Category Archives: British Columbia
Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has contacted the city's chief of police after several gatherings on the weekend violated COVID-19 health restrictions.In a message posted on social media, Stew...
Apr 19, 2021
Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt, B.C., prompts evacuation alert
MERRITT, B.C. - A wildfire burning near homes in British Columbia's southern interior has prompted the first evacuation alert of B.C.'s barely three-week-old wildfire season. The Thompson-Nicola Regio...
Apr 19, 2021
Huawei CFO's team expected to ask judge for adjournment in final extradition hearings
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are expected to ask a B.C. Supreme Court judge today to delay the final leg of hearings in her extradition case. The court said in a statement last week that the H...
Apr 19, 2021
New vaccine schedule for B.C. invites 18+ to register this week
More than 1.8 million British Columbians will be invited to register for their COVID-19 vaccine in the week ahead as B.C.'s Get Vaccinated program moves forward.A new schedule for age cohorts to regis...
Apr 18, 2021
Police investigate shooting death of man outside downtown Vancouver restaurant
Vancouver police say one man was killed in what they believe was a targeted shooting in a downtown neighbourhood. They say there have been no arrests. Police say they were called to the Coal Harbour a...
Apr 18, 2021
Quesnel sawmill purchased, set to re-open and employ around 90
QUESNEL -A crucial player in Quesnel's economy is set to re-open.Kandola Forest Products (KCU) announced it purchased the specialty sawmill in Quesnel, formerly known at C&C Wood Products. KCU sai...
Apr 18, 2021
B.C. finance minister to table historic pandemic-challenged deficit budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped her develop the New Democrat government's first budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, which sh...
Apr 18, 2021
B.C. Indigenous nation opposes mineral exploration in culturally sensitive area
VANCOUVER - A mineral exploration company with provincial permits to work in Tahltan territory in northwestern British Columbia is treading on sacred grounds, an elected leader in the nation's governm...
Apr 17, 2021
B.C. sets new highs for active Covid cases, hospitalizations
The record number of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 continue in B.C.The province reported 1,005 new cases on Friday, a slight reprieve from the 1,205 yesterday and the 1,168 on Wednesday.Active case...
Apr 16, 2021
B.C. health minister says delay in Moderna vaccine 'disappointing'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says news that Moderna will be delaying shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine is "disappointing." Adrian Dix says the sooner people can get vaccinated, the be...
Apr 16, 2021
