Author Archives: Bill Nation

B-C's fish farm operators are being given four years to prove their open-net pens don't harm wild salmon stocks. The farms will also have that time to get approval from any First Nation whose territor...

Cannabis users can legally buy and use recreational pot as of October 17th. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the date today as he gave a news conference to list Liberal achievements just before...

The Senate has given final passage to the Trudeau government's bill to legalize recreational cannabis, as Canada becomes the first industrialized country in the world to make pot legal nationwide. Can...

B-C Ferries says figures show the service had the highest level of passenger traffic in two decades during the last fiscal year. The company says vehicle traffic also broke records, leading to consoli...

Wildfire officials in B-C are bracing for an increase in activity as a heat wave envelops the province. Chief Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says the heat expected over the next few days will dry ...

R-C-M-P say they are working with the B-C Coroners Service to identify the remains of two people found near Ucluelet. Mounties say it's too early to be sure if the remains found late last week are tho...

Twenty fish farms will remain in the troubled waters off north Vancouver Island for at least another two months. While some may be expecting the provincial government to either expel the farms from th...

Canada, the U-S and Mexico will be hosting the 2026 World Cup. FIFA member associations cast their ballots today in Moscow, voting 134 to 65 with one no-vote in favour of the North American bid. Canad...

The province is lifting the age restriction on computerized pumps for those with insulin-dependent diabetes, allowing coverage for everyone managing the chronic disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix, wh...

People will soon be paying a little more to take the ferry, due to the increasing price of fuel on the world market. B-C Ferries says starting on June 27th, it will remove fuel tariffs. The rebate and...