Category Archives: British Columbia
Trevali CEO resigns; embattled miner entered into creditor protection last month
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says its president and chief executive, as well as its chief operating officer, have both resigned. The Vancouver-based miner says Ricus Grimbeek, who has served as CE...
Sep 16, 2022
End of time change still in works: Premier Horgan
British Columbia is still waiting for western U.S states to get on board with an initiative to end the twice annual practice of changing clocks.Premier John Horgan told media at the Union of B.C. Muni...
Sep 16, 2022
Day parole extended for woman who killed Victoria teenager Reena Virk 25 years ago
VANCOUVER - Day parole has been extended for a woman convicted of murdering Victoria teenager Reena Virk almost 25 years ago. A Parole Board of Canada decision says 40-year-old Kerry Sim, who was form...
Sep 16, 2022
Sperm whales' clicking dialects are evidence of 'non-human culture', say scientists
VANCOUVER - In the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, there are a lot of conversations going on. Click-click-click-click-click. That's the sound of a sperm whale. Click-click-click-click, pause, click....
Sep 16, 2022
B.C.'s five remaining 'wildfires of note' see rain, cooler temperatures
VANCOUVER - Cool, showery weather is helping wildfire crews make progress on the five highly visible or potentially damaging wildfires currently burning in British Columbia. The Regional District of C...
Sep 16, 2022
Agnico Eagle signs deal to partner with Teck on mine in Mexico
VANCOUVER - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has signed a deal with Teck Resources Ltd. to take a 50 per cent stake in a copper-zinc project in Mexico for US$580 million. Under the agreement, Agnico Eagle will...
Sep 16, 2022
Vancouver candidates in court case over Chinese, Persian names won't be barred: city
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says none of the municipal election candidates named in a court action by its chief election officer will be disqualified from running, regardless of whether a judge ...
Sep 15, 2022
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths tick down as cold and flu season approaches
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 numbers from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control show the number of people admitted to hospital with the illness is declining. The weekly report says 142 peo...
Sep 15, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination requirement remains for health care workers
Health care workers in British Columbia will continue to need to be protected from COVID-19 in order to work. The provincial government is keeping the requirement for health care workers to have recei...
Sep 15, 2022
B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia gondola company whose main suspension cable has twice been deliberately cut has filed a lawsuit against the security company it hired to design and install a new, upgr...
Sep 15, 2022
