Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Greens' election proposals include 4-day work week, free child care
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Green party wants to see free child care for children under three and free early childhood education for three- and four-year-olds. Campaigning in Vancouver on Tuesday, ...
Corey Fischer Oct 06, 2020
B.C. Liberals promise lower rates by ending public auto insurance monopoly
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - The British Columbia Liberals are promising lower vehicle insurance rates by ending the monopoly that a Crown-owned corporation has on the market. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson s...
Corey Fischer Oct 06, 2020
Mayor Kennedy Stewart proposes $30-million recommendation to help Vancouver homeless
VANCOUVER - Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants councillors to support a multimillion-dollar proposal to help those who are homeless in Vancouver during the pandemic. Stewart has released a recommendation to ...
Oct 06, 2020
NDP announce B.C. platform
The B.C. NDP has released its campaign platform which includes a one-time $1,000 recovery benefit for families. Leader John Horgan said the plan, called Working For You, aims to keep building a better...
Corey Fischer Oct 06, 2020
Liberals announce plan for more private auto insurance; NDP slams it
B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson has announced his party will end the ICBC monopoly by opening up the automobile insurance market to competition from the private market. Wilkinson said that will a...
Corey Fischer Oct 06, 2020
Two-vehicle crash north of Valemount claims two lives
Two people are dead following a two-vehicle collision 12 kilometres north of Valemount on Highway 5.North District RCMP say the collision between a northbound pickup truck and a southbound tractor tra...
Oct 06, 2020
NDP, Liberals makes free COVID-19 vaccine promise on B.C. election trail
VANCOUVER - The NDP and the B.C. Liberals are promising to make the COVID-19 vaccine available for free to anyone who wants it in British Columbia. John Horgan, who is scheduled to release his party's...
Corey Fischer Oct 06, 2020
Two parties say COVID-19 vaccine to be free for all in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The leaders of British Columbia's two major political parties say every person in the province will be eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved and available. John ...
Oct 05, 2020
Agency investigates police actions in serious injury case
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating whether the actions or inactions of police played a role in serious injuries suffered by a young woman in Chase.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) said...
Oct 05, 2020
Inpatient admissions suspended at Delta Hospital due to COVID-19 outbreak
DELTA, B.C. - The hospital in Delta., B.C., is not admitting new inpatients due to an outbreak of COVID-19, though the emergency department remains open and all scheduled surgeries will continue. ...
Oct 05, 2020

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