Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. police say they take 'exception' to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread...
Apr 21, 2021
JetBlue expanding wings with service to Vancouver from New York and Boston
VANCOUVER - Discount U.S. airline JetBlue is expanding its operations with its first flights to Canada. The New York-based airline says it will launch flights between Vancouver and New York, as well a...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. Covid numbers lower for second straight day
B.C.'s new Covid-19 cases numbers on Wednesday were slightly higher than Tuesday, but still down from the weekly average.The province reported 862 new cases, with 54 in the Interior Health region.Tues...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA - Business groups and others say British Columbia's budget lacks the long-term vision many were looking for to support and stimulate innovation during and after the pandemic. Finance Minister...
Apr 21, 2021
Judge to deliver decision today on request to delay Meng extradition case
VANCOUVER - A judge is scheduled to release her decision today on a request to delay the final leg of hearings in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case. The hearings were set to begin next ...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. Covid-19 case count grows by 849; Interior Health sees 67 more cases
B.C. has found another 849 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Apr. 20), including 67 within Interior Health.The figures are included in an update provided by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.There h...
Apr 20, 2021
Millions for addiction and mental health in B.C.'s budget for 'unprecedented need'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the government is making the largest investment in mental health and addictions in the province's history as part of Budget 2021. Selina Robinson sa...
Apr 20, 2021
New infrastructure big part of B.C. recovery budget
The British Columbia government plans to spend $8.7 billion over three years on infrastructure as well as on supports for families and businesses to building the economic recovery from COVID-19. In it...
Apr 20, 2021
Flames destroy unfinished condo in Langley, B.C., force nearby residents to evacuate
LANGLEY, B.C. - A huge fire has destroyed two six-storey condominium towers under construction in Langley, B.C.The fire broke out at around 9:30 p.m. Monday at the development in Langley's Willoughby ...
Apr 20, 2021
Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.'s COVID-19 travel rules
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor ...
Apr 20, 2021
