B.C.’s daily COVID-19 case count keeps rising, 867 on Friday
Three more deaths in Interior Health region in 24 hoursTom Fletcher / August 27, 2021
Month: August 2021
Police uncover drug lab in West Kelowna home under evacuation order due to Mount Law wildfire
Mounties found a drug lab while helping evacuate homes near the Mount Law wildfire on Aug. 21Michael Rodriguez / August 27, 2021
Call police on COVID-19 vaccination card refusers, B.C.’s John Horgan says
Premier says business owners asked for vaccine passport protectionTom Fletcher / August 27, 2021
Missing 12-year-old found safe
Child was the subject of a missing person alert earlier on FridayVictoria News Staff / August 27, 2021
Commercial groundwater users have to register, start paying for water
New rules take effect March 2022Zoe Ducklow / August 27, 2021
Premier says Logan Lake wildfire prevention a model for B.C.
FireSmart fuel management spared community damageTom Fletcher / August 27, 2021
20 bighorn sheep near Grand Forks die due to disease; group searching area for others
Twenty sheep found dead near city, says concerned non-profitLaurie Tritschler / August 27, 2021
6-year-old suffers serious burns in Duncan townhouse fire, families displaced
GoFundMe accounts set up for multiple townhouse residentsSarah Simpson / August 27, 2021
Rally participants warn of imminent shortage of nurses in B.C.
40 per cent of senior nurses set to retire in four years, 50 per cent of new hires leaving after two, says rally organizerKiernan Green / August 27, 2021
Pedestrian sent to hospital after being struck, dragged by train in Langley
Crews called to two train incidents Thursday – pedestrian struck and fireJoti Grewal / August 27, 2021
‘One of my guys jumped into a 10-foot poop pit,’ says wolfdog rescuer near Chilliwack
Born from dog/wolf parents, hybrids are nearly genetically, physically identical to wolvesSarah Gawdin / August 27, 2021
UVic among 4 B.C. universities to require rapid COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated students, staff
UBC, SFU, UVic and TRU will be asking students to declare their vaccination status confidentiallyAshley Wadhwani / August 27, 2021
B.C. Wildfire defends lift of campfire bans in parts of province as summer subsides
A campfire is any fire smaller than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres highWire Service / August 27, 2021
Garage sale supports Greater Victoria’s feathered friends
Rocky Point Bird Observatory holding sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Goldstream News Staff / August 27, 2021
B.C. to launch grant process for community events amid COVID-19
Groups will receive up to 20 per cent of their total event budgetCole Schisler / August 27, 2021
Several campers and staff test positive for COVID-19 at B.C. kids summer camp
Crofton’s Camp Qwanoes executive director hopeful a day camp can still proceed next weekDon Bodger / August 27, 2021
Rio Tinto, Unifor resume negotiations to resolve month-long Kitimat smelter strike
The strike between Rio Tinto and its 950 unionized employees represented by Unifor Local 2301 began on July 25Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative reporter / August 27, 2021
Two major road projects to begin in Sooke
Work scheduled from September to the end of NovemberKevin Laird / August 27, 2021
Staff at Nanaimo non-profit chase after auto part thief so RCMP can make arrest
Catalytic converter was stolen from van belonging to BGC Canada Chase RiverNanaimo News Staff / August 27, 2021
Federal parties prescribe health measures on the campaign trail
Coronavirus and other health measures front-and-centre as the leaders continue barnstormingThe Canadian Press / August 27, 2021