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A South Korean national flag flutters in the wind at the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un’s hopes to operate multiple satellites to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea flies trash balloons over the South as leader Kim doubles down on satellite ambitions

North Korea flew hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South…

 

The area has no cell service, though Telus has posted a notice saying it “will continue to invest to bring you the latest connectivity, including our next-generation 5G network.” Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Safety options floated in wake of B.C. highway’s payphone closures

Highway part of Vancouver Island trunk radio system, cell service is spotty

  • May 17, 2024

 

kwiisaḥiʔis, the two-year-old orca calf trapped in a lagoon near Zeballos has swum out of the lagoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Orphaned orca calf swims out of B.C. lagoon after being trapped for weeks

Ehattesaht First Nation thankful for support after many rallied to help around remote Zeballos

  • Apr 26, 2024

 

B.C. Premier David Eby with North Island MLA Michele Babchuk in Campbell River. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Eby talks wildfires, forestry and how Indigenous deal can be a B.C. template

Premier in Campbell River to sign agreement to manage timber in the North Island

  • Apr 5, 2024
B.C. Premier David Eby with North Island MLA Michele Babchuk in Campbell River. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on Japanese islands. (TVBS via AP)

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries

The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush…

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on Japanese islands. (TVBS via AP)
Community members tried to save a beached mother orca near the village of Zeballos on Vancouver Island on Saturday, March 24, 2024. (Screenshot/Tracy Smith/Facebook)

B.C. First Nation mourns ‘heartbreaking’ death of beached orca mom

Community to hold dinner to gather and connect with culture

  • Mar 27, 2024
Community members tried to save a beached mother orca near the village of Zeballos on Vancouver Island on Saturday, March 24, 2024. (Screenshot/Tracy Smith/Facebook)
An orca died after being beached near Zeballos over the weekend. Photo courtesy Simon John

Beached orca on Vancouver Island was pregnant, DFO necropsy says

Efforts ongoing to reunite calf with pod after mother dies

  • Mar 26, 2024
An orca died after being beached near Zeballos over the weekend. Photo courtesy Simon John
FILE - A McDonald’s golden arches is shown at restaurant in Havertown, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Reports of system outages at McDonald’s are growing around the world, shuttering restaurants and leading to social media complaints. McDonald’s in Japan posted on X, formerly Twitter, that “many stores across the country have temporarily suspended operations,” according to a translation of the post. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

McDonald’s system outages have been reported worldwide. The chain says they’re getting fixed

System failures at McDonald’s were reported worldwide Friday, shuttering some restaurants for…

FILE - A McDonald’s golden arches is shown at restaurant in Havertown, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Reports of system outages at McDonald’s are growing around the world, shuttering restaurants and leading to social media complaints. McDonald’s in Japan posted on X, formerly Twitter, that “many stores across the country have temporarily suspended operations,” according to a translation of the post. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Which social media platform has been banned from government-issued devices in Canada? (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP)

QUIZ: How much do you know about the news of 2023?

A lot happened in Canada and around the world over the past 12 months

Which social media platform has been banned from government-issued devices in Canada? (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP)
What term was given when online content creators were honoured by Time in 2006? (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: A tribute to Time Person of the Year recipients

Each year, Time designates an individual, group, object or concept as its Person of the Year

What term was given when online content creators were honoured by Time in 2006? (Black Press file photo)
Photo by Kira Erickson

Cries for help manage to get the goat of B.C. Good Samaritan

Police hoofing it to report of possible cliff fall find distress of an unexpected nature

Photo by Kira Erickson
The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Beached whale simulation preps Vancouver Island DFO officers for the real thing

Simluation involved 1,500 lb dummy whale, real world conditions to be ‘as realistic as possible’

  • Nov 8, 2023
The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

Crown given probe suggesting 3 RCMP officers be charged in B.C. man’s death

Independent report done into death of Jared Lowndes in parking lot of a Campbell River Tim Hortons

  • Oct 27, 2023
A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror
A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next.

Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it…

A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

What we know about the mass shooting in Maine so far

A man fatally shot at least 16 people at a restaurant and…

A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
A former hotel at the corner of Island Highway and Park Road was the scene of a police shooting on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror

B.C. RCMP officer cleared in shooting death of man pointing pellet pistol

IIO says officer ‘justified in his actions,’ exercised considerable restraint’ in shooting

  • Oct 11, 2023
A former hotel at the corner of Island Highway and Park Road was the scene of a police shooting on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror
An example of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver float plane. This is not the plane that was involved in the accident. Image Credit: A Wikimedia Commons

Small plane crash on Vancouver Island; TSB deployed

Privately-owned De Havilland Beaver invovled in Wednesday accident

  • Sep 21, 2023
An example of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver float plane. This is not the plane that was involved in the accident. Image Credit: A Wikimedia Commons
In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)

A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit

Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret…

In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)
Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)

Okanagan Lake water taxi arrives as rockslide keeps Highway 97 closed

Luxury Lake Tours can take people from Peachland to Summerland

Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)
RCMP have released a video image of missing senior Otto Csaszar, 76. (RCMP)

Search for missing Maple Ridge senior expanded to Metro Vancouver

Otto Csaszar hasn’t been seen since Friday

RCMP have released a video image of missing senior Otto Csaszar, 76. (RCMP)