Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. COVID-19 update: first shots given to all care home residents and staff
A milestone for B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization program. Dr. Bonnie Henry said all long-term care residents, and the staff that care for them, have now been offered vaccines as part of phase one of the f...
Jan 29, 2021
B.C. lottery president says cash limits at casinos no panacea to fight illegal money
VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says restricting large cash buy-ins at casinos was not a panacea to fight money laundering despite government concerns and calls for tig...
Jan 29, 2021
B.C. supports international travel restrictions: premier
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province supports the federal government's move to impose new travel restrictions due to COVID-19. John Horgan says in a statement the decision to limit ...
Jan 29, 2021
Hotel Zed brings back Valentines nooner campaign
A B.C. hotel chain hopes couples take a pregnant pause this Valentine's Day by offering a spicy midday room rate and an even bigger promotion if the stay proves to be a fruitful one.Hotel Zed has retr...
Jan 29, 2021
Veteran educator retires
After nearly three decades with School District 23 Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rick Oliver is retiring."We are all grateful to Dr. Oliver for his exemplary leadership and years of service to our Dist...
Jan 29, 2021
Constance Isherwood, B.C.'s oldest lawyer, closes deal hours before dying at 101
VICTORIA - Constance Dora Isherwood, a trailblazer for women in B.C.'s legal profession and the oldest practising lawyer in the province, was still working two hours before she died Tuesday at the age...
Jan 29, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge won't relax Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has refused to ease Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions, saying the current restrictions are the minimum required to ensure she does not ...
Jan 29, 2021
Funds announced to combat invasive species
From noxious non-native plants to the threat of invasive mussels, B.C. and the Okanagan are under attack and the provincial government has added $12 million in additional funding to the fight. While t...
Jan 29, 2021
Guitar stolen in 2018 from rock band 54-40 found during police raid in Surrey, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A raid of an apartment in British Columbia has solved a two-year-old mystery about a valuable guitar belonging to a member of Canadian rock band 54-40. Chilliwack RCMP say an invest...
Jan 29, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 546; 70 new cases in Interior
B.C. has recorded another 546 cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Jan. 28), according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. That total includes 70 new cases in Interior Health. The new cases swell th...
Jan 28, 2021
