Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. Pharmacists ...
Sep 29, 2022
National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022
Vancouver gas prices pass $2.39, breaking North American record: analyst
VANCOUVER - Gas prices in Vancouver have hit a new high of more than $2.39 a litre at some stations, blowing past the previous peak set this summer. One gas analyst says that's a new all-time record f...
Sep 29, 2022
Some B.C. regions at Drought Level 4 as water scarcity affects the province
VICTORIA - Little to no rainfall over the past five weeks in several areas of British Columbia has prompted a warning from the Ministry of Forests about drought. The ministry says Vancouver Island, th...
Sep 29, 2022
Events in many communities in B.C. to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
VANCOUVER - Events are planned across British Columbia to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday. The Survivor's Flag was raised at the B.C. legislature Wednesday in a ceremony th...
Sep 29, 2022
New record for gas prices set in B.C.
Gas prices jumped overnight in some Canadian cities by as much as 20 cents with refinery issues being cited as the reason.The price at the pump hit 239.9 cents per litre in Metro Vancouver, breaking a...
Sep 29, 2022
B.C. cabinet minister Melanie Mark resigns and takes medical leave
VICTORIA - British Columbia cabinet minister Melanie Mark has resigned her portfolio to go on medical leave. A statement from Premier John Horgan says Mark advised him Wednesday that she would be taki...
Sep 28, 2022
Vancouver police investigating possible racially motivated assault
Vancouver police say they're investigating a possible hate crime after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted while walking in the city's downtown. Police say the young Asian woman was hit over the back of...
Sep 28, 2022
Free flu shots aim to dampen comeback amid expected COVID-19 surge in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are preparing for a possible surge of influenza infections at the same time as COVID-19 strikes this fall. The province is offering free flu shots beginnin...
Sep 28, 2022
B.C. illicit drug death toll nearly 1,500 this year: coroners service
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province. New data from the service cites 169 drug deaths last month, repr...
Sep 28, 2022
