The British Columbia government says two English place names on the Sunshine Coast are changing to reflect the language and culture of local Indigenous Peoples. The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Forests Ministry say in a joint statement they've been working with the shishalh Nation on the changes. They say the community of Wilson Creek, south of Sechelt, is to be called ts'ukw'um, and the nearby Saltery Bay south of Powell River is now skelhp. Shishalh Chief Warren Paull says recognizing the original names of the area has great meaning to the community and it's o

Conservation officers say another person has been bitten by an aggressive coyote in Vancouver's Stanley Park. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that a man walking on a trail near the southwest side of the park was nipped on the leg Tuesday night. The 69-year-old was not seriously hurt and officers say they were not told about the bite right away so they could not immediately track the animal. They say it happened around dusk, which, like early morning, is the time of day when coyotes are known to be most active. Officers are urging the public to use cauti

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.Fires:Wildfires burning in B.C.: 291Since April 1, 2021:1,529 wildfires852,386 hectares of area burnedActive fires by fire centre:Cariboo: 31Coastal: 19Kamloops: 82Northwest: 5Prince George: 56Southeast: 61Resources:Total firefighters and other personnel fighting the fires: 3,849Out-of-province firefighters: 539Contractors: 1,223Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 208Evacuations:Evacuation orders: 75 (-5)Evacuation alerts: 122 (-1)Properties:N

The federal Conservatives are pledging to build a million homes in three years if they're elected next month.Party leader Erin O'Toole says the supply of homes has lagged behind the country's growing population and that investors abroad are parking their cash in Canadian residential properties.N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh has promised his party would build 500-thousand affordable homes in 10 years, while targeting money laundering and organized crime in the housing sector by making it harder to hide behind nameless companies.The Canadian Real Estate Association says the average home-sale price i

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in 'Annapurna Diwas ' organized by the Haryana Government through video conferencing on August 19. He said "It gives me immense pleasure to participate in the Annapurna Diwas organized by the Haryana government." "This festival is not just for food distribution. It is an opportunity for the hope and faith of the people, service, dedication and cooperation of the government," the minister added.Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), five kilos of wheat per person given to eligible families during the festival.

Afghan nationals gathered in numbers outside the Australian Embassy here in the national capital seeking immigration visas following the recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.Australia has recently said it will over a year offer 3,000 places in its humanitarian visa program specifically for those now fleeing Afghanistan. The country's Prime Minister Scott Morrison however clarified in a recent press conference that "I note that some are talking about figures of 20,000 but can I tell you there are no clear plans about that. Australia is not going into that territory"."We heard that Aust

B.C. is reporting 553 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 157,567 cases in the province.There are currently 5,580 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 150,102 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 107 individuals are in hospital and 53 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 24 hours, one new death (Fraser Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 1,782.There is one new assisted living outbreak at Nicola Meadows (Interior Health), for a total of 11 active outbre

Good luck was not in the cards last Friday afternoon (August 13th) for one driver stopped by BC Highway Patrol on Highway 1 near Popkum.An officer with BCHP was conducting speed enforcement when a westbound vehicle was observed approaching at high speed. Using his trusted laser instrument, the officer obtained a reading of 181 km/h in the posted 100 km/h speed zone. The vehicle, a yellow Nissan GT-R, was pulled over and the officer proceeded to complete an excessive speed ticket ($483 + 3 points), a second ticket for driving without due care ($368 + 6 points) and the vehicle was impounded for

The cost of living across Canada made its biggest jump in 10 years last month as the annual pace of inflation climbed to 3.7 per cent from 3.1 per cent in June. Statistics Canada says that's the sharpest rise since May 2011, in part because consumers have more opportunity to spend as the economy re-opens after pandemic shutdowns. Gas prices climbed 30 per cent compared with July of last year, but economists say a nearly 14 per cent leap in homeowner replacement costs, the heftiest boost since 1987, is the main reason for the increase. Inflation in BC also climbed in July to 3.1 per cent from