Category Archives: British Columbia
Arctic chill, more snow for parts of B.C., following powerful weekend storm
VANCOUVER - Repair crews have made progress restoring electricity to the hundreds of thousands of British Columbia homes that were blacked out during powerful weekend storms, but Environment Canada sa...
Nov 07, 2022
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers buying IAA in deal worth US$7.3 billion, including debt
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire U.S. company IAA Inc. in a transaction valued at about US$7.3 billion including the assumption of US$1.0 billion of net debt. IAA au...
Nov 07, 2022
Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canada's health ministers are set to meet in British Columbia this week, four months after premiers from across the country gathered in Victoria to show a united front of frustration over ...
Nov 07, 2022
B.C. diver shakes a leg with giant Pacific octopus, in 'mind-blowing' encounter
CAMPBELL RIVER - British Columbia scuba diver Andrea Humphreys' new acquaintance greeted her more like a long-lost friend, with extended arms, then a full-body hug, and finally a kiss, lip to tentacle...
Nov 06, 2022
Climate Changed: How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world
VANCOUVER - The two-storey family home with a classic design and wooden cladding blends in with its neighbours, but its thick, insulated walls, airtightness, solar panels, heat pump and highly efficie...
Nov 06, 2022
Doctors, nurses call for action on crumbling care, health ministers meet
A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who don't get the care they need before ending up in overburdened emergency rooms should be a focus for quick action by the coun...
Nov 06, 2022
Strong winds, heavy rain knock out power to tens of thousands in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Tens of thousands of homes remain in the dark after fierce storms with strong winds toppled trees and brought down power lines throughout southern B.C. The BC Hydro website shows power is ...
Nov 05, 2022
Bears that attacked two women in Squamish, B.C., won't be captured
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Conservation officers say they don't plan to capture a pair of bears that attacked two women Thursday in Squamish, B.C., saying the incidents appear defensive in nature. Sgt. Simon Gr...
Nov 04, 2022
B.C. health science workers reach contract agreement with province
VICTORIA - A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the British Columbia government and the union representing 22,000 health-science professionals. A statement from the Health Employers...
Nov 04, 2022
Homicide detectives probe one of two Thursday shootings in Metro Vancouver
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say homicide detectives have taken over the case of a man seriously injured in the latest shooting in that city. A police statement says the 24-year-old was shot l...
Nov 04, 2022
