Healthcare advocates across Vancouver Island say the current system is out of proportion when it comes to ease of access for residents north of the Malahat.  FairCare Alliance issued a report outlining what they call the current healthcare reality on Central and North Vancouver Island saying approximately 460,000 residents currently don’t...

Attempts to rescue a young killer whale stranded in a North Island lagoon were called off late this afternoon . Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says the orca was not ready to be moved, the team is now planning the next steps and will try again in a few days. In...

BC isn’t interested in building more megaprojects to power private cryptocurrency miners, the energy minister said today . Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, says the province is working with BC Hydro to make sure there’s enough electricity infrastructure for BC’s future, “and that includes regulating...

Technicians who work for NAV Canada could strike next month, potentially affecting airports across Canada. The Canadian Air Navigation Specialists Association (CANSA) is represented by Unifor Local 1016. On April 11 the union announced members voted 95% in favour of striking, and will be in legal position to do so...

The El Niño weather system is about to switch to La Niña, possibly bringing cooler temperatures. However, climate experts predict it’s still on track to be one of the warmest years on record, in terms of average global ocean temperature. New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows...

A man involved in a fight after an alcohol-fueled house party has been acquitted of manslaughter in the death of his attacker. Andrew Steve Alphonse was acquitted in March and the judgment was published late last week. He was at a house party in Duncan on January 19, 2020, when...