Category Archives: Local News
Texas School Shooting
Condolences are pouring in from leaders around the world regarding yesterday's mass shooting of 19 young children and two adults at an elementary school in Texas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says al...
May 25, 2022
OBIT-James "Stocky" Edwards
One of Canada's most celebrated Second World War fighter aces, James ``Stocky'' Edwards of Comox, Vancouver Island, has died at the age of 100. Edwards had 19 confirmed aerial victories during the war...
May 16, 2022
BC Clears Surgery Backlog
British Columbia's health minister says the province has almost caught up with the backlog of surgeries from the pandemic and weather events while it sets new targets to whittle down the existing wait...
May 05, 2022 Army Medicine / CC
BC Police Changes
A committee set up to look at reforming the Police Act is recommending B-C transition to a new provincial police service, rather than continuing with the R-C-M-P contract. The committee made up of M-L...
Apr 29, 2022 Charles Barilleaux / CC
Foresty Revenue Sharing
The province says it's more than doubling the forestry revenues to be shared with First Nations this year as part of its work to develop a new forestry revenue-sharing model. The interim enhancement r...
Apr 28, 2022 Oregon Department of Forestry / CC
RCMP Custody Death
The R-C-M-P say they have notified the province's independent police watchdog of the death of a man being held in jail in Courtenay. Police say the man was arrested early Saturday morning by officers ...
Apr 26, 2022 waferboard / CC
BC-International Nurses
B-C is putting money on the table as it aims to solve a provincewide nursing shortage by helping internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed more quickly. The Health Ministry says about...
Apr 20, 2022 Walt Stoneburner / CC
Vancouver Island MusicFest Poster Unveiled
With the return of our live festival this July VI MusicFest has again called upon the talented artist Laura Jayne to create the 2022 poster image. The MusicFest team was first drawn to Laura's work in...
Apr 12, 2022
Police Watchdog Investigates Shooting In Campbell River
The province's police watchdog is investigating a man's death in Campbell River. The B-C Independent Investigations Office says police received a call of a theft and weapon complaint at a business on ...
Apr 04, 2022 waferboard / CC
Liberal's Climate Change Plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in B-C touting his party's new climate plan which calls for reducing oil and gas emissions to net zero within the next 30 years, and it allocates three billion dollars...
Mar 30, 2022 The Library of Congress
