Category Archives: British Columbia
New payment model to support B.C.'s family doctors
A tentative new deal has been developed between doctors and the B.C. government that is aimed at protecting, supporting and strengthening B.C.'s health care system and patient care.The new three-year ...
Oct 31, 2022
Weekend storm brings B.C. only modest relief from drought, but more rain to come
VANCOUVER - Several days of heavy rain over British Columbia's central and south coasts have only slightly eased drought conditions gripping the region. The province's online drought map shows the Nic...
Oct 31, 2022
CP NewsAlert: B.C. government offers new pay model for doctors to help health crisis
VANCOUVER - Family doctors in British Columbia are getting a significant raise under the province's new compensation model as part of a plan to address the crisis in the health care system. The provin...
Oct 31, 2022
Exiting B.C. Premier Horgan says he learned to listen, but fuse still burns bright
VICTORIA - John Horgan says some of the greatest lessons he learned while premier of British Columbia came from people considered political adversaries. He said he found ways to work with people of al...
Oct 31, 2022
Mischief trial set to start for Doug McCallum, outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in...
Oct 31, 2022
Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say five people were stabbed in less than an hour early Sunday as Halloween partiers flooded the city's entertainment zones. Sgt. Steve Addison says all five victims we...
Oct 30, 2022
Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, w...
Oct 29, 2022
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022
2030 Olympic bid not quite dead, but B.C. government must join talks: First Nations
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders say they're still open to pursuing a bid to host the 2030 Olympics in British Columbia, but need the provincial government to engage in talks for plans to move forwar...
Oct 28, 2022
Urgent recommendation calls for inspection of Canadian-made De Havilland Otter planes
VANCOUVER - Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state...
Oct 28, 2022
