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Nanaimo and Brooks to play Game 1 of Rogers BCHL Cup championship
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (192+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 The Nanaimo Clippers will begin their final push for the B. C. Hockey League championship tonight. The Clippers are on the road for Game 1 of the Rogers BCHL Cup finals against the Brooks Bandits in Brooks, Alta. at…...
B. C. s E-Comm 911 workers vote 95% in favour of strike action
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (280+ words) Published 9: 49 am Friday, May 15, 2026 The workers that provide 99 per cent of the initial 911 calls for B. C. have voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action. (Picture courtesy of E-Comm) The Emergency Communications Professionals of B. C. voted 95 per cent in favour of job…...
Disappointed: Revelstoke losing 125 railroaders as CPKC relocates labour to Kamloops
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (505+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, May 15, 2026 A CPKC train passes through Revelstoke on April 23, 2025, a historic railway town that will lose between 123 and 125 workers this summer in a mass relocation of labour to Kamloops. (Evert Lindquist/Revelstoke Review) A major Canadian railway…...
Vancouver Canucks name Sedin brothers as presidents, Ryan Johnson as general manager
1+ day, 1+ min ago (822+ words) Published 2: 13 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 The Sedins and Ryan Johnson (right) have been named co-presidents and general manager respectively for the Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks have looked up Highway 1 for a new general manager and to the past for a…...
Mother Goose: Proud mom's goslings hatch in B. C. school courtyard
1+ day, 1+ min ago (160+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 A mother Canada goose's eggs have hatched in a South Surrey Secondary school's enclosed courtyard. Dubbed Gloria by Earl Marriott Secondary students and staff, they keep a wide berth from the new mom and her goslings....
Alberta man facing over $2, 500 in costs for dangerous driving in the Shuswap
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (330+ words) Published 10: 50 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 The Alberta driver of a red Mazda hatchback is facing over $2, 500 in financial repercussions for dangerous driving near Chase, including excessive speed of 163 km/h and making an illegal pass on a double solid line. (Screenshot-RCMP…...
Up to 350 FIFA World Cup tickets will be available to B. C. children, teens
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (306+ words) Published 11: 37 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 By Today in BC staff The provincial government has announced plans to provide tickets for children and teens facing barriers to two of the seven FIFA World Cup matches. BC Place's Community Benefit Program will be…...
Land commission denies subdivision of "Rust Valley Restorers" property in Shuswap
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (719+ words) Published 1: 38 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 For the past several years the owner and occupants of 4439 Trans-Canada Highway have been attempting to address the Agricultral Land Commission's concerns with unauthorized non-farm use on the property. The Agricultural Land Commission has denied another…...
Dog days: Victoria, Kelowna, Langley patios among the best 100 in Canada
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (455+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 The dog-friendly Wind Cries Mary (pictured) and Glo Restaurant + Lounge are on the list of top 100 Canadian patios alongside Boom + Batten, Finn's Seafood, Chops and Cocktails and Fireside Grill. (Courtesy Wind Cries Mary) Patio season is…...
Six-year-old Sooke rider turning heads on Island mountain biking circuit
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (651+ words) Published 12: 50 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 Abel Pulham practises at the Jordie Lunn Bike Park in Langford ahead of upcoming races on May 12. (NIkhil Nikhil/Sooke News Mirror) Six-year-old Abel Pulham stands with his bike at the Jordie Lunn Bike Park in…...