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Scientists watch for super El Niño’s potential impact on B.C.

The Yukon and Western provinces could be looking at a warmer winter next season as scientists around the world have officially declared the formation of an El Niño weather pattern. On June 11, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an El Niño year following earlier predictions by the World Meteorological Organization and […]

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Alcohol tied to higher pancreatic cancer risk: UVic study

A new study led by researchers at the University of Victoria has added to growing evidence that alcohol consumption can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. The research, conducted by the university’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), found a dose-response relationship between alcohol use

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Williams Lake business owner devastated after delivery van fire deemed suspicious

Emotions still ran high for Gwen Balmer early Monday morning, June 15. “I can’t that fix that,” she exclaimed to Black Press Media, before weeping after a suspect threw an object breaking the window of one her vans used to deliver water in Williams Lake setting it on fire a few days earlier. The owner

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Wildfire west of Princeton grows to 57 hectares, evacuation alert issued

The Grasshopper Mountain wildfire has grown to 57 hectares, with an evacuation alert issued for the area. The blaze is located west of Princeton, near Tulameen. BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has been responding to the incident with heavy equipment, helicopters and ground crews alongside the Tulameen and District Fire Department. The Regional District of the

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