Category Archives: Local News

Thirty-nine Canadian and American firefighters have arrived in Australia to help with the catastrophic wildfires. New South Wales declared a state of emergency today because of the blazes. It takes ef...

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue received $250,000 of funding from the province to build a new headquarters in Qualicum Beach. To read more, click here.

Fire officials in New South Wales say scorching hot, dry weather is rolling in from central Australia, worsening conditions for already exhausted firefighters. Nearly 100 wildfires are burning in the ...

A series of five earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.8 to 6.0 were recorded Monday in British Columbia. The Seattle Times reports four of the five quakes were recorded as striking primarily on ...

Canada's air force is turning to contractors as it seeks to manage a shortage of experienced military pilots and aircraft technicians. The Royal Canadian Air Force is short hundreds of experienced pil...

B-C's Health Minister says everything about a data breach at LifeLabs is troubling. But Adrian Dix says the company has taken steps to prevent a future data breach, after hiring world-leading experts....

B-C's independent Passenger Transportation Board has granted its first-ever ride-hailing licence to a company that is only expected to operate in smaller communities such as Whistler, Pemberton, Squam...

B-C Ferries is dropping the 1.5 per cent fuel surcharge currently being applied to the cost of each ferry ticket. The company's vice president and chief financial officer says the recent decrease in t...

B-C Hydro says it's seeing a rise in the number of car accidents involving its power poles and other electrical equipment and is offering tips to avoid injury. The utility says it responded to more th...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is revealing a court in Prince Rupert handed down the first conviction under new Marine Mammal Regulations in August for coming too close to a whale. The department says Pr...