Author Archives: Bill Nation

Some residents in Port Hardy woke up to some slight shaking early this morning, when a magnitude 4-point-8 earthquake struck off the coast. Natural Resources Canada says the quake was centred about 20...

More smoky, hazy air is expected for much of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island as wildfires continue to rage across B-C. Metro Vancouver announced Sunday it would continue a previous air quality...

B-C Wildfire Service crews were able to make some headway over the weekend, as weather conditions allowed them to burn fuel in the path of B-C's biggest wildfire. The fire near Shovel Lake has prompte...

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed ``Queen of Soul'' who sang with matchless style on such classics as ``Think,'' ''I Say a Little Prayer`` and her signature song, ''Respect,`` and stood as a cultural ic...

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says a provincewide state of emergency has been declared to ensure B-C has access to any and all resources necessary to fight wildfires burning across the provinc...

For the second year in a row, the Courtenay Fire Department is answering the call from the Province of British Columbia to assist with the fight against wildfires in BC's interior. This year, a crew o...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will bring his cabinet to Nanaimo for a retreat next week to discuss growing the economy and job creation. The three-day meeting starting August 21 will be the first sinc...

The federal government will send about 200 Canadian Armed Forces members to B-C to help with mop-up operations that contain the spread of wildfires. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the gover...

The vast majority of B-C residents say they want so-called ``scalper bots'' banned from snatching up event tickets online and reselling them to music and sports fans at bloated prices. The ministry of...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a frozen food company is recalling a line of chicken strips in British Columbia and the Prairies due to possible bacterial contamination. Pinty's Delicious Foods I...