Category Archives: British Columbia
COVID-19 in mink prompts quarantine in another B.C. farm
VICTORIA - Another British Columbia mink farm has been placed under quarantine after one mink tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The Ministry of Agriculture says two other m...
May 18, 2021
RCMP identify homicide victims as brothers
RCMP say two men found dead near Naramata last week were brothers from Kamloops whose deaths have been classified as homicides.The bodies of Erick Fryer, 29, and Carlos Fryer, 31 were discovered in a ...
May 18, 2021
$50 million for tourist attractions and tour bus companies
The province is now accepting applications from major tourism attractions and tour bus companies for a share of $50 million dollars in grants, which will not have to be paid back. The funding was prev...
May 18, 2021
No increase in suicide rate in B.C. during worst of the pandemic, says coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service says suicide rates in British Columbia did not increase last year, despite concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. A statement from the BC ...
May 18, 2021
RCMP operations continue at logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - An RCMP spokesman says there will be "police action" today as Mounties enforce a court injunction against an anti-logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island. The RCMP announced...
May 18, 2021
Film producer Avi Lewis seeks federal NDP nomination in British Columbia
HALFMOON BAY, B.C. - Documentary film producer Avi Lewis is seeking the federal NDP nomination in a riding in southern British Columbia. Lewis, who lives on the Sunshine Coast, confirms in a social me...
May 18, 2021
Woodside Petroleum looks to sell its 50 per cent stake in Kitimat LNG project
VANCOUVER - Woodside Petroleum Ltd. says it plans sell its 50 per cent stake in the proposed Kitimat LNG development in British Columbia. The Australian company says the plan includes the divestment o...
May 18, 2021
B.C. officials set to announce more support for tourism sector hit hard by pandemic
VICTORIA - Further help is on the way for British Columbia's struggling tourism sector. B.C. Premier John Horgan and Tourism Minister Melanie Mark are set to announce more support today for the sector...
May 18, 2021
Former Liberal minister seeks party leadership after almost decade away from politics
VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia government cabinet minister who left politics almost a decade ago to work in the private sector says he's entering the Liberal party's leadership contest. Kevin F...
May 17, 2021
B.C. Covid update Monday: 1,360 new cases over three days; no change to restrictions
Covid-19 case numbers are down again in British Columbia with 1,360 over the weekend, or an average of 453 a day. That's down more than 100 from the weekly average on Friday of 566 cases per day. http...
May 17, 2021
