Category Archives: British Columbia
Decades-old recording of Joni Mitchell finally go from old box to a boxed set
VICTORIA - Two long-forgotten tapes featuring some of the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Vi...
Sep 15, 2020
Daughter pays tribute to father who died of COVID-19 with memorial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled today. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapi...
Sep 15, 2020
Smoky skies stops some mail in B.C. over Canada Post health concerns
VANCOUVER - Canada Post must decide if mail service will resume in several parts of British Columbia after delivery was suspended Monday over plunging air quality linked to smoke from w...
Sep 15, 2020
Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....
Sep 15, 2020
Ivanhoe says at least two people killed in accident at Platreef mine in South Africa
Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. is reporting at least two people have been killed in an accident at its Platreef mine development project in South Africa.It says that preliminary information indica...
Sep 15, 2020
COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...
Corey Fischer Sep 15, 2020
Vancouver mayor to introduce housing program aimed at middle-income earners
Vancouver's mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow middle-income earners to own homes in neighbourhoods where they've been priced out. In a media release, Kennedy Ste...
Sep 14, 2020
B.C. reports six deaths, 317 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday
VICTORIA - British Columbia has had 317 additional cases of COVID-19 and six more people have died since Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 1,595 cases are active in the...
Sep 14, 2020
Two more B.C. New Democrat members say they won't run again in next election
VICTORIA - Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won't run again amid speculation about the possibility of a fall election. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson and Scott Fraser, the...
Sep 14, 2020
Kingswood Capital to acquire Mountain Equipment Co-op through CCAA proceeding
VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal in which a Los Angeles-based private investment firm will acquire MEC's assets, including the majority ...
Sep 14, 2020

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