Highlights

B.C. developing new outdoor recreation strategy

Nearly seven out of 10 B.C. adults participated in outdoor rec in 2022

Jul 31, 2023 1:54 PM Read more >

Warning labels on individual cigarettes aim to deter kids, convert parents

Dozens of studies in Canada and elsewhere show the effectiveness of printing warnings on each cigarette, says one expert.

Jul 31, 2023 1:24 PM Read more >

Generous donations given at Powell River Logger Sports event

Food bank donations go beyond expectations during weekend competition

Jul 31, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Keith Baldrey: Long-term care projects failing to keep up with B.C.’s needs

Number of people in the province over the age of 75 expected to grow by 55,000 over the next 20 years.

Jul 31, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

In memoriam: Mary Ellen Devine

November 10, 1952 - October 4, 2022

Jul 31, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices

Jul 31, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Mother charged in alleged Amber Alert abduction

They were found on a rural property in Alberta.

Jul 30, 2023 1:25 PM Read more >

City of Powell River hosts Music in the Park summer series

Songs heard at the Rotary Pavilion at Willingdon Beach

Jul 30, 2023 7:45 AM Read more >

Fraud and violent incidents in B.C. reversing province's downward crime trend

Newly released statistics show crime is ticking up following the COVID-19 pandemic, thus contributing to a short-term reversal of an otherwise long-term downward trend of crime rates.

Jul 29, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

B.C. nurse banned five years for intimate patient relationship

The patient was vulnerable, B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said.

Jul 29, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >