Category Archives: British Columbia
Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study
VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Colum...
Jan 27, 2020
Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute. Cullen&n...
Jan 27, 2020
Wolf safely captured after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A wolf spotted roaming a busy Victoria neighbourhood not far from the British Columbia legislature has been safely captured. The wolf was first spotted on Saturday in the James Bay are...
Jan 27, 2020
Canadian Lunar New Year celebrations dampened by coronavirus worries
VANCOUVER - Lunar New Year celebrations are set to get underway in Vancouver's Chinatown late Sunday morning, while at least one other event in the Lower Mainland has been cancelled over fears of coro...
Jan 26, 2020
Risk of coronavirus low in B.C. as first case emerges in Toronto: officials
British Columbia health officials are assuring the public that the risk of contracting the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, remains low.Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Off...
Jan 26, 2020
'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...
Jan 26, 2020
Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - Vancouver is poised to join most major cities in Canada in offering ride-hailing services with the long-awaited approval Thursday of licences for companies Uber and Lyft to operat...
Jan 25, 2020
Victoria disappointed Supreme Court refuses to hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
VICTORIA - The mayor of Victoria says she is disappointed Canada's highest court won't reconsider a lower-court ruling that stopped her city from regulating single-use plastic bags. How...
Jan 25, 2020
Meng Wanzhou case a 'test' of Canadian legal system: defence lawyer
VANCOUVER - An extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is a test of whether courts will reject foreign charges that run contrary to Canadian values, argues her lawyer. A British Columbi...
Jan 25, 2020
Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job
VANCOUVER - Many years ago when Ryan McNaught was an IT professional, he got an email from his manager who wanted to have a meeting about the number of meetings they were having. "I knew right then th...
Jan 25, 2020

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