Category Archives: Local News
BC Overdose Crisis
The president of the Ambulance Paramedics of B-C says overdose calls are taking a toll on first responders. Troy Clifford says he knew the number of overdose calls had been increasing, but was surpris...
Jan 14, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Atmospheric River To Hit B-C
The B.C. government is urging south coast residents to protect their homes from potential floods as heavy rain is on the way and will combine with melting snow to cause damage. An advisory from the Mi...
Jan 11, 2022 Peter Stevens / CC
Foul Play Suspected In Man's Disappearance
R-C-M-P say they now suspect foul play in the disappearance of a man in Courtenay nearly two years ago when he was 45-years-old. The Mounties say they have been following up on tips, interviewing witn...
Jan 11, 2022
BC Schools Back In Session
Students are heading back to school in British Columbia on Monday after a one-week delay caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The province has warned there may be functional closures due to staf...
Jan 10, 2022 GotCredit / CC
OBIT-Saget
Bob Saget, a comedian and actor best known for his role on the sitcom ``Full House,'' has died. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff's office says it was called Sunday about an ``unresponsiv...
Jan 10, 2022
Vancouver Isle Snowfall
Environment Canada says most of central and southern British Columbia has been smacked by a powerful storm that dumped as much as 30 centimetres of snow in some areas overnight. Forecasters say the sn...
Jan 06, 2022 Edna Winti / CC
BC COVID-19 Cases
B.C. is reporting 9,332 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Health officials say a total of 264,181 cases have been reported in the province. The health ministry on Friday reduced the requirement to s...
Jan 04, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Extreme Cold Weather
There will be no respite from frigid temperatures until the end of the week for most of Western Canada as arctic wind chills blanket the area, sending temperatures plummeting. Environment Canada says ...
Dec 29, 2021 David Saddler / CC
BC COVID-19 Restrictions
British Columbia has reported one-thousand-308 new cases of COVID-19 as the province brings in tighter restrictions and prepares for cancelled surgeries. Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry ...
Dec 22, 2021 Tim Reckmann / CC
BC COVID-19 Cases Rise
New COVID-19 restrictions came into effect as B-C reported two-thousand-550 new cases of the illness diagnosed over a three-day period ending Monday. The Health Ministry says more than 54-hundred infe...
Dec 21, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
