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2 people in serious condition after crash in Qualicum Beach
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (106+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Two people were taken to hospital in serious condition after a collision in Qualicum Beach. BC EHS was called to the two-vehicle crash on Memorial Avenue at approximately 3: 35 p. m. on June 17. Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to…...
A cut above the rest: Kelowna barber shop helps senior after wheelchair breaks
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (326+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Barbers from High Fade Barbershop sprung into action to help a man in a wheelchair who had lost a tire on Wednesday, June 17 (Raman Sharma / Facebook) A Kelowna barbershop put down their scissors to help a…...
Addressing an epidemic: Bailey's Law on intimate partner violence becomes official
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (622+ words) Published 4: 15 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Frank Caputo and spokesperson and family member of Bailey Mc Court Debbie Henderson during a press conference on Bill C-225 which received Royal Assent on June 17. (Frank Caputo/Facebook) After months of lobbying and lawmaking, Canada's Criminal…...
Reinstated Victoria school board turns back time, gets down to business
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (328+ words) Published 4: 05 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 The Greater Victoria School District board of trustees could be called time travellers after its first reunification meeting June 15. In one fell swoop, unanimously upheld, the board erased all the things that happened since it was…...
Former U. S. homeland security secretary Noem joins B. C. mining company's board
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (203+ words) Published 2: 40 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Kristi Noem, the former U. S. secretary of homeland security, has joined the advisory board of a B. C. mining exploration company Nova Red Mining Inc. (Kristi Noem/X) Nova Red Mining Inc. announced Tuesday (June 16) that Noem has joined the…...
Hudbay opens New Ingerbelle Expansion near Princeton
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (485+ words) Published 2: 22 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Hudbay Minerals Inc. has celebrated the opening of the New Ingerbelle Expansion Project at the Copper Mountain Mine near Princeton. The official opening was held on June 16 and was attended by Jagrup Brar, B. C. s Minister of…...
BC Hydro unveils plan to increase capacity by 7% through dam upgrades
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (229+ words) Published 2: 17 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 B. C. is continuing its push for more power with planned upgrades to several dams throughout the province that the energy minister says will provide as much as 1, 000 megawatts of new capacity, a seven-per-cent boost. "The least expensive…...
Scientists watch for super El Ni'o's potential impact on B. C.
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (490+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 By Noah Korver, Local Journalism Initiative A computer generated visualization shows the polar jet stream are mass that drives weather patterns across North America (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio) The Yukon and Western…...
Williams Lake business owner devastated after delivery van fire deemed suspicious
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (544+ words) Published 12: 55 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 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…...
Courtenay Fire Department responds to structure fire on Mc Phee and Eighth
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (326+ words) Published 12: 41 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 By Brendan Kyle Jure and Lisa Hamilton The Courtenay Fire Department attended a fire on Mc Phee Avenue and Eighth Street on June 17. (Marc Kitteringham/Comox Valley Record) The Courtenay Fire Department responded to a structure…...