Author Archives: Bill Nation

U-S President Donald Trump has been taking more swipes at Canada and Prime Minister Trudeau over trade issues as he settles in for his Singapore summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump had just l...

New figures from the B-C Coroners Service show suspected overdose deaths fell by 23 per cent in April compared to March, which had a near-record number. The figures show 124 people died in April -- wh...

On June 3, 2018 at approximately 2:00 p.m. a woman was walking on the Rotary Trail in Courtenay when she was assaulted by an unknown man on a dirt bike. The woman reported that she was walking along t...

This week, the Operational Communications Centre received 24 calls which were "911 hang ups". While some of these calls were meant for police, fire or ambulance, many were accidental. Accidental 9-1-1...

Protestors gathered across the country on Monday calling on the Trudeau Liberals to pull their support for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. In the Comox Valley, a rally was held outside the Cour...

On May 31, 2018 at approximately 7:30 p.m. the body of a woman was discovered in the Puntledge River, near 3rd Street and Harmston Avenue in Courtenay. The circumstances surrounding her death are curr...

On Friday night, at approximately 11:20 p.m. The Comox Valley RCMP received several reports of a shot being fired in the area of Hobson Park in Courtenay. Officers went to the area, spoke with several...

Transportation Safety Board has determined that a significant oil spill on B-C's central coast occurred because the crew member steering a tug and barge near Bella Bella fell asleep while alone on wat...

Canada, Mexico and the E-U all say they were retaliate after the Trump administration's gut punch to its allies by lifting an earlier exemption and imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum. Starting tod...

B-C's Attorney General says the structure of a fall referendum on electoral reform in the province will allow everyone to participate equally. David Eby made 18 recommendations to cabinet on the vote,...