The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded an evacuation order west of Clinton due to the Pear Lake wildfire, and BC Hydro is warning of the possibility of power fluctuations due to threats to the Kelly Lake substation in the order area. At 11 p.m. on Thursday (July 23), the TNRD expanded an evacuation order […]

A former Comox Valley resident and business owner has been accused of almost $5 million in cryptocurrency fraud by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC). BCSC alleges that Connor Sinclair Gardiner-Ingram committed $4.6 million in fraud by convincing dozens to invest in cryptocurrency trading bots on the premise that after a specific time period the investor

All 10 passengers and a pilot are accounted for after a Kenmore Air seaplane crashed roughly 55 kilometres north-northeast of Victoria. The incident occurred Thursday evening (July 23) around 5:15 p.m., in Shallow Bay near Sucia Island, Wash. The flight had departed from Seattle and was bound for San Juan Island’s Roche Harbor. Emergency responders,

Maple Ridge RCMP have released a statement to the public acknowledging the police presence in the city. “Given the larger police presence that has occurred in multiple areas we understand residents’ concerns. Please know that we do not take these concerns lightly and depend on the public’s trust to do our jobs effectively,” read the

Heavy smoke in the Okanagan Valley may have postponed all outdoor sports during Day 1 of the 2026 BC Summer Games in Kelowna, but that didn’t stop the opening ceremony from taking place at Prospera Place Thursday evening (July 23). ​Roughly 5,000 people, including more than 3,000 athletes, jammed into the downtown arena to get