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The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is rolling out a familiar New Year’s resolution to kick off 2021: convince dog owners to leash their pets while exploring local beaches. Share your thoughts in the comments.

Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to rescue a crippled American warship.

Biden was vice-president in 2015 when President Barack Obama initially rejected Keystone XL for fear it would worsen climate change.

South Cariboo Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers are praising the quick thinking and backcountry survival sense of a 17-year-old snowmobiler who was successfully rescued Saturday night, Jan. 16, 2021.

When the time is right for BC travel again, these Okanagan destinations will likely pique the interest of wine lovers!

Canada’s health minister says the federal government cannot stop private corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers.

After a month in Red Deer, Newhook ready for World Juniors

Health officials are urging Canadians to not drop their guard in anticipation of the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, as federal forecasts predict the country will hit several grim new milestones during the holiday season.

B.C. has recorded 738 new cases and 13 new deaths as of Wednesday (Nov. 25), provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during the day’s press briefing.

In a statement today (Nov. 25) Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan said the approach will help build a culture of conservation that empowers organizations to work together.

B.C. public health officials reported another 737 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 Friday, and 11 more deaths as the virus continues to spread in the community and get into health care facilities.

The announcement was one of a series of new measures announced by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday (Nov. 18) following record-breaking cases and deaths B.C. in recent days.

ndigenous elders work hard to tell young people that suicide should not be an option, and the medical assistance in dying (MAID) bill says the opposite, said Tyler White, chief executive officer of Siksika Health Services, which provides health services to Indigenous communities in Alberta.

Younger people are driving the new surge in community infection of COVID-19, new data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show.

An environmental response team has traced a marine oil spill in Nootka Sound to a freighter that sank off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in 1968.

An employee of the Adventure Hotel in Nelson suffered a serious heart attack on Nov. 20 after a customer spit in her face when she confronted him about his refusal to wear a mask.

The Vancouver Tenants; Union is calling on the provincial government to reinstate an eviction ban as COVID-19 cases and restriction continue to increase.

Four people have also died, bringing the total death toll to 288. Would you like to see the province implement stricter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Tell us why, or why not, in the comments.

The Retail Council of B.C. is urging the government to mandate masks to help stores with aggressive customers. Share your thoughts in the comments.

The federal government is launching consultations on salmon farms with the aim of developing a concrete plan for removing open-net pens from B.C. waters. Share your thoughts in the comments.

The annual Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Smash at the Rescue And Sanctuary for Threatened Animals on Chemainus Road was another smashing good time. All the resident animals enjoyed a fabulous feast made possible by donations from numerous community supporters.

CARE Network (Coastal Animal Rescue & Education Network) is calling out for help after last week’s windstorm caused thousands of dollars of damage to the West Coast’s only animal shelter.

"It’s about waking up this morning, like we all have, looking at your household, looking at your personal activities and making sure that we are taking appropriate actions that will lessen exposure to your own family as well as others," Mayco Noel Ucluelet Mayor told the Westerly News.

The decision comes after Dr. Bonnie Henry issued caution to sports teams earlier this week.

The VIJHL has suspended play in its North Division this weekend because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Nanaimo school system.

The Elf on the shelf might be in quarantine this year, but Christmas spirit on the Coast will be bursting through the roof.

The Amateur Photographer of the Year contest continues Enter here: https://buff.ly/3hAkaNe Submit your best fall adventures, scenic landscapes, portraits, and more for a chance to win a trip to see the northern lights in Yukon, a luxurious Okanagan getaway at O'Rourke's Peak Cellars, and an overnight whitewater rafting trip courtesy of Kumsheen Rafting Resort.

Island Health says there is an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Deborah Marshall, BC Ferries spokesperson, said police are dealing with the situation, which she said involved anti-mask protesters.

Will chef Lisa Ahier of Tofino's SOBO Restaurant please the palettes of dragons with her smoked wild salmon chowder?

Every day of the year there are unofficial (and often weird and entertaining) holidays celebrated by groups and individuals around the world.

Seventy years after Canada committed troops to a conflict the public still knows little about, the country’s dwindling ranks of Korean War veterans continue to speak out about their experiences in the forgotten war.

Tofino’s Warren ‘Whitey’ Bernard turned 85 on September 15. It’s been 80 years since the Province photojournalist Claude P. Dettloff snapped ‘Wait for me, Daddy’, the photo that would catapult Bernard into the role of poster boy for the Second World War.

Mushroom picking partners Thaddeus Lenover and Teagan Evans spent the better part of last week deep in the backwoods harvesting chanterelles.

In a radio debate that may be the last head-to-head discussion before the Oct. 24 election, B.C. NDP leader John Horgan snapped back at B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson for accusing Horgan of delaying tourism and small business aid for months so he could use it as a prop for a planned election.

What started with the story of a lone crash survivor, a British airman, waking up in a European cornfield in the summer of ‘44, now stretches across two continents, unravelling along the way, a timeless tale of patriotism.

Our veterans served Canada with honour and valour, Trudeau said during one of the federal government’s regular updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. They stepped up for us and now we must step up for them.

Despite continued reassurance by B.C.’s top doctor that parents shouldn’t be too concerned over COVID-19 exposures in classrooms, at least one group of parents has had enough and is asking fellow parents to join an upcoming walkout.

B.C. Housing, the agency that has bought and operated hotels, vacant senior homes and modular structures to get people off the street, would get a major boost to its capital and operating capital under a B.C. Liberal government, leader Andrew Wilkinson said Friday.

Tofino cenotaph Remembrance Day

As indoor sports ramps up for the winter, BC Recreation and Parks Association CEO Rebecca Tunnacliffe said spectators won’t be allowed to stay and watch games inside sporting complexes, for now.

Heard Amid the Guns: True Stories from the Western Front, 1914-1918 is the latest book written by Carmichael, a long-time journalist and Port Alberni resident.

The only thing missing from an otherwise perfect day was an impromptu Smashing Pumpkins concert.

B.C. has recorded another 155 new cases of COVID-19, as well as one new death, health officials confirmed Friday (Oct. 18).

Dale Burgos, school district spokesman, said families are being asked to check on a daily basis that children are feeling well and students are asked to stay home if they’re sick.

A man accused of roaming while heavily armed near the residences of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Governor General this summer will be back in court next month.