Author Archives:
State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...
Jul 21, 2021
State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...
Jul 21, 2021
Well known Nanaimo community advocate faces child luring charges
Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre.NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Aboriginal...
Jul 21, 2021
Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners opening two day spaces for homeless population in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The street affected population in Kamloops will have more resources available within a week's time.Two day spaces will be opening within the city - one on the North Shore and the other on t...
Jul 21, 2021
Yukon to lift restrictions on travel and indoor gatherings as vaccination rates climb
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says rising vaccination rates mean several COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be lifted next month. Acting chief medical health officer Dr. Catherine Elliott says ...
Jul 21, 2021
State of emergency ended at Kelowna crane site
KELOWNA, B.C. - A collapsed crane at a construction site in downtown Kelowna has been safely disassembled and removed and the area is now deemed safe. As a result, the evacuation order and local state...
Jul 21, 2021
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
