Category Archives: British Columbia
CERB text scam in the Okanagan
Police in the Okanagan have received numerous complaints this week about a scam related to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or CERB. RCMP in Kelowna say a text message is sent to a phone saying ...
Corey Fischer May 08, 2020
B.C. office equipment supplier adds Okanagan company
Innov8 Digital Solutions Inc., a B.C. owned and operated company, has announced its acquisition of Simbatech, an IT support and consulting business based in Kelowna. Simbatech was a Kelowna Chamber of...
Corey Fischer May 08, 2020
Shutdown of tent cities a chance to change housing policy, advocates say
VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who c...
May 08, 2020
B.C. Covid update: Dr. Henry says we can expand our social connections, but start small and use caution
B.C's provincial health officer has tried to provide some clarity to what will be allowed -- and what won't -- under BC's Go Forward plan. Dr. Bonnie Henry said at her daily news conference Thursday, ...
Corey Fischer May 07, 2020
Ottawa adds to protections for endangered southern resident killer whales
VANCOUVER - Expanded protections for endangered southern resident killer whales off British Columbia's coast focus on contaminants, noise, physical disturbances and accessibility of chinook ...
May 07, 2020
Province announces plan to clear backlog of elective surgeries
Surgeries that were postponed due to the COVID pandemic are starting back up as part of a massive surgical renewal plan. About 30,000 non-essential surgeries have been postponed since mid-March to mak...
Corey Fischer May 07, 2020
B.C. says clearing surgery backlog will take at least 17 months
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is announcing what it describes as an "ambitious plan" to rescheduled thousands of cancelled surgeries and increase capacity in the health-care system. The governme...
May 07, 2020
Covid scam reports and victims increase
Scammers continue to target Canadians who are working from home and spending more time online. In the last two months, Better Business Bureau (BBB) saw a 5 per cent increase in Scam Tracker reports ab...
Corey Fischer May 07, 2020
Telus Q1 profit drops to $353 million as acquisition-related items increase
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its first-quarter profit fell 19 per cent from a year ago, as investments in its networks and an increase in acquisition-related accounting expenses more tha...
May 07, 2020
Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis
VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, makin...
May 07, 2020

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