Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Real estate firm Colliers International says about one in five commercial tenants surveyed requested April rent relief as the COVID-19 shutdown hit business activity. The company says that...

May is Motorbike Safety Awareness Month in B.C., and all drivers are asked to pay special attention when sharing the road with motorcyclists.It is important for all drivers to be aware of more motorcy...

Online applications began today for the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers which is designed to help people whose ability to work has been affected by the Covid pandemic.The grant is a one-time, tax f...

SMITHERS, B.C. - Elected chiefs of a First Nation that's split over a natural gas pipeline through their territories say they will not sign a deal on rights and title, a day after the hereditary ...

RICHMOND, B.C. - Health Canada and the RCMP have seized more than 1,500 unauthorized COVID-19 test kits from a British Columbia resident. Mounties say they were acting on a tip from the Canadian ...

SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...

The Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit (CSU) seized a quantity of illicit drugs following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the Lower Mission area of Kelowna.The warrant was served T...

Kelowna council will discuss a plan to reduce its proposed tax hike at its next meeting on Monday.Staff is recommending a reduction from the provisional budget's 4.15 per cent increase, to 2.05 per ce...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is deferring a timber harvesting fee charged to forest companies in an effort to help the struggling industry survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forests M...

It's been 100 days since British Columbia health officials issued the first official warning about what was then called the novel coronavirus. "We did it because we were concerned about what this dete...