Category Archives: British Columbia
Province receives over 200 recommendations for Budget 2023
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has made 216 recommendations for the BC government's 2023 budget.The report on the consultation overview said the recommendations were ...
Aug 11, 2022
Sentencing hearing for man convicted in Amanda Todd case set for September
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before her suicide has been scheduled for next month. Justi...
Aug 11, 2022
'Transformative' change possible, says Anjali Appadurai, 2nd NDP leadership candidate
VICTORIA - A former federal election candidate who describes herself as a human rights and climate advocate has entered the British Columbia New Democrat leadership race. Anjali Appadurai is the secon...
Aug 11, 2022
Former B.C. New Democrat leader Bob Skelly dies
Former British Columbia New Democratic Party leader Bob Skelly has died at the age of 79.In a message posted on social media, Premier John Horgan says he is saddened to hear of Skelly's death and than...
Aug 11, 2022
New candidate for B.C. NDP leader
A former federal NDP candidate in the riding of Vancouver-Granville is challenging Attorney General David Eby for leadership of the B.C. New DemocratsAnjali Appadurai says she's running as a way to ch...
Aug 11, 2022
Little change to Vancouver downtown street encampment as residents wonder where to go
VANCOUVER - It was difficult to see any difference had been made to the tent encampment in Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside on Wednesday, a day after city staff began what's expected to be a wee...
Aug 10, 2022
Heat wave suspected in 16 deaths in B.C., six in Interior
The heat wave that hit B.C. in late July and early August is suspected to have resulted in 16 deaths across the province.The B.C. Coroners Service said the deaths were recorded between July 26 and Aug...
Aug 10, 2022
Drones tackle Penticton blaze as cool weather helps bring B.C. fires under control
PENTICTON - Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia's Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under ...
Aug 10, 2022
Coroner's report shows 16 suspected heat deaths linked to recent B.C. hot spell
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service is reporting 16 suspected heat-related deaths in late July and early August, coinciding with heat warnings over much of the province during the same pe...
Aug 10, 2022
West Fraser cuts production, mill shifts in B.C. for loss of 147 jobs
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is cutting a shift at three B.C. mills for a loss of 147 jobs as it reduces production in part because of lack of timber supplies. The wood products com...
Aug 10, 2022
