Author Archives: Bill Nation

First Nations occupying several fish farms off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island say tensions are rising after protesters were served with injunctions. A news release from the protesters says R-...

Local governments across B-C are creating wish lists for what they want to see in the province's upcoming rules for recreational pot. Ottawa has set July 1st as a deadline to legalize marijuana, and t...

The federal government is set to announce changes to its controversial tax proposals. The Liberals have been scrambling to undo the damage from weeks of backlash over the proposals. Lawyers, accountan...

The hopefuls for B-C's Liberal leadership debated face-to-face for the first time in Surrey. The field of candidates includes three members of Christy Clark's pre-election cabinet and there was much d...

A 35-year-old man is dead following a confrontation with police. R-C-M-P say officers received a call early this morning about a man who had stabbed himself inside a vehicle on a highway near Qualicum...

B-C's chief coroner says it's heartbreaking to see the number of overdose deaths continue to climb despite numerous efforts to respond to the crisis. Figures released today by the coroner's service sh...

B-C's addictions minister says the province will scale up use of an injectable drug to treat chronic substance users. Judy Darcy was responding after the B-C Centre on Substance Use released a report ...

Thanksgiving weekend travellers who spent several hours waiting to catch a ferry shouldn't expect any quick fixes. Darin Guenette with B-C Ferries says there's only so much they can do to reduce long ...

R-C-M-P are investigating after the bodies of two adults and a seven-year-old girl were found in a burning home in Nanaimo. Police say fire crews were called to the home around noon on Tuesday. The de...

Sears Canada says it's giving up on the idea of remaining in business. The retail chain sought creditor protection in June after announcing widespread job cuts and store closures. It says it's failed ...