Author Archives: Bill Nation

The B-C government is maintaining its focus on providing programs to help families cope financially in its latest budget, following efforts a year ago to crack down on property speculation and bringin...

B-C's finance minister says poverty and climate change are major focus areas of the budget she will deliver on Tuesday. Carole James says the budget will include details of the government's poverty re...

B-C Hydro says the first frigid temperatures of the year led the province's peak electricity demand to increase by an average of 13 per cent on Sunday and Monday compared to the same days last week. C...

The provincial government is heeding a call from three independent watchdogs for sweeping changes to restore public confidence in the legislature. The information and privacy commissioner, merit commi...

The province's decision to double the number of specialized surgeries for patients with severe Parkinson's disease is being called a quantum leap forward. Health Minister Adrian Dix says funding will ...

The Comox Valley RCMP are looking for assistance from the public to locate 14-year old Dahlia Jade Wathall. Dahlia was last seen on January 30th, 2019 at 3 p.m. in Courtenay. She is approximately 5'4"...

Environment Canada has lifted extreme cold and arctic outflow warnings for most of central B-C, but the north and central coasts, as well as the eastern edge of the province continue to shiver in the ...

The Crown agency that operates B-C Place Stadium has been given approval to start looking for sponsor interested in naming rights. Tourism Minister Lisa Beare says the corporate sponsorship will gener...

British Columbia's auditor general says she has started a deep audit into allegations of inappropriate spending by two senior officials in the provincial legislature. Carol Bellringer says she has con...

New Democrats have won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia that allows Premier John Horgan's minority government to maintain its grip on power. Wednesday's win means the N-D-P has 41 s...