Category Archives: Local News

North Island College's Centre for Applied Research, Technology, and Innovation (CARTI) is embarking on a new research project, investigating how seaweed can help improve the health and sustainability ...

Premier John Horgan says the government plans to continue its strategy of asking British Columbians to act responsibly after a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Horgan says he was disappointed to view f...

Courtenay city council has approved a pilot project to temporarily close 5th street to vehicle traffic this Saturday, July 25th. The closure will run from Cliffe Avenue to England Avenue. The project ...

B-C's provincial health officer says a higher number of COVID-19 cases over the last three days means the province could experience a rapid rebound of infections after successfully ``bending the curve...

B-C is following through on a promise to try to stop young people from vaping with new regulations that prevent the sale of products that taste like anything but nicotine. Health Minister Adrian Dix s...

Ottawa and the provinces and territories have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue re-opening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The prime minister says the federal govern...

B-C has set another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs. The provincial coroner's service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high of 171 deaths in May. That's p...

Finance Minister Carole James is forecasting a 12.5-billion dollar deficit this fiscal year due to staggering losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. James had predicted no deficit in February but say...

COVID-19 infections inched up on Monday as B-C announced 62 new cases reported since Friday. Two more people died, bringing the death toll in B-C to 189, while two-thousand-718 people have recovered f...

Ottawa is extending the wage subsidy program until December, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying how the government will reshape the eligibility rules that critics claim stop some employers...