Author Archives: Bill Nation

Beer drinkers around the province are being invited to raise a pint as part of British Columbia's craft beer month. The provincial government says there are now more than 140 breweries across B-C, up ...

At least 10 people are dead and 100 are injured as wildfires engulf much of northern and southern California. At least 15-hundred homes and businesses have been destroyed, and authorities expect the n...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Washington onTuesday to shore up Canada's position ahead of the resumption of NAFTA talks. He'll meet with U-S President Donald Trump and congressional lawmake...

An economics professor from Simon Fraser University has been tapped to lead a commission that will advise the province on boosting its minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour. Marjorie Griffin Cohen will c...

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Abbreviated as I-CAN, the organization was formed in 2007 and works to promote implementation of t...

Premier John Horgan says B-C's current first-past-the-post electoral system is unfair. Under legislation introduced today by his government, a referendum could be held next year to decide if a form of...

The cost of fighting the worst wildfire season in B-C history has risen to nearly 550-million dollars. Fire information Officer Ryan Turcot says total suppression costs for this season so far have amo...

A Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman says wreckage from a helicopter crash on Vancouver Island will be examined to determine if mechanical failure was involved. She says a team of investigators w...

Premier John Horgan used Tuesday's First Minister meeting to stress the importance of getting the price right for legalized pot. Horgan says it's important to get the price point correct so the black ...

Global Affairs Canada says it has sent a team of consular officials to Las Vegas to help those affected by the mass shooting there. At least two Canadians were killed in the attack, another is reporte...