Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
VICTORIA - Vaccination information on British Columbia's health-care professionals shows most are fully immunized though patients won't know if their own doctor has had all their COVID-19 shots. Provi...
May 10, 2022
Nearly 94 per cent of B.C.'s medical professionals vaccinated against COVID-19
New data from the province shows that a vast majority of health care practitioners in British Columbia have been vaccinated against COVID-19.In March, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued...
May 10, 2022
Delayed snowmelt, potential for rain and warm weather in B.C. raises risk of flooding
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's latest snow survey shows the snowpack is 13 per cent above normal levels, creating an increased risk for spring flooding. The May 1 Snow Survey Bulletin says a colder-th...
May 10, 2022
Salmon Arm to host firefighter conference
Salmon Arm will be home to hundreds of firefighters over the weekend.Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Fire Services and the Salmon Arm Fire Department are co-hosting the British Columbia Fire...
May 10, 2022
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that was...
May 09, 2022
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA - Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found what the British Columbia government says were repeated issues of erosion and sediment control. A stat...
May 09, 2022
Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first quarter compared with a year ago even though the company is struggling to secure used equipment to sell. The Vancouver-ba...
May 09, 2022
B.C. boy's mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in 'tragic' case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 09, 2022
UPDATE: Evacuation alert lifted for mobile home park residents
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. May 9, 2022 An evacuation alert issued for residents of the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has been lifted. The alert covered 27 residences in the park on Highway 97A. It was issue...
May 09, 2022
Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing at Vancouver park
VANCOUVER - Police say a 26-year-old has been charged in the death of a man in Vancouver's Crab Park. Vancouver police say in a news release Sunday that officers responded to reports of a man being as...
May 08, 2022
