Buying locally keeps money in Nanaimo’s community
Buy Local Week campaign runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6
News
Accelerating port expansion in Delta good news for Nanaimo, says port chair
Nanaimo's port expansion expected to be complete in 2027
Chihuahua with something to prove? Grizzlies want your dog in Colwood
Ten dogs will take to the rink for a 'Pup Race' at the Victoria Grizzlies Nov. 20 game against Cowichan
An abandoned apartment building is burning in Port Alberni
Fourth Avenue building has been the scene of multiple fires
UPDATE: Two dead in suspected bear attack near Bella Coola
BCCOS confirms second victim was found dead this afternoon
Recycling depot in Qualicum Beach now accepting flexible plastics, foam packaging
People living in and around Qualicum Beach now have an option to recycle flexible plastics, foam packaging, and other materials at a depot. The post Recycling depot in Qualicum Beach now accepting flexible plastics, foam packaging appeared first on CHEK.
Taurid meteor shower could bring spectacular fireballs to Vancouver Island skies this week
Vancouver Island stargazers could be treated to some spectacular sights in the night sky this week as the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak, with the potential for unusually bright fireballs. The post Taurid meteor shower could bring spectacular fireballs to Vancouver Island skies this week...
‘I only got 19 years’: Daughter mourns mom, as man pleads guilty to MVA charge
The man who ran a red light in Saanich last summer, fatally hitting a cyclist on her morning commute, is pleading guilty to driving without due care. The post ‘I only got 19 years’: Daughter mourns mom, as man pleads guilty to MVA charge appeared first on CHEK.
4.2M earthquake rumbles west of Port Hardy
Earthquakes Canada says a 4.2 magnitude quake has shook 259 kilometres west northwest of Port Hardy on Tuesday afternoon. The post 4.2M earthquake rumbles west of Port Hardy appeared first on CHEK.
B.C. town apologizes for controversial Harry Potter Halloween display
A Harry Potter Halloween display in Gibsons, B.C., recently stirred up controversy for the seaside community, and now the Town is apologizing for it. The Sunshine Coast destination posted photos in late October of the Harry Potter and Hogwarts-inspired display in Pioneer Park. “Take a stroll...
Park Board's public meetings moved to Vancouver City Hall on a pilot project basis
The scheduled public meetings and deliberations of the Vancouver Park Board’s elected commissioners have moved from the Park Board’s headquarters in Stanley Park to Vancouver City Hall. This major change — on a pilot project basis — covers the Park Board’s regular and committee meetings, and is...
20 words Canadians had the hardest time pronouncing this year
When it comes to certain foods, faraway locations, and popular brands, not everything exactly rolls off the tongue. Apparently, Canadians have been doing a little extra Googling to figure out how to say some of them. To find out which words are giving us the most trouble, the word-finding experts...
B.C. privacy watchdog launches investigation into Crime Stoppers data breach
B.C.'s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the provincial Crime Stoppers society took adequate steps to protect personal information following a massive data breach that exposed more than 1.5 million anonymous crime tips across Canada.
A part of B.C. now observes the same time as a part of Florida
The Regional District of East Kootenay, which includes B.C. communities like Cranbrook and Kimberley, now observes the same time as Fort Walton Beach and Crestview in Florida.
The give and take (and partisan wrangling) in Alberta's urban-rural hybrid riding maps
The last boundary panel's chair urged the new panel not to alter ridings in southern Alberta. They did.
New Kelowna councillors intend to improve public discourse
At Monday's swearing-in ceremony, Tom Dyas pledged to find more ways to listen and communicate. Asked what that would look like, he acknowledged there is room for improvement.
A runner died in the New York City Marathon. Have the risks changed as more people race?
Every year, amid our current running boom, more and more people vie for the chance to lace up their sneakers and push themselves 42.2 kilometres to cross that finish line. But every year, young and seemingly healthy people also die trying.
ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline
As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.
'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for midterms defeat
Some Republicans tell the BBC the president's focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost them.
James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.
South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades
Annie Andrews is projected to defeat Darline Graham, who was handpicked by President Trump to take her brother's seat after his death.
Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
Republican Byron Donalds, who was backed by President Donald Trump, will be the first black governor of Florida.