Category Archives: British Columbia
No end to 48-day transit strike in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region as talks break off
WHISTLER, B.C. - Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on eventual wage parity. Unifor Western R...
Mar 18, 2022
Charge laid in Kootenay homicide
A suspect has been arrested in a sudden death that turned into a homicide investigation.The case began on February 6, 2022 when RCMP in the East Kootenay town of Creston were contacted after a 56-year...
Mar 17, 2022
Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19
VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness. The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the sta...
Mar 17, 2022
Businesses in Vernon received over $4M in COVID relief funding
Businesses in the Vernon area received over $4 million in provincial grants through the COVID-19 pandemic.Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu said the grants, provided through the Small-and Medium Si...
Mar 17, 2022
B.C. commits to more funding to address homelessness
The B.C. Government is committing to more investments to expand services, supports and access to care to address homelessness in the province.Thursday's announcement comes the day after a report on a ...
Mar 17, 2022
B.C. government says transition of youth from care among roots of homelessness
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care as part of a cross-government approach to target the root causes of homelessness. Several cabinet ministers ga...
Mar 17, 2022
Second big lottery win in B.C. in one week
A Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Vancouver for Wednesday night's draw scored a $6-million prize. The ticket was the only one purchased across Canada to match all six winning numbers: 1, 3, 8, 14, 15, ...
Mar 17, 2022
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 17, 2022
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital W...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. campground reservation system upgraded for 2022 season
People can start booking reservations for provincial campgrounds next week and when they do, they will notice some improvements to the online system.The Environment Ministry says the new reservation s...
Mar 16, 2022
