News Items tag as: Vancouver Island

BC woman won $18 million lottery prize
March 12, 2024 - 12:07 PM

A Vancouver Island Resident just won $18 million from the Lotto Max Jackpot.
Vancouver Island native performing on Jimmy Fallon
June 26, 2022 - 12:29 PM

A Nanaimo native who rocked to stardom during American Idol is performing on Jimmy Fallon this week.
B.C.’s Coast could see winds exceeding 100 km/hr today
October 24, 2021 - 9:29 AM

A wind warning is in effect for Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands today.
B.C. man urges people to get vaccinated after sister dies from COVID-19
September 11, 2021 - 9:29 AM

A Vancouver Island man is urging others to get their COVID-19 vaccinations after his sister died from the disease.
UBC professor found dead on Salt Spring Island
May 15, 2021 - 3:24 PM

The body of a missing UBC sociology professor has been found on Salt Spring Island.
iN VIDEO: Special feeding tubes help B.C.'s endangered marmots recover
June 20, 2020 - 7:47 AM

This time of year is especially difficult for B.C.'s endangered marmot.
Small earthquake reported near Vancouver Island
May 10, 2020 - 8:23 AM

A small earthquake was reported this weekend in the Pacific Ocean near Vancouver Island.
iN VIDEO: B.C. teen impresses American Idol judges
March 02, 2020 - 10:19 AM

Nanaimo teen Lauren Spencer-Smith has longed to compete on a televised singing competition.
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LETTER: Summerland is not a business – but it should be
OPINION It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible decisions, and taxpayers are the ones paying the price. From skyrocketing taxes to a disastr

American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon. The action is in

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

BC woman won $18 million lottery prize