9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (130+ words) Two people on board a sinking fishing vessel were rescued by B.C. Ferries crews Sunday afternoon near Tsawwassen. The Spirit of British Columbia and Coastal Renaissance launched rescue boats to help the pair, who were in distress in the water, said…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (359+ words) British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the past week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (348+ words) Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group called…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (558+ words) The decision to build four major B.C. Ferries vessels in China was a failure of planning and a “blatant contradiction” of the province’s call to buy Canadian amid recent trade tensions, says the lead author of a new report on the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (332+ words) An RCMP helicopter tracked a speeding motorcycle for officers on the ground during a traffic-enforcement blitz in Nanaimo last week, leading to the arrest of the rider and impoundment of the bike. Nanaimo RCMP said the rider was weaving through…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (566+ words) A Chemainus company is getting a $2-million boost from the province to expand its operations and create new jobs, amid punishing duties and tariffs from the U.S. Ron Anderson & Sons, which makes prefabricated wall systems, plans to diversify its product line…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (174+ words) Nanaimo RCMP are investigating two break-and-enters early Tuesday and Wednesday that occurred at Tim Hortons locations, with the same person possibly behind both. Nothing appeared to have been taken. Surveillance footage shows a masked male wearing dark clothing, gloves and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (613+ words) The Conservative Party of B.C. may have lost nine legislators since Kerry-Lynne Findlay became leader, but some of her supporters are applauding the defections they say will help discipline the party and sharpen differences with the governing NDP. Former B.C. Conservative candidate…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (151+ words) Impairment is suspected in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Parksville that sent a male driver and female passenger to hospital. The driver had the most serious injuries of the two. Oceanside RCMP said emergency crews responded about 7:10 a.m. to the…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (529+ words) A commentary by the president of the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union on behalf of the Build Them Here Shipbuilding Coalition. The coalition that brings together unions and labour organizations representing ferry, marine, construction and trades workers in B.C. and…...