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Canada's fish and seafood harvesters are the driving economic force behind many coastal and rural communities. Canadians across the country have faced hardship due to COVID-19, but our fisheries have ...

The weekly trip to the laundromat in late July brought back a lot more than clean socks for Campbell River's Antonius Vollenberg. The Vancouver Island resident came home with $862,722.80 after matchin...

Erin O'Toole is the new leader of the federal Conservatives, and must now quickly assemble his team ahead of Parliament's return next month. O'Toole emerged the victor early this morning after three r...

On August 20, 2020, the Comox Valley RCMP received a report that a vehicle was broken into overnight and the ashes of the victim's deceased father were stolen. The vehicle was parked on the 700-block ...

Comox Valley RCMP is looking for assistance from the public to identify a suspect in a robbery that occurred at a business on the 2700-block of Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay. On August 16, 2020, at appro...

The B-C government says students won't return to classrooms on September 8th as originally planned. Education Minister Rob Fleming says he expects students to return to the classrooms a few days after...

The financially struggling B-C Ferries will be eligible to receive funding through the joint federal and provincial Safe Restart Agreement. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the ferry servi...

NIC has launched a new one-stop resource to help students prepare for the digital learning and blended delivery options coming this Fall. NIC's programs and courses for the 2020/21 academic year will ...

Parents, students and teachers anxious about the coming school year received an outline about B-C's plans for a safe return to full-time classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Minister Rob Fl...

Residents of southern B-C are reminded to stay hydrated as a heat wave blanketing the region intensifies on Monday. Environment Canada has upgraded its weather statement to a heat warning for much of ...