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Nanaimo moves forward plans to ban natural gas as primary heat source in new homes

No one on council changed their vote, despite a huge volume of letters from opponents

Sep 29, 2023 12:31 AM Read more >

Squamish-based Whistler Courier & Freightways resumes deliveries after bridge strike

MOTI’s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Agency has issued $3,500 in fines.

Sep 28, 2023 4:53 PM Read more >

Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase

VANCOUVER — Mask mandates are returning to health-care settings throughout British Columbia as cases of flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses trend upward. Provincial health officer Dr.

Sep 28, 2023 4:22 PM Read more >

Gunshot victim 'dropped off' at B.C. hospital, police looking for answers

He arrived at the Surrey-based hospital on Wednesday morning.

Sep 28, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Proposed new campground near Porteau Cove gains first approval

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District advances campground adjacent to Porteau Cove.

Sep 28, 2023 12:25 PM Read more >

CBSA officers seize nearly 200 kg of opium

Drugs were concealed in shipping containers.

Sep 28, 2023 10:43 AM Read more >

B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions.

Sep 28, 2023 9:17 AM Read more >

Police investigate after student sexually assaulted in UVic bathroom

A man described as 60 or older and heavy-set sexually assaulted a male student, police said

Sep 28, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

How will wildfire affect West Kelowna's drinking water?

The soil won't retain water and will run off, "so future storms, for example, can result in a lot of runoff, and landslides or increased sedimentation into the reservoir."

Sep 28, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Six-foot-tall wooden bear stolen from Kelowna restaurant

“The vehicle used in the incident is a white mid-2000s Ford F150 with a black tonneau cover and matches the description of a vehicle involved with a previous attempt to steal the statue,” said Kelowna RCMP.

Sep 28, 2023 5:01 AM Read more >