Author Archives: Bill Nation

Western countries such as Britain and Germany are condemning Iran's missile strikes against U-S bases in Iraq. U-S and Iraqi officials say there are no reports of casualties. But Iranian Supreme Leade...

U-S President Donald Trump says American troops are staying in Iraq, even if the government follows though on a nonbinding resolution calling for the expulsion of the foreign forces. The bill approved...

More than 135 fires are still burning across New South Wales, and Australian authorities say almost 70 of those blazes are out of control. Two people have been reported missing in remote parts of the ...

B-C Hydro is calling some crew members back from vacation early as a strong Pacific storm takes aim at the B-C coast. It says the workers are being brought back in anticipation of power outages across...

The latest numbers from B-C Assessment confirm this province's real estate market continues to moderate -- but there are exceptions. B-C Assessment has released new figures showing a typical single-fa...

Thirty-nine Canadian and American firefighters have arrived in Australia to help with the catastrophic wildfires. New South Wales declared a state of emergency today because of the blazes. It takes ef...

Canada's air force is turning to contractors as it seeks to manage a shortage of experienced military pilots and aircraft technicians. The Royal Canadian Air Force is short hundreds of experienced pil...

B-C's Health Minister says everything about a data breach at LifeLabs is troubling. But Adrian Dix says the company has taken steps to prevent a future data breach, after hiring world-leading experts....

B-C's independent Passenger Transportation Board has granted its first-ever ride-hailing licence to a company that is only expected to operate in smaller communities such as Whistler, Pemberton, Squam...

B-C Ferries is dropping the 1.5 per cent fuel surcharge currently being applied to the cost of each ferry ticket. The company's vice president and chief financial officer says the recent decrease in t...