Category Archives: British Columbia
Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge
VANCOUVER - Six people have been arrested for refusing to end a blockade of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge. Vancouver police say in a statement that about 150 people marched to the bridge and stopped traff...
Mar 27, 2021
RCMP say multiple stabbings at North Vancouver library, six taken to hospital
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say multiple victims were stabbed inside and outside a library today in North Vancouver, B.C. Police say in a statement on Twitter that a suspect is in custody and there's no ongo...
Mar 27, 2021
‘Nobody is protecting this lake’: Stewards of Monte Lake continue cleanup
Camille Staples and her family grew up going to Monte Lake at the halfway point between Kamloops and Vernon, although their enthusiasm to spend time there has dwindled over the years.Whether it's been...
Mar 27, 2021
B.C. reports 908 new COVID-19 cases, third-highest daily total yet
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 908 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third-highest daily total in the province since the start of the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Hea...
Mar 26, 2021
B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...
Mar 26, 2021
No violation of Meng's charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-...
Mar 26, 2021
B.C. labour minister concerned over recent workplace deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's labour minister says he has contacted the head of the province's workplace safety agency after six workers died on the job in the past four weeks. Harry Bains says he's r...
Mar 26, 2021
Coal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers
FERNIE, B.C. - Canadian mining company Teck Coal has been assessed $60 million in fines for contaminating waterways in southern British Columbia."It's the largest-ever penalty assessed under the Fishe...
Mar 26, 2021
Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities announced Thursday that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will go ahead in person this year, even though Romania is battling a surge of COVI...
Mar 25, 2021
B.C. records highest daily Covid case count in over three months
B.C.'s daily COVID-19 case count for Thursday (Mar. 25) was the highest in nearly four months.In her daily written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 800 new cases of COVID...
Mar 25, 2021
