The Peak - voice of the qathet region

07/08/2024

The B.C. Securities Commission says it has processed the first penalty without a hearing against a company for a minor violation in order to speed up compliance in the investment market.

07/08/2024

The group failed to return home at the end of May.

Three mountaineers did not return and were reported missing on May 31.

07/08/2024

Employees spend about 76 per cent of their eight-hour shift working, and 2 hours focused on something other than work, survey says

07/08/2024

Initiative to send the matter back to staff for further reporting fails

07/08/2024

Will it be worth David Eby's time to replace the departing ministers before the 2024 provincial election, asks columnist Keith Baldrey.

07/08/2024

She went into medical distress before the show got underway, according to the VPD.

07/08/2024

"If we focus on fighting it, we can’t focus on the solutions we need."

07/08/2024

The formula for my wellness has now become more complicated.

07/08/2024

A police officer stopped the suspect by driving their cruiser into the wheel of the stolen transport truck.

07/08/2024

July 31, 1948 - May 29, 2024

07/08/2024

Chronic drought is stressing some trees — such as water-loving cedars — to the point that they’re much more vulnerable during extreme weather.

07/08/2024

U.K. elections offer authenticity, while B.C. has dehumanized its own process

07/08/2024

Some worry they may not have enough feed and water to get through another season in a drought

07/08/2024

WestJet continues to feel the effects of a two-day plane mechanics strike that nearly shut down the airline's network for 29 hours over the Canada Day long weekend and cost it millions of dollars.

07/08/2024

The youngest daughter of celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has opened up about sexual abuse by her stepfather and the deep hurt she felt when her mother chose to support her husband instead of her child.

07/08/2024

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned heads internationally in 2021 when he called a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/08/2024

The Sunshine Coast is set to be featured in a new season of The Amazing Race Canada, currently the country’s most popular television program and a widely watched summer reality series.

07/07/2024

Pride society hosts Pride in the Park at Willingdon Beach after processing on July 6

07/07/2024

Your passions are probably not relevant to your job search unless you’re really into accounting or industrial vacuuming

07/07/2024

"Just given the location and the behaviour, it seems quite likely."

07/07/2024

For the first time in years, car shoppers are having an easier time finding a deal as the auto industry bounces back from supply chain woes — and experts say the outlook could get even better.

07/07/2024

Though this summer is expected to be one of the driest since 1896, the CRD is confident water supply won’t be affected — in part because of a decision made 20-plus years ago.

07/06/2024

The 51-year-old was arrested and charged by the Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team on Friday.

07/06/2024

Ask an Expert: Karina Inkster

07/06/2024

Modern research has confirmed that regular movement can reduce cardiovascular-related events, and things like type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cancer and dementia. ~ Dr. Jeremy Buhay

07/06/2024

VANCOUVER — A heat wave has settled over much of British Columbia with Environment Canada issuing warnings in more than two dozen regions about soaring temperatures that could reach into the 40s and continue next week.

07/06/2024

Dale Cousins was thrilled when he saw his body scans from before and after a new prostate cancer treatment. "(The doctor) said, 'Do you see any difference?'" the 79-year-old from Petrolia, Ont., recalled.

07/06/2024

Ongoing over-extraction of shared resources from the environment, of wealth from the housing system, and of young people's tax dollars to pay for boomers' retirement all rig the system against millennials and Gen Z.

07/06/2024

Police are investigating "several leads in relation to this incident."

07/06/2024

Forwards with past experience with the team added to 2024—2025 roster