Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver senior succumbs to injuries suffered in violent home invasion
VANCOUVER - Police say an elderly woman has died and two people are under arrest following a violent home invasion on Vancouver's west side. A statement from police says 78-year-old Usha Singh died Tu...
Feb 03, 2021
Charan Gill, labour and human rights pioneer in British Columbia, dies at 84
LANGLEY, B.C. - A longtime labour and human rights leader in British Columbia has died. The family of Charan Gill say he died in hospital on Feb. 2, following a battle with cancer. Gill was 84. Born i...
Feb 03, 2021
Downward COVID-19 infections in B.C. will help with faster-spreading variants: Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say there's an encouraging trend in the COVID-19 curve in the province with the efforts of residents making a difference. It comes as the state of emergenc...
Feb 02, 2021
Minister chastises 'selfish' residents as B.C.'s state of emergency extended
The B.C. government has issued more than 800 COVID-19 violation tickets over the past five months, to residents one provincial minister calls 'selfish.'Figures released by the province show between Au...
Feb 02, 2021
Spread of COVID-19 slowing in B.C., say officials
Health officials say they are seeing encouraging trends in B.C.'s COVID-19 curve, with the spread of the virus slowing. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, and Health Minister Adrian Dix said...
Feb 02, 2021
Canada Line workers reach tentative agreement to keep SkyTrain rolling
VANCOUVER - The union representing workers on a key commuter link between Richmond and Vancouver says it has reached a tentative agreement with their members' employer. The British Columbia Government...
Feb 02, 2021
B.C. drivers to receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques averaging $190 next month
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques next month that average about $190 each. Horgan says the Insurance Corp. of British Colum...
Feb 02, 2021
High demand and higher prices for Vancouver real estate in January: board
VANCOUVER - Homes sales in much of Metro Vancouver in January increased by 52.1 per cent compared with sales from the same time last year. Colette Gerber, chair of the Real Estate Board of Greater Van...
Feb 02, 2021
First Nations share in salmon restoration funds
The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for four projects that will help restore wild salmon habitats across B.C. They include funding for two First Nations for projects in the O...
Feb 02, 2021
Authenticity of stone carving at Royal B.C. Museum questioned
VICTORIA - The chief of a First Nation says he has the assurance of the Royal B.C. Museum that steps will be taken to determine how a carved stone pillar was deemed an Indigenous artifact perhaps dati...
Feb 02, 2021
