6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay was set to depart Tuesday, a U.S. official said.

6 days ago · It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Patrick George Wheelihan, born June 10, 1950, in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a long-time resident of Gibsons and was employed by the paper mill in Port Mellon.

4 days ago · All schools on the lower Sunshine Coast are to open, today, Feb. 6 according to a posting on School District #46's website, but school buses are not running due to questionable road conditions for large vehicles on side streets given the volume of snow yet to be cleared.. That posting notes that families may choose whether to send their child to school today.

3 days ago · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted for removal by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate.. Republicans who control the state …

5 days ago · NOTE: This story will change as conditions change throughout the day. Last updated 4:55 p.m. Highway 101 closed in at least two locations earlier in the day, for trees down near Mercer Road in Pender Harbour and at Trout Lake. While the highway is reportedly clear, RCMP said on Facebook that ...

5 days ago · Up until just a few months ago, betting on battery gigafactories, green hydrogen fuel cell plants and cleantech manufacturing still seemed like a smart idea. But despite zero-emission vehicle mandates throughout North America and Europe, and government subsidies for cleantech and clean energy, the ...

4 days ago · A woman has been ordered to pay a $2,500 fine after she was found guilty of paddling too close to orcas in Ucluelet four years ago. Christie Jamieson, 40, was convicted Tuesday of breaching the federal Fisheries Act after she was filmed paddleboarding near a pod of transient killer whales in Ucluelet Harbour.

4 days ago · Following three days of cancelled sailings due to a damaged dock, a return to service for the Queen of Capilano appears imminent. "Our operations team is on track to complete repairs this evening, and we are optimistic that ferry service will resume by tomorrow morning," said BC Ferries senior communications advisor Shiryn Sayani in an email on …

3 days ago · With sadness, we announce that Wally Venechuk has cracked his final Coors Light. Wally was born in North Vancouver to Lorna and Harry Venechuk on April 13, 1944. He moved to Gibsons as a young boy and only left briefly in his early twenties to learn autobody work in Victoria. He quickly returned to ...

3 days ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed hundreds of people Friday to a summit about bolstering the economy in the face of Canada's rapidly changing relationship with its largest trading partner. "I think we need to do two things in this.