Category Archives: British Columbia
Burnaby couple wins lottery jackpot
Chau Ming (Lana) Leung and her husband (Joery) Yiu Fai Leung have been playing the same Lotto 6/49 numbers for 36 years - inspired by their family members' birthdays. And that consistency finally paid...
Mar 22, 2022
Labour market study launched for B.C.'s non-profit sector
The province has launched a new study to identify sector-wide challenges British Columbia's non-profits are facing.The 20-month study will explore how effective non-profits are at employing staff, exa...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services
VICTORIA - The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced the f...
Mar 22, 2022
Groups criticize Pacific salmon treaty, urge Alaska to protect B.C.-bound salmon
VANCOUVER - A coalition of Canadian groups is calling on Alaska's governor to stop the state's harvest of Canadian-bound salmon, while it criticizes the international treaty that prevents overfishing ...
Mar 22, 2022
B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30
VICTORIA - People in their 30s and older can now pick up packs of free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies across British Columbia. The province expanded eligibility Monday for the rapid antigen tests, which...
Mar 21, 2022
Rapid test kits available to British Columbians 30 and over
British Columbia's COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit program is now open to all residents age 30 and over. Eligible residents can visit a participating pharmacy and pick up a free kit containing five rapid anti...
Mar 21, 2022
Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed...
Mar 21, 2022
Health and well-being of Canadian women and girls impacted by remote living
A new study has found significant differences in the health and wellbeing of women and girls living in rural and remote areas versus those in more accessible areas.The study by Statistics Canada was b...
Mar 21, 2022
B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation's land rights
VANCOUVER - Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation in British Columbia have travelled to Vancouver to mark the start of a lawsuit that asks the court to recognize the nation's rights and title and put...
Mar 21, 2022
