Category Archives: British Columbia
Telus reports fourth-quarter profit down from year ago, revenue crept higher
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year earlier as its revenue edged higher.The telecommunications company says its net income attributable to common share...
Feb 11, 2021
Pandemic exacerbating issues at core of Moose Hide Campaign to end violence
VICTORIA - A lot has changed since Raven Lacerte and her father Paul Lacerte hatched a plan while moose hunting to help quell a tide of violence that they'd witnessed in their community. The Moose Hid...
Feb 11, 2021
B.C. premier 'alarmed' by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may be introduced this year. John Horgan also said Wednesday he was "alarmed" to hear allegations o...
Feb 10, 2021
Horgan says cross-border tent gatherings at Peace Arch Park a federal issue
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says concerns about spreading COVID-19 as people from British Columbia and Washington state meet in a cross-border park should be directed to the federal government. The...
Feb 10, 2021
No big jumps or dips in B.C. Covid cases
COVID-19 cases in B.C. continue to remain relatively stable, averaging between 400 and 500 new cases a day. The province reported 469 cases on Wednesday after 435 on Tuesday and an average of 412 a da...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
UPDATE One dead, dozens injured in Coquihalla crash
UPDATE 3 p.m. One person is dead and at least two others are in critical condition after a highway pileup this morning on the Coquihalla Highway near Hope. Paramedics transported two patients to hospi...
Feb 10, 2021
Interfor buys South Carolina sawmill for US$59M as lumber prices set new records
VANCOUVER - Lumber producer Interfor Corp. is buying a sawmill in South Carolina from WestRock Co. for US$59 million in cash. The news comes as North American lumber prices set new record highs, less ...
Feb 10, 2021
Forecasters warn cold snap brings wind chill values of -25 for parts of south coast
VANCOUVER - Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of British Columbia's inner south coast as much of the province shivers through a deep freeze - and forecasters call for the coldest day, yet. ...
Feb 10, 2021
CEO of B.C. health authority leaves organization after report into misspending
VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...
Feb 09, 2021
