Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. aims to end 'period poverty,' expand access to menstrual products
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is providing $750,000 to expand access to free menstrual products for people who need them and to help the United Way establish a task force to ...
May 27, 2022
Environment Canada warns of heavy rain for parts of northern B.C., flood watch posted
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada warns prolonged rains will drench parts of northern B.C. over the weekend, raising the potential for localized flooding. A rainfall warning has been issued for the North...
May 27, 2022
Provincial task force to tackle period poverty
The B.C. Government is taking action to end period poverty and remove stigmas associated with menstruation.The province is assembling a new Period Poverty Task Force, backed by $750,000 in funding, th...
May 27, 2022
Buddy Up for suicide prevention
The Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) is promoting a Buddy Up program to reduce men's suicide in Canada.June is Buddy Up Month and the centre is focusing on men's suicide prevention through a campai...
May 27, 2022
One dead after ammonia leak at business
UPDATE:A man who worked at an ice-making business has died following an ammonia leak in Kamloops.Deputy fire chief Ryan Cail says the man is believed to have been in his '60s.Two other people managed ...
May 26, 2022
B.C. financial regulator advises three-day 'cooling-off' period for homebuyers
VANCOUVER - The regulator for British Columbia's real estate sector has recommended that the province adopt a so-called "cooling-off" period of three business days to protect people buying a home, thr...
May 26, 2022
COVID-19 cases on the decline in Interior, B.C.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are dropping in the Interior and across B.C.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) weekly report stated there were 281 cases of COVID-19 in the Inter...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Council to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-fuelled garden tools in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - Gas-powered leaf blowers and other landscaping tools fuelled by gas will soon be banned in the Vancouver Island District of Oak Bay. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a b...
May 26, 2022
Post-secondary wildlife stewardship research to receive provincial support
The B.C. Government is promising up to six grants to university graduate students working towards guiding wildlife stewardship and strategies.The province has said up to six research grants of $25,000...
May 26, 2022
