Category Archives: British Columbia
Third B.C. poultry processing plant reports confirmed case of COVID-19
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A third poultry processor in British Columbia is reporting a worker has tested positive for COVID-19. Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry in Chilliwack says in a social media post ...
Apr 29, 2020
A&W reports same-store sales down 4% due to COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reported same-store sales in its first quarter were down 4.0 per cent as the COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate impact on its restaurants. The burger ...
Apr 29, 2020
Ministry looking at different options for schools
B.C.'s Education Minster says planning continues for resuming in-class instruction, but there are no timelines for when it may happen."Right now we are working with other ministries and education part...
Corey Fischer Apr 28, 2020
B.C. Covid update: 55 new cases; second death in IH
British Columbia has 55 new cases of COVID-19 since Monday, including four cases in the Interior Health region. There have been two new deaths for a provincial total of 105. One of those deaths was in...
Corey Fischer Apr 28, 2020
West Fraser Timber withdraws 2020 production outlook due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is withdrawing its production outlook for the year due to the uncertain impact of measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vancouver-based fores...
Apr 28, 2020
B.C. wants to learn from New Zealand, other provinces before opening schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says he wants to learn from other provinces and countries like New Zealand before starting to reopen schools. Rob Fleming says a nu...
Apr 28, 2020
Flood warnings downgraded in B.C. as conditions ease but heavy snowpacks remain
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings have been reduced across much of British Columbia's central Interior as cooler weather eases the rate of snowmelt. The River Forecast Centre has downgraded warnings to ...
Apr 28, 2020
HSBC Bank Canada reports Q1 profit down as it expects downturn to hurt loans
VANCOUVER - HSBC Bank Canada reported a drop in its first-quarter profit compared with a year ago as it took a charge related to bad loans it expects due to the downturn in the economy. The bank says ...
Apr 28, 2020
Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps' commission fees
VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, s...
Apr 28, 2020
Plans underway for so-called salmon cannon to aid return at B.C. landslide: DFO
VANCOUVER - Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump, also known as the salmon cannon, to help fish migrate past a&nbs...
Apr 27, 2020

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