Author Archives: Bill Nation

B-C's health minister says the province won't be making specific changes in response to the latest COVID-19 variant of concern out of southern Africa. Adrian Dix says the Omicron variant only proves t...

Jonathan Kerr is the winner of the Comox byelection to fill a vacant seat on town council. He picked up one-thousand-134 votes -- 327 more than second place finisher, Steve Blacklock. Don Davis came i...

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says B-C is still a long way from being out of danger as several new storms are forecast in areas struggling to recover from devastating flooding. Farnworth says ...

Workers in British Columbia will be eligible for a minimum of five paid sick days a year starting in January. The new sick leave policy goes into effect Jan. 1 and affects all workers covered by the p...

Children in British Columbia between five and 11 years old are eligible to start receiving a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine starting next week. About 350,000 children are eligible to receive the Health Ca...

Finance Minister Selina Robinson says it's too early to say what impact the damage caused by devastating floods and mudslides will have on the province's finances. A fiscal update for the July to Sept...

Environment Canada is warning more rainfall is expected in B-C this week and that it will affect areas that are still recovering from last week's floods. They say another so-called atmospheric river i...

The expected arrival of more than one million COVID-19 vaccine doses this month has British Columbia health officials forecasting shorter waits between first and second doses for more people. Provinci...

B-C's provincial deficit is predicted to hit a record this year with billions of dollars in new spending promised for infrastructure and supports for families and businesses. Finance Minister Selina R...

Three teens were taken to hospital and a fourth was arrested following a multiple stabbing incident at an outdoor gathering in Comox. R-C-M-P were at the scene Sunday gathering evidence following the ...