Author Archives: Bill Nation

The U-S Coast Guard is continuing its search through the night for two people still missing after yesterday's deadly crash of two small sightseeing planes off southeast Alaska. At least five people we...

Comox Fire Rescue has a limited number of Wildfire Protection Kits for sale. During a wildfire embers can be carried a long distance. Hot embers can easily ignite a dry roof or surrounding area. The W...

Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at he...

Temperatures records were set across the region on Thursday. In Campbell River, the temperature soared to 26.8 degrees -- breaking the previous high of 25.6 in 1968. In the Comox Valley, the mercury c...

B-C New Democrats are increasing public education and bolstering enforcement to better protect the rights of both renters and landlords. The actions mark the first phase of addressing recommendations ...

B-C Utilities Commission has been asked to investigate why gas prices in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island are increasingly out of line with the rest of Canada. Premier John Horgan says the commiss...

Green Leader Elizabeth May calls Monday night's byelection victory by a fellow Green party member on Vancouver Island the dawn of a new era in federal politics. Green candidate Paul Manly handily capt...

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are the proud parents of a new baby boy. The baby, who has not yet been named, is seventh in line for the British throne and is Queen Elizabeth...

The province has declared this week as emergency preparedness week. Jennifer Rice, the parliamentary secretary for emergency preparedness, says everyone should have a plan in place, with an emergency ...

Voters in Nanaimo have been busy over the last eight months, casting ballots in the civic election, in a byelection to replace the M-L-A, and now today's federal byelection. Seven candidates are runni...