Category Archives: British Columbia
Castlegar, B.C., man charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. - A manslaughter charge has been laid following an investigation into the death of an off-duty police constable from Abbotsford, B.C. Fifty-five-year-old Const. Allan Young died in July l...
Mar 08, 2021
Covid-19 vaccine booking lines overwhelmed with calls
Call centres in B.C. to help residents make appointments for Covid-19 vaccines have been overwhelmed with calls on this the opening day to make bookings.Health Minister Adrian Dix said 1.7 million cal...
Mar 08, 2021
Construction starts on new St. Paul's Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Construction has kicked off for the new St. Paul's Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, which the province says is the largest hospital redevelopment project in British Columbia's ...
Mar 08, 2021
Federal, B.C. governments announce $517-million rent aid program to help vulnerable
VICTORIA - A joint federal and B.C. government housing program announced today aims to help pay the rent for up to 25,000 people living in vulnerable situations. Ahmed Hussen, federal families, childr...
Mar 08, 2021
Camping reservation system now open
Be prepared for a wait, and have alternate requests ready just in case.That's the word from B.C. Parks officials as the booking system to get a campsite opened today (March 8).Residents of British Col...
Mar 08, 2021
B.C. call centres open to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for elderly, Indigenous
VICTORIA - Call centres open today across British Columbia to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for some of the province's most elderly residents. B.C. says the vaccine call centres will open at 7 a....
Mar 08, 2021
B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA - Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments t...
Mar 07, 2021
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada's Divorce Act
VICTORIA - Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two daughters hope changes to Canada's Divorce Act will better protect children. Changes to the law took effect ...
Mar 07, 2021
Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man
METCHOSIN, B.C. - The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of a 37-year-old man in the rural Victoria-area community of Metchosin, B.C. West Shore RCMP spokesman Const. ...
Mar 06, 2021
B.C. records 634 new COVID-19 cases, 33 in Interior Health
B.C. has found another 634 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Mar. 5), with 33 in Interior Health.The totals are included in an update prepared by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.There have now ...
Mar 05, 2021
