Category Archives: British Columbia
Nicola Valley in Merritt one of several B.C. ERs temporarily closed due to 'limited physician availability'
MERRITT - Merritt, and area residents seeking to visit their local emergency room (ER) on Sunday, were out of luck and redirected to Kamloops due to a staffing issue.Interior Health, which runs about ...
Sep 22, 2024
New seats redrew B.C. legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too
VANCOUVER - Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fi...
Sep 22, 2024
A look at the new districts in B.C.'s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats
The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The...
Sep 22, 2024
Day 2 of B.C. election campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats in Metro area
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day. John Rustad's B.C. C...
Sep 22, 2024
Writs issued for British Columbia's 43rd Provincial General Election
VICTORIA - Writs have been issued for British Columbia's 43RD Provincial General Election, with Final Voting Day set for Saturday, October 19. Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman announced that voti...
Sep 21, 2024
Six-year-old Schweder still missing, as resources from across province deployed to help with search: RCMP
BURNS LAKE - Resources from across the province are being deployed to help in the search for a missing six-year-old girl, according to a B.C. RCMP press release.Oaklynn Schweder was last seen at about...
Sep 21, 2024
Suspicious death of man near downtown Nanaimo now considered homicide
NANAIMO - Investigators with the RCMP's Serious Crimes Unit believe a man who was found near an encampment off Comox Rd. last week was the victim of foul play.RCMP believe 42-year-old Lee Harland was ...
Sep 21, 2024
Timeline: The political shakeups leading up to the 2024 B.C. fall election
VICTORIA - There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last provincial vote in 2020. Here's a look at the political timeline, resulting in two party leaders who are both run...
Sep 21, 2024
A look at British Columbia New Democratic Party Leader David Eby
VANCOUVER - A look at British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby. British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is in his first election campaign as party leader and is looking to capture the NDP's second consecut...
Sep 21, 2024
John Rustad, political cast off to potential B.C. premier: 'remarkable,' he says
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad was at a low point in his life two years ago, both personally and politically. He was searching for a political home after being boote...
Sep 21, 2024