Category Archives: Local News

A Comox man has been fined one-thousand dollars by Elections B-C for failing to register as a third-party advertiser during the referendum on electoral reform. Elections B-C says Kevin Anderson paid o...

The B-C Coroners Service has released new data showing there was a slight decline in suicide deaths in 2017. The service says a total of 572 British Columbians took their own life that year -- down sl...

Oral hearings are set to begin on Wednesday in a public inquiry into British Columbia's steep and variable gas prices. A panel chaired by B-C Utilities Commission C-E-O David Morton will question seve...

A B-C man has died of a rare viral rabies infection in B-C's first such case since 2003. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the man was in contact with a bat in mid-May and developed symp...

Eight days of golden anniversary celebrations kicks off on Tuesday to mark each day of Apollo 11's voyage to the moon 50 years ago. Apollo 11's astronauts are returning to the launch complex at Florid...

The Conservation Officer Service (COS) received a complaint Thursday evening regarding a black bear that attacked two dogs near the North end on Willingdon Beach Trail at Second Beach in Powell River....

A magnitude-4.6 earthquake that struck outside Seattle has reportedly been felt as far north as the Vancouver area. The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck just before 3 a.m. in the ...

BC Ferries says the Baynes Sound Connector is undergoing repairs after a prawn trap got caught in one of the cables yesterday. The MV Quadra Queen 2 will be servicing the route while the repairs are b...

BC Cancer says more than 1,300 British Columbians will be diagnosed with melanoma this year, an aggressive form of skin cancer. The number of people diagnosed with melanoma in the province is expected...

The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged, in an effort to balance domestic economic improvement with an expanding global slowdown caused by trade conflicts. The decision keeps the...