Black bear killed after climbing into Tow Hill cabin
Conservation Office urging islanders to report negative bear interactionsKarissa Gall, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter / August 24, 2020
Month: August 2020
Shut us down during pandemic, banquet hall owners ask B.C. government
‘(We) end up being the bad guy for not allowing them to party how they want to’Tom Zillich / August 24, 2020
B.C. radio host left with broken leg after confrontation with anti-gay street preachers
Police say charges are being recommended and are investigating incident for hate crimesKatya Slepian / August 24, 2020
Canadians are spending less on back-to-school supplies amid pandemic: survey
Shoppers were also more likely this year to buy things online in every single categoryKatya Slepian / August 24, 2020
‘Nervewracking’: Staff talk about stress of first B.C. school to start this year
Stein Valley Nlakapamux School has been in session for four weeks,The Canadian Press / August 24, 2020
Solar energy array proposed for Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital and Health Centre
Proposal for community-owned solar panels could reduce diesel fuel use by 30,000 liters per yearKarissa Gall, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter / August 24, 2020
New study calls for new approach to tackling overdose crisis
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016The Canadian Press / August 24, 2020
O’Toole likely to move quickly to put stamp on federal Conservative party
O’Toole will have to make swift choices on who will be in his inner circle both on and off Parliament HillThe Canadian Press / August 24, 2020
COVID-19: Masks now mandatory on public transit, ferries in B.C.
BC Ferries, TransLink and BC Transit require masks to boardKatya Slepian / August 24, 2020
Erin O’Toole wins Conservative leadership after results delayed for hours
Victory secured after three rounds of countingThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
Golden Knights crush Canucks 5-0 to take Game 1 of NHL playoff series
Lehner gets shutout as Vegas proves too much for VancouverThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
Compensation talks for victims of downed jetliner to start in October: Iran
Iran initially denied responsibility before admitting that the plane went down after being hit by Iranian missilesThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
There’s no solid evidence yet that it fights the coronavirus and, if so, how best to use itThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID
Canada has so far committed $30 million to help pay for emergency food, water, shelter, medical helpThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
Victoria police issue new fine after second visit to apartment where party host fined $2,300
Host issued $2,300 violation ticket on Friday nightAaron Guillen / August 23, 2020
‘Happy that I’m alive:’ Survivor recalls deadly Manitoba tornado hitting Jeep
Blacksmith spent four days being treated for a fractured vertebra, scrapes and bruisesThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020
More than 300 homes under evacuation alert due to wildfire in B.C.’s Slocan Valley
Alert is due to the Talbot Creek wildfireBetsy Kline / August 23, 2020
From the archives of the Haida Gwaii Observer
50 YEARS AGO (1970): A car owned by Mrs. Jeanne Karlson of…Wire Service / August 23, 2020
Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
Plane had just taken off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport when the first missile explodedAssociated Press / August 23, 2020
Talks needed on decriminalizing hard drugs to address opioid crisis, Tam says
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemicThe Canadian Press / August 23, 2020