Category Archives: British Columbia
Protesters pack up camp at B.C. legislature after five arrests Wednesday night
VICTORIA - Dozens of protesters at the B.C. legislature began packing up today after 17 days camped outside the building. Ta'Kaiya Blaney says the Indigenous youth are leaving the legislature but thei...
Mar 05, 2020
Three more novel coronavirus cases in B.C., now 33 people infected in Canada
VICTORIA - Three more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in British Columbia, bringing the total number of people infected to 12 in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial ...
Mar 05, 2020
B.C. to improve paid leave for workers affected by domestic and sexual violence
VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia affected by domestic or sexual violence will be eligible for up to five days of paid leave a year under legislation introduced Tuesday that amends the province's...
Mar 05, 2020
Coffee run ends in jail cell for wanted man
There's no bad time to go for a coffee, as a West Kelowna RCMP officer found over the weekend.On March 1 at 2:30 a.m., the officer was waiting in a drive-thru line at a local coffee shop when she disc...
Mar 05, 2020
It's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through agreement: Bellegarde
VANCOUVER - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through the draft agreement struck on Sunday between their hereditary chiefs ...
Mar 05, 2020
Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...
Mar 05, 2020
Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.
A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital.Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman developed symptoms ...
Mar 04, 2020
Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.
VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman develop...
Mar 04, 2020
Strike possible by Saturday at Fairmont Empress hotel in Victoria
VICTORIA - Workers have served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress, a well-known landmark hotel in Victoria. A statement from Unifor Local 4276 says it represents almost 500 workers i...
Mar 04, 2020
ICBC profits should not be used to cover other government costs: NDP
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrat government is planning to table legislation this week to prevent governments from diverting surplus funds from the province's public auto insurer to cover ot...
Mar 04, 2020

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