Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. health officials urge residents to keep up 'forward momentum' on COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say progress is being made in the efforts to push back the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in the province. Health Minister Adrian...
Feb 09, 2021
Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites 'internal issues'
VICTORIA - The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning.The museum's board of directors says Jack Lohman will step down Friday after nine years as CEO.In a news release, the board...
Feb 09, 2021
Dix and Henry hint at fewer restrictions due to Covid 'progress'
Health officials are sounding optimistic with the recent COVID-19 numbers in B.C. "We are making progress in our efforts to push back on the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...
Feb 09, 2021
10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti-harassment, anti-violence training
VANCOUVER - A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally been the white, male-dominated culture of British Columbia's waterfront workplaces. Federal Labou...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. health authority's cybersecurity lacking on medical devices, says audit
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Provincial Health Services Authority is not effectively managing cybersecurity threats for medical devices and has not evaluated the risk to pati...
Feb 09, 2021
First Nations agree to COVID-19 data-sharing agreement with B.C., but say deal flawed
VICTORIA - A coalition of British Columbia First Nations and the provincial health officer have reached an information-sharing agreement over COVID-19 infections, but the nations say the deal still ne...
Feb 09, 2021
Shares in cannabis company Tilray up following U.K. supply deal with Grow Pharma
NANAIMO, B.C. - Shares in cannabis company Tilray Inc. soared after the announcement of a deal with Grow Pharma to supply medical cannabis in the United Kingdom. Tilray shares were up US$11.43 at US$4...
Feb 09, 2021
Invasive Canada geese in the crosshairs as B.C. council approves planned cull
VERNON, B.C. - A program to cull invasive, non-migratory Canada geese in British Columbia's North Okanagan has the strong support of Vernon city council. Councillors have voted 6-1 in favour of the pr...
Feb 09, 2021
Reclaiming 'renewal': Society pitches new life for historic Black Vancouver area
VANCOUVER - When Randy Clark wants to return to the home where he spent his formative years from 12 to 16, it means gazing at a viaduct that many credit with the destruction of Vancouver's historic Bl...
Feb 09, 2021
