3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (155+ words) Published 10:17 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says that given the terrain it will not be deploying to the site of a fatal plane crash in Alberta. “Given the terrain in the area, and the condition of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (400+ words) Published 2:48 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 B.C. forestry sector organizations are calling for the immediate establishment of a provincial crisis action group as timber companies reel from increasing harvesting costs and escalating U.S. trade action. The group, which includes 15 provincial forestry associations from major…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) Published 11:51 am Friday, September 4, 2026 By Brendan Jure/Comox Valley Record Courtenay–Comox MLA Brennan Day has released a new website following his split from the B.C. Conservative Party. Day, who is now running as an independent conservative, announced his new…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (504+ words) Published 12:56 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A mosque in Surrey, B.C. was vandalized over the weekend with someone writing “hateful and threatening” words on the building and leaving pieces of raw bacon. The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) is investigating the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Published 3:23 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Premier David Eby is refusing to rule out calling a snap election amid the exodus of MLAs from the B.C. Conservative caucus. “We’re preparing for the fall session … I understand that the Conservatives are in significant chaos,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (441+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Nanaimo is bracing for the impacts the implementation of the 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods that came into effect on Aug. 22 will have on the local business community. Julie Sperber, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Published 9:22 am Monday, August 31, 2026 Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Monday morning she is leaving the B.C. Conservative caucus, posting a scathing letter to social media detailing why she won’t work with new Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The final…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Published 6:58 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 A trio of small wildfires is burning in the wooded areas of the South Coast – each deemed.009 hectares and attributed to lightning. A fire near Lens Creek, about 70 km northwest of Sooke, deemed spreading or anticipated…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) Published 5:45 am Monday, August 24, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News Rain over the weekend helped keep the Bald Range wildfire at bay over the weekend, but as temperatures rise, fire activity could as well. In its latest update from Sunday…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (359+ words) Published 5:00 pm Sunday, August 23, 2026 A Victoria-based climate activist is swimming against the icy cold and powerful waters of the Fraser River in a 1,375-kilometre relay swim. Naomi Devine is an advocate and campaign manager for the Fraser River Challenge, swimming…...