Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Premier David Eby to reveal new cabinet with health, safety, housing priorities
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby will appoint a new cabinet today in a move pundits are saying will be a blend of old and new faces, and could also start the countdown towards an early el...
Dec 07, 2022
B.C. court rules Tolko must pay $343,000 cost of wildfire suppression
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has upheld more than $343,000 in cost-recovery fines that were handed to a forestry company for starting a wildfire in 2016. A decision posted Monday says the wi...
Dec 06, 2022
Eby's new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert
VICTORIA - Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election ca...
Dec 06, 2022
Kamloops company wins acoustic guitar of the year
A small guitar company from Kamloops has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific design beat out Taylor, Yam...
Dec 06, 2022
Environment Canada warns of heavy snow in eastern, central B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of heavy snowfall for eastern and central B.C. on Tuesday, a day after some regions on the coast broke cold temperature records. Snowfall warnings of up to 10...
Dec 06, 2022
Canfor temporarily reducing Canadian production due to weak market conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to what it says are very weak market conditions. The Vancouver-based company says there will be curtailments at all of its ...
Dec 06, 2022
B.C. to start public push to get more kids vaccinated against flu as cases climb
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will be using its provincial health registry to contact parents in an attempt to increase flu vaccine rates for children. While the province is on track for...
Dec 05, 2022
Civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station
VANCOUVER - A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there w...
Dec 05, 2022
'Dramatic' increase in flu cases in B.C.: Dr. Henry
It's been an early start to the flu season in British Columbia, which is a concern for health officials. "We've seen a dramatic increase in influenza A, and it's earlier that we would normally see, th...
Dec 05, 2022
Delta, B.C., mayor calls for review of snow alerts after winter maintenance 'failure'
DELTA, B.C. - A Metro Vancouver mayor is calling for the B.C. government to review its snow removal contracts and consider using its emergency alert system to better inform drivers of dangerous road c...
Dec 05, 2022
