Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed
WHISTLER, B.C. - Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has been in a health-care crisis since at least the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging there's urgent need for ch...
Sep 13, 2022
Study co-authored by B.C.'s top doctor says 80% of kids, youth have had COVID-19
VANCOUVER - A study co-authored by British Columbia's top doctor says at least 70 to 80 per cent of children and youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have been infected with COVID-19. The ...
Sep 13, 2022
Highway 1 to close in Kicking Horse Canyon for fall construction
The highway through Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden will see closures through the fall for construction work.Crews spent the summer months making improvements to the highway that leads from the Inter...
Sep 13, 2022
BCHL launches video review pilot of certain penalties
The BC Hockey League will test expanded video review rules at its 2022 Showcase next month in Chilliwack.Through the use of the Sporfie video system, officials will be able to review all penalties whe...
Sep 13, 2022
Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained
VANCOUVER - Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting air quality advisories from Vancouver Island into Alberta. Environment Canada is maintaining advis...
Sep 13, 2022
37 B.C. mayors win by acclamation after standing unopposed
VANCOUVER - Municipal elections are still more than a month away, but mayors for dozens of communities across B.C. have already won by acclamation after standing unopposed. Nomination information coll...
Sep 12, 2022
B.C. says financial outlook improving, forecasts $706 million surplus, says minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's financial outlook is showing improvements, with a budget surplus of $706 million forecast for the current fiscal year. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says preliminary ...
Sep 12, 2022
Wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of B.C., improves slightly over Vancouver
Air quality has improved slightly over Metro Vancouver but remains at very unhealthy levels in several other regions as wildfire smoke blankets large sections of British Columbia. Environment Canada i...
Sep 12, 2022
B.C. man convicted in young girl's murder in 1978 loses appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man found guilty in the death of a young girl in 1978 has lost an appeal of his first-degree murder conviction. GRAPHIC WARNING: The following details may be disturbing ...
Sep 11, 2022
Smoky skies persist in Vancouver and surrounding areas due to wildfires
VANCOUVER - Regional officials say air quality is expected to worsen in parts of the Vancouver area as smoky skies persisted Sunday due to wildfires in the province and the United States. Metro Vancou...
Sep 11, 2022
