Communities on Vancouver Island will get to practice earthquake safety through a BC-wide drill this week. Called The Great BC ShakeOut, it focuses on getting residents across BC to learn how to stay safe in the event of an earthquake. BC is the most seismically active province in Canada, with thousands...

Police in Nanaimo are looking for help from the public to locate a missing young man. RCMP are trying to locate 21-year-old Isaiah Matias-Charlie. He was last seen on October 9, near the Port Place Mall. Police have learned that Isaiah does not have his wallet, cell phone or cash...

The BC NDP campaign office in Campbell River was closed temporarily on Friday while police investigated a bomb threat. RCMP say the threat was made against the campaign office for candidate Michele Babchuk, and out of an abundance of caution, the office was shut down for a short time. However,...

91.7 ICON Radio/My Coast Now is contacting all candidates in the Oct. 19 provincial election to ask their positions on the major issues facing island residents.  George Anderson is running for the BC NDP in Nanaimo Lantzville, and we asked him questions about housing, cost of living, healthcare and education.  When...

The Police Complaints Commissioner is now reviewing a police discipline authority report by Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord clearing Vancouver police officers of abuse of authority and neglect of duty over their involvement in the death of Sunshine Coast businessman Myles Gray. The mandate of the OPCC is not to...

A cybersecurity breach in May resulted in sensitive information being hacked, including names, personal health numbers, and demographic information of First Nations across BC.  That’s the recent conclusion of an investigation by the First Nation’s Health Authority (FNHA). The agency says they were the target of a partially successful attack in...