Category Archives: British Columbia
Province invests $69 million for forest worker support programs
The B.C. government has announced $69 million to fund new measures aimed at supporting forest workers impacted by mill closures and shift reductions in Interior communities.A majority of the new spend...
Sep 17, 2019
Gathering of support and reflection at UVic following fatal bus crash
VICTORIA - Students, faculty and staff at the University of Victoria were to gather for an hour of reflection and support Tuesday as they cope with the aftermath of last Friday's bus cr...
Sep 17, 2019
Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 17, 2019
Scheer would restore Harper's child fitness and arts tax credits Liberals axed
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to revive two more of Stephen Harper's boutique tax credits axed by the Trudeau Liberals. Scheer was at a park in Kelowna, B.C., ...
Sep 16, 2019
B.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers after recently being diagnosed with labyrinthitis. In a statement, Andrew Weaver says he ...
Sep 16, 2019
Students from Manitoba and U.S., killed in Vancouver Island bus crash: Coroner
VICTORIA - Two 18-year-old students, a woman from Manitoba and an American man, have been identified as the victims of a fatal bus crash on Vancouver Island. The British Columbia Corone...
Sep 16, 2019
Conservatives promise tax cut that they say will address Liberal increases
SURREY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continued making a pitch to voters via their pocketbooks Sunday with the promise of a new tax cut. Scheer says the cut would apply to the lowest income...
Sep 15, 2019
Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings
VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...
Sep 15, 2019
Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.'s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of "significant overfishing." The RCMP say the...
Sep 15, 2019
UVic opens counselling services after deadly bus crash kills two students
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says counselling services are open today for students seeking help after a deadly bus crash on Friday killed two of their peers. The university says in a statemen...
Sep 15, 2019

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