Category Archives: British Columbia
Temporary weekend openings on Trans-Canada project
Travel to and from Alberta is being discouraged at the moment, but the contractor working on the massive Kicking Horse Canyon project, plans to have temporary openings on weekends and through the summ...
May 14, 2021
Stopping 'scourge' of B.C. gang violence top police priority: B.C. solicitor general
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's solicitor general says police have mounted an all-out, joint effort to end the "scourge" of gang violence in Metro Vancouver. Mike Farnworth says people can expect t...
May 14, 2021
WorkSafe visiting wineries & breweries to prepare for tourist season
WorkSafe BC staff will be visiting wineries, cideries and craft breweries in the B.C. interior ahead of the upcoming tourist season.The project will focus on businesses with tasting rooms that may see...
May 14, 2021
B.C. money laundering inquiry testimony ends today with reappearance of Rich Coleman
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal government gaming minister is expected to be the last witness in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering as testimony concludes today. Rich Coleman, who wa...
May 14, 2021
Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider soc...
May 13, 2021
Immunization working, making difference in B.C., gradual reopening on horizon
VICTORIA - COVID-19 immunization programs are making a difference in British Columbia and health officials say a gradual loosening of restrictions is being considered as case numbers decline. Provinci...
May 13, 2021
B.C. Covid update Thursday: 587 cases; second case of blood clotting
British Columbia is reporting a second case of a blood clotting disorder from a person who got the AstraZeneca vaccine. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said the man in his 40s, who lives ...
May 13, 2021
Airtankers arrive in Kamloops for the wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - The airtankers have begun to arrive at the Provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre in Kamloops. According to the BC Wildfire Service, two large RJ85 airtankers and a bird dog arrived at the...
May 13, 2021
Autopsy planned as RCMP identify one of two bodies found Monday near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they have identified one of two victims found dead along a forest service road near Penticton, B.C. An update from the RCMP's Southeast District major crim...
May 13, 2021
Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of gang violence
VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they ...
May 13, 2021
