Category Archives: British Columbia
Pilot decision to fly to B.C. fish camp in poor weather cited by TSB in deadly crash
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a decision to continue flying in poor weather to a remote British Columbia fishing lodge in July 2019 led to a float plane crash that ki...
Mar 10, 2021
High COVID-19 count prompts citywide COVID-19 vaccinations in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Health officials say COVID-19 outbreaks remain stubbornly frequent in one northwestern British Columbia city and are prompting a new approach to vaccinations. Northern Health, th...
Mar 10, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 550 new cases, 36 in Interior Health
B.C.'s Covid-19 update has another 550 new cases today, with a majority of the cases in the Lower Mainland. There are 133 new cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 319 in Fraser Health, seven ...
Mar 09, 2021
B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores
VICTORIA - For years, British Columbia conservation officers have been checking boats coming into the province for invasive zebra mussels, but now it turns out they're coming through local pet stores....
Mar 09, 2021
Bull moose behind fence at B.C. airport feasts on fresh trees before coaxed to leave
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A bull moose that managed to wander inside the fenced perimeter at the Prince George, B.C., airport ended up staying after finding itself alone in what an animal researcher says ...
Mar 09, 2021
About 15,000 COVID-19 shots booked on Day 1 in B.C., more than half in Fraser Health
VICTORIA - British Columbians eligible to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment are being urged to keep trying if they failed to get through Monday on phone lines overwhelmed by calls. The Health Mi...
Mar 09, 2021
Herschel Supply Co. names former Arc'teryx president Jon Hoerauf chief executive
VANCOUVER - Herschel Supply Co. is ushering in a new chief executive, freeing up the founders of the backpack brand to focus on product innovation and business expansion. The Vancouver company tapped ...
Mar 09, 2021
B.C.'s universities to start preparing for a return to in-person education this fall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of advanced education and skills training says universities and colleges will begin to prepare for a full return to campus starting this fall. In a news release ...
Mar 08, 2021
Police respond to calls as spider in vehicle causes a 'scramble' in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Police say an "itsy-bitsy" intruder inside a vehicle caused "scramble" on the weekend in Surrey, B.C. It also led concerned members of the public to call police about the possibility of...
Mar 08, 2021
Hosts of Vancouver parties are arrested and charged, say police
VANCOUVER - Two hosts of what police say were repeated parties in a condominium in Vancouver's West End have been arrested on allegations of violating public health orders. Vancouver police say office...
Mar 08, 2021
