Author Archives: Bill Nation

One man is dead following a shooting at a parking lot in Nanaimo. R-C-M-P say the shooting happened yesterday morning at an apartment complex and appears to be targeted. The victim was known to police...

Africans woke this morning to find U-S President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent -- but it wasn't what they wanted to hear. During a bi-partisan immigration meeting yeste...

Education Minister Rob Fleming is welcoming news that high school completion rates are on the rise in B-C. The greatest gains are among Indigenous and special needs students, but Fleming says more wor...

B-C's former health minister is calling for more research on the effects of cannabis on opioid addiction. Terry Lake was minister in 2016 when the province declared a public health emergency over the ...

B-C Lumber Trade Council is applauding the federal government for filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the use of punitive trade duties by the United States. The complaint alleges...

High rollers visiting B-C casinos will be facing some new rules, following recommendations meant to prevent money laundering. Anyone spending 10-thousand dollars or more at casinos within a 24-hour pe...

Premier John Horgan says a 10-day Asian trade mission is meant to help expand B-C's economic ties with three of its largest trading partners. His trip to China, South Korea and Japan will include spea...

The president of the B-C Taxi Association is calling for a single app to be approved province wide, allowing customers to summon a ride. Mohan Kang told an all-party committee that ride-sharing servic...

A monster winter storm with a long and wide girth continues to slam Atlantic Canada, and tens of thousands of people have been left in the dark. Wind, rain and snow have been pummelling the region sin...

The Transportation Safety Board is blaming insufficient passage planning and an inadequate lookout for the grounding of a tour boat off Vancouver Island in October 2016. An investigation report says t...