If you want to be better prepared for a tsunami in your community, take a hike this week. As part of Tsunami Preparedness Week, communities from Port Hardy to Victoria are hosting ‘high ground hikes’ to help people get familiar with where they should go in the event of a...

The province is looking for help from anglers to eradicate smallmouth bass from Echo Lake near Campbell River. The lands and water ministry last year used gill netting and electrofishing to cut down the invasive species’ population, and will be back at it again this year. Meanwhile anyone fishing the...

A new cancer centre in Nanaimo means Central and North Island patients won’t have to travel as far for consultations and treatments. Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) will start construction next year on a new BC Cancer Centre. "We are excited to bring a new BC Cancer centre to Nanaimo,” says...

Langford-Malahat-Cowichan NDP MP Alistair MacGregor says New Democrats achieved some "significant wins" in Tuesday's federal budget, pushing the Liberals to fund a pharma care program and to provide money for a national school food program.   He says the New Democrats are the party that pressured the Trudeau government to make...

A new strategy is being worked on to rescue the 2-year-old orca calf near Zeballos. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says they are working with experts and Ehattesaht First Nation following an unsuccessful rescue attempt on Friday last week. The goal is to finish up planning and logistics...

Nearly $500,000 is going to a rehabilitation project in the Strathcona Regional District. According to the district, $495,778 will go to the Back Country Horsemen society, a non-profit that plans on enabling a unique camping and trail experience for horse owners and non-motorized users on the North Island. The money will...