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Findlay's B.C.'s Conservative Party gets thinner and thinner
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (354+ words) Published 7:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The number of B.C. Conservative MLAs is getting smaller, as members continue to step down. A party that was elected at 44 seats now has less than 30, and theories – and likely bets – on who is next to leave…...
Eby planting new signs at B.C. border to welcome Americans during trade war
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (633+ words) Published 3:48 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Americans crossing the border into British Columbia have long been welcomed to Canada with signs explaining how to convert miles per hour to kilometres per hour. Soon, they will also be informed that Canada will “NEVER…...
Culture Days returns to Cowichan with art, music and more
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (463+ words) Published 7:00 am Monday, September 7, 2026 Cowichan kicks off Culture Days, an annual national initiative created to celebrate arts and heritage, on Sept. 18 with a free film screening of Walking Through The Fire: Sultans of String – a Visual Album at the Cowichan…...
B.C. MLA says RCMP to interview him over Conservative leader allegations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (540+ words) Published 8:12 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Delta South MLA Ian Paton confirmed to Black Press Media that the RCMP is scheduled to interview him at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss allegations that B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay offered him a paid job in exchange…...
B.C. unions coordinate to press province to make future ferries locally
1+ week, 6+ day ago (637+ words) Published 3:56 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 Several trade unions want action taken to ensure the future health of B.C. shipbuilding — including a commitment from BC Ferries to build its next fleet locally. Upset with last year’s decision to build four ferries at a…...
Vancouver Island residents bilked out of nearly $170K via phone, online scams
1+ week, 6+ day ago (255+ words) Published 10:00 am Monday, August 31, 2026 Scammers continue to target residents in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. During a recent one-week period, residents reported being bilked out of close to $170,000 by fraudsters. During the period of July 20 to July 26, Oceanside RCMP received…...
Why wasn't B.C. killer Vitali Stefanski charged with 1st-degree murder?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1223+ words) Published 5:30 am Monday, August 31, 2026 By Brendan Shykora/Vernon Morning Star Few North Okanagan criminal trials in recent memory have captured the attention of the public more than the case of Vitali Stefanski. On June 26, a judge and jury found the…...
Jumpin' Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (842+ words) Published 8:00 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 The recent sound of cannon fire echoing across the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Canada-U.S. border was not a sign of the times, but the thunderous breach of a 12,000-pound apex predator. South of…...
MP Kibble calls for federal funding for Vancouver Island treatment-and-recovery facility
2+ week, 5+ day ago (271+ words) Published 5:45 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Jeff Kibble is calling on the federal government to fund a treatment-and-recovery facility on Vancouver Island, saying the region faces an urgent need for expanded access to addiction and mental-health care. Kibble, the Conservative…...
Fire activity could increase at 164,745 hectare Pear Lake blaze in the Cariboo
2+ week, 6+ day ago (603+ words) Published 5:57 am Monday, August 24, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News Fire activity could increase at the 164,745-hectare Pear Lake blaze in the Cariboo. As BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues to battle the blaze, it said in its Sunday night update…...