Category Archives: British Columbia

They hide in the tall grasses, waiting for their next meal. Tick season is here and the crawling insects are finding their way onto pets and people. But are there more ticks than usual? "We don't do r...

MISSION, B.C. - A justice advocacy group says it wants prisoners at a federal institution in British Columbia ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak to know there are people in the community fighting for...

B.C.'s provincial health officer says barbers and hairstylists will not be among the first businesses allowed to reopen under BC's "Go Forward" plan. Dr. Bonnie Henry was responding to a question abou...

VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...

VANCOUVER - Last year, more than 2,000 shoppers descended on a Toronto pop-up store, looking for deals at undergarment maker Knix's first warehouse sale. It was a success: the company sold out of most...

VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...

The British Columbia government is counting on its $1.5-billion economic recovery fund to get the province through the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Finance Minister Carole James. J...

British Columbia continues to see limited numbers of new Covid-19 cases, with an increase of 33 since Thursday. That includes four new cases in Interior Health (174 total), and brings the provincial t...

An upgrade to Highway 1 in the Chase area is expected to get underway this summer.The tender has been issued for the Chase Creek Road to Chase West four-laning project. A 3.3 kilometre section of the ...

B.C.'s 45,000 public school teachers have overwhelmingly accepted a new, three-year contract with the provincial government.It includes a six per cent pay increase over the life of the deal -- two per...