Category Archives: Local News

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a campaign stop in Campbell River this morning, then continued on to Courtenay. Singh touted promises of affordable housing, universal pharmacare and ending the w...

Federal N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh visit B-C on Thursday to unveil his proposals to make life more affordable in this province. He says his party would tackle money laundering by creating a dedicated ...

The Environment Ministry has announced a new service that will automatically send people air quality advisories. Residents can enter their email on the Government of British Columbia's air quality web...

The crash of a commercial helicopter in Campbell River has claimed the life of the aircraft's pilot. The R-C-M-P says the pilot was the only person aboard when the helicopter crashed, and they are not...

NIC is celebrating the grand opening of its new space at the former St. Joseph's General Hospital in Comox. The College has signed a four-year lease for the former Surgical Day Care space on the first...

Justin Trudeau says he is ``deeply sorry,'' after a yearbook photo has crept up to haunt the Liberal leader as he runs for re-election as prime minister. Time magazine late Wednesday published the bla...

The Weather Network is out with its seasonal forecast for all of Canada, and predicts Canadians can expect average temperatures this fall and a cold winter in central and eastern parts of the country....

University of Victoria students are grappling with the sudden deaths of two of their peers in a bus crash Friday evening during a school-related trip. Forty-five students, two teaching assistants and ...

The invasive Asian giant hornet has been found in B-C for the first time and the province is asking anyone who might see more of the creatures to report the sighting. The insects -- which can be anywh...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By law, vot...