned by a group dedicated to preserving grizzly bears is calling on the province to abolish the annual trophy hunt. The report says the hunt kills about 300 bears every year and is am...

B-C's transportation minister says the province consulted extensively with residents and the taxi industry before deciding to allow ride-hailing services like Uber by the end of the year. Todd Stone s...