B.C. premier ‘horrified’ at discovery of remains at Kamloops residential school site
John Horgan says the discovery of the remains of 215 children is a tragedy of unimaginable proportionsThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
Month: May 2021
No PNE? Future of B.C.’s 111-year-old attraction hangs on funding
The PNE has survived two world wars and the Great Depression, but the challenges of COVID have pushed the tourist attraction to the brink, with thousands of jobs now at riskSarah Grochowski / May 28, 2021
Disney’s ‘Cruella’ with Emma Stone comes to Disney Plus this weekend
Imagine ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ on steroids, set in ’70s London, with Anne Hathaway’s character vengeful rather than sweetWire Service / May 28, 2021
Travel agencies report soaring bookings, but quarantine hotels hold people back
Experts and travellers say Canada’s requirement around quarantine hotels is the No. 1 factor holding them back from taking a tripThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
B.C. rugby club removes board member after alleged campsite altercation
Anyone with information about the May 21 incident should contact Agassiz RCMP at 604-796-2211Adam Louis / May 28, 2021
Indoor church services, weddings, funerals coming back in B.C.
Overnight summer camps for kids also going ahead this yearTom Fletcher / May 28, 2021
UBC launches COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students, others on campus
Test results are ready in about 15 minutesThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
May snowfall keeps North Okanagan resort on its toes
SilverStar Mountain Resort received a substantial dump Friday, May 28, 2021Jennifer Smith / May 28, 2021
Neighbours of abandoned Kelowna house worry for safety
The unkept Park Avenue home owned by a Victoria woman is often used by people experiencing homelessnessAmandalina Letterio / May 28, 2021
Michelle Good’s book answers why Indigenous people can’t ‘get over’ residential school trauma
‘The answer isn’t in the horror of the abuse, the answer is in how that continues to play out, both with the survivor directly and intergenerationally and at a community level’The Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
B.C. teen develops rare condition after catching COVID
Multi-system inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C, is rare in children, even rarer in adultsColleen Flanagan / May 28, 2021
6 more arrests, 133 total at Vancouver Island logging protest camps
Big numbers expected this weekend as protesters and logging supporters plan ralliesKevin Rothbauer / May 28, 2021
Safety, community key as B.C. churches prepare to welcome worshippers
Religious gatherings indoors will start up again soonMatthew Claxton / May 28, 2021
Okanagan charity hopes to rescue cats from cull in Alberta community
There is a serious overpopulation of cats in the hamlet of DixonvilleBlack Press Media Staff / May 28, 2021
‘What the hell happened?’ Asks mother of missing B.C. woman Madison Scott
The 20-year-old’s mom last saw her 10 years ago, she was packing to spend the night campingAman Parhar / May 28, 2021
World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease
Beef producers are finally able to turn the page after an international watchdog gave the industry an all-clearThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
Military deployed to help Manitoba; Trudeau supports search for COVID-19 origin
The military help was requested last week as the province posted the highest daily case numbers, per capita, in the countryThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
B.C. aims for 2nd vaccine shot for all this summer, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
The rollout of second doses will be similar to the first dose, with those at the greatest risk at the top of the listThe Canadian Press / May 28, 2021
Remains of 215 children found at former B.C. residential school an ‘unthinkable loss’
Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation is reaching out to communities who had children attendWire Service / May 28, 2021
Peach Fest 2021 cancelled
Too many uncertainties in the restart plan to safely go ahead with August festival, said boardMonique Tamminga / May 28, 2021