Category Archives: Local News
BC Ferries Penalties-Fares
The province is planning to penalize BC Ferries when it cancels ``core-service'' sailings due to staffing shortages after a summer of travel chaos for passengers. A statement from the Ministry of Tran...
Oct 04, 2023 Kam Abbott / CC
BC Legislature Fall Sitting
British Columbia politicians are back in the legislature for the fall session, and the seating arrangement looks a little different. The Conservative Party of B.C. now has official party status, compl...
Oct 03, 2023 Richard Eriksson / CC
BC Mask Requirements
An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the masks ...
Sep 29, 2023 Anthony Quintano / CC
BC Drought
B-C's minister of emergency management is underscoring the severity of drought in the province. Bowinn Ma says the drought is unlike any other B-C has experienced and likens it to a ``sleeping giant o...
Sep 07, 2023 Alabama Extension
Bank of Canada Rate
The Bank of Canada has decided against another rate hike. It's holding its key interest rate steady - at five per cent. The central bank says the economy is weakening but is keeping the door open to m...
Sep 07, 2023 shankar s. / CC
Missing Comox Valley Youth
Comox Valley RCMP is seeking assistance from the public to locate 13- year old Storm Sampson. Storm was last seen in Parksville on August 16, 2023 at approximately 10:00 a.m. and might have been makin...
Aug 17, 2023
Maui Wildfires
Before-and-after satellite images show in unmistakable and stark contrast the devastation that wildfires brought to the historic Maui community of Lahaina. Images taken before this week's fire show st...
Aug 11, 2023
OBIT-Robbie Robertson
Musician and songwriter Robbie Robertson of The Band has died at the age of 80. Robertson was the group's lead guitarist and songwriter and helped reshape American music. Publicist Ray Costa says in a...
Aug 10, 2023 John Bauld / CC
Trudeau Separation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau have decided to separate after 18 years of marriage. They announced the decision on Instagram, saying it follows what they describe a...
Aug 03, 2023 Taymaz Valley / CC
BC Health Employers Cyberattack
A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMillan, CEO of th...
Aug 02, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
