Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. high court certifies former flight attendant's class-action suit against WestJet
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled a former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract against WestJet can proceed. The decision from a three-member pa...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu
VANCOUVER - Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poul...
Apr 20, 2022
"Mama Let Him Play" rocker Jerry Doucette dies
Canadian musician Jerry Doucette, whose smooth hits "Mama Let Him Play" and "Nobody" planted his band Doucette in the yacht rock movement of the late 1970s has died at 70. His wife Maggie confirmed th...
Apr 19, 2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...
Apr 19, 2022
Cold spring concerns B.C. cherry farmers
Some cherry farmers in British Columbia are using helicopters to push warm air over the trees as unseasonably cool temperatures threaten this year's cherry crop even before the fruit has formed.Presid...
Apr 19, 2022
Albatross came back to Vancouver Island to feed over hundreds of generations: study
VANCOUVER - The short-tailed albatross were creatures of habit, according to a new study that found they returned to Vancouver Island to feed for generations over a 4,200-year period before being driv...
Apr 18, 2022
Omicron remains the most common COVID-19 variant among B.C. residents
VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded another 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the week ending April 9. New cases reported for the same period were 1,770. In the first weekly reporting of pandemic stati...
Apr 14, 2022
Avian flu confirmed at North Okanagan farm
B.C.'s Minister of Agriculture has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) at a farm in the North Okanagan. Lana Popham said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is leading the inves...
Apr 14, 2022
B.C. ferry needs tug after breakdown, prompts cancellations before long weekend
VANCOUVER - Travellers aboard a B.C. ferry heading to Nanaimo endured an epic late-night sailing when the vessel had engine trouble mid-voyage. BC Ferries says the Queen of Oak Bay departed Horseshoe ...
Apr 14, 2022
Confirmed case of avian flu at British Columbia poultry farm in north Okanagan
VICTORIA - A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia farm in the north Okanagan region. Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham says in a statement the Canadian Foo...
Apr 14, 2022
