3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (337+ words) NANAIMO — An Asian grocery store chain, a large-scale lighted art installation, and what owners are calling a “social, wellness, and recreational hub” are all planned for the Island’s biggest shopping centre. Ruby Liu, owner of a number of B.C....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (956+ words) VANCOUVER — British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a “breaking point” and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from slow-moving provincial processes to steep U.S. tariffs. The letter dated…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (998+ words) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to ban a range of Canadian exports and shuffle tariffs on others as Ottawa and Washington trade accusations over which side is responsible for the escalating trade war. Most imports of Canadian-made liquor and…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (101+ words) OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to ban the import of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles and alcoholic beverages. The move escalates the trade war with Canada less than 24 hours after Canada implemented retaliatory tariffs on the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (113+ words) NANAIMO — Crews are conducting extensive underground storm and water main line replacement work along a busy road network just east of Diver Lake. As a result, the traffic disruptions are expected until about mid-October on Kenworth Rd., Cienar Dr. and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (159+ words) The British Columbia government has confirmed several errors overstating its forecasts of natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, starting with the current one. Officials have told a technical briefing the administrative errors will be corrected in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 addressed properties in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (426+ words) VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A new water-restriction order has been placed on the Bessette Creek area in the southern Interior of British Columbia, after the province deemed chinook salmon at risk from drought conditions. The B.C. Ministry of Land, Water and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (300+ words) A wildfire in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon continues to burn out of control, but it is no longer considered a fire of note, with the wildfire service saying the change is due to the reduced threat of it spreading and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (567+ words) NANAIMO — A local man was in the right place at the right time to help put out a small wildfire near over the weekend. Long-time resident Graham, who asked NanaimoNewsNOW to withhold his last name, was out walking his dog…...