Author Archives: Bill Nation

Inexperienced and high-risk drivers would pay more for their vehicle insurance in British Columbia under proposed changes to modernize the province's Crown auto insurance corporation. The provincial g...

Fires of concern are now burning in all six of B-C's regional fire centres with high temperatures replacing lightning strikes as the big concern for firefighters. The Regional District of Nanaimo was ...

Federal N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh is holding a special event in Burnaby on Wednesday, fuelling more speculation that he'll run in a riding in the city. Singh became party leader last October but does...

Tourists staying at a lodge on a Vancouver Island were treated to a spectacular show on the weekend, when a group of humpback whales visited for breakfast. Marg Leehane, co-owner of Great Bear Lodge i...

A woman's body has been recovered from Elk Falls. Mounties say the Dutch woman was visiting the falls with her husband on Thursday, when she slipped and fell into the Campbell River. B-C Coroners Serv...

Recorded whale sounds were enough to lure a lone orca that had been roaming a busy Vancouver Island harbour for several days back to the open ocean. The large male killer whale had been entertaining h...

Recorded whale sounds were enough to lure a lone orca that had been roaming a busy Vancouver Island harbour for several days back to the open ocean. The large male killer whale had been entertaining h...

The provincial government has announced a Level 3 hydrological drought rating for much of coastal British Columbia due to extremely warm and dry conditions. The areas affected stretch along the coast ...

Smoke from wildfires within B-C and from thousands of kilometres away is combining with a heat wave to create a hazy pall over much of the province. Environment Canada has issued air quality advisorie...

One of B-C's top addiction experts says more needs to be done to fight the ravages of illegal drug use after 130 overdoses were reported in one day last week. The staggering figure comes from B-C Emer...