Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Pharmacare coverage extended to help diabetics
VICTORIA - Good news for the thousands of British Columbians living with diabetes, the province has announced it will now have the Dexcom G6, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that provides regular u...
Jun 11, 2021
B.C. mayors back Vancouver's bid to decriminalize drugs, urge federal support
VANCOUVER - A plan by the City of Vancouver to gain Health Canada approval to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs has won support from the mayors of seven other British Columbia cities. A sta...
Jun 11, 2021
Meng applies for publication ban on HSBC materials obtained via Hong Kong court
VANCOUVER - Huawei's chief financial officer is seeking a publication ban on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her fight against extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou's l...
Jun 11, 2021
Second auto insurance rebate coming in B.C. as pandemic prompts crash savings
VICTORIA - A second insurance rebate is coming for British Columbia drivers thanks to lower claim costs due to fewer crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government says the Insurance Corporation...
Jun 11, 2021
Walk to honour residential school survivors and victims
KAMLOOPS - An emotional three day Walking Our Spirits Home event will begin this morning in Kamloops, honouring residential school survivors as well as those who didn't return from the schools.Partici...
Jun 11, 2021
ICBC to issue another round of COVID-19 rebates
VANCOUVER - Working from home, and less travel is going to put more money back in the pockets of B.C. drivers.The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has announced it will issue a second ...
Jun 11, 2021
Victoria's Canada Day event scrapped in wake of residential school discovery
VICTORIA - City councillors in Victoria have voted unanimously to cancel a planned Canada Day broadcast in order to permit a "thoughtful reflection" of what it means to be Canadian. A statement from t...
Jun 11, 2021
Nanaimo grandfather jailed for child porn collection
NANAIMO - Taking inappropriate pictures of his grandson's girlfriend led to the discovery of more sinister actions by a 66-year-old man with no prior criminal record.Donald Alan Huppe was sentenced on...
Jun 11, 2021
Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has run into complications as it works to name an Indigenous civilian monitor for its investigation of the shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht man in Fe...
Jun 11, 2021
Squamish Nation calls for old-growth logging moratorium in its territory
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The Squamish Nation says it has notified the B.C. government that it intends to defer old-growth logging in its territory while it develops long-term sustainability plans, following a...
Jun 10, 2021
