Category Archives: British Columbia
Avalanche Canada warns of risks on B.C. South Coast following storm
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada is warning of a "considerable" risk across British Columbia's south coast for parts of this week. The agency warning covers alpine, treeline and below-treeline sect...
Mar 15, 2022
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla
Winter hasn't run its course for the Coquihalla Highway as of yet.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the high-elevation route, saying 15 to 20 centimetres is expected to fall between...
Mar 15, 2022
Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker to headline Rockin’ River 2022
MERRITT, B.C. - The first lineup announcement ahead of Rockin' River 2022 has been released with Tim McGraw and Darius Rucker headlining a talented list of artists set to come to the Nicola Valley thi...
Mar 15, 2022
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year...
Mar 15, 2022
Another 14 people die from COVID-19 in B.C., hospitalizations fall
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped again in British Columbia but another 14 people died over a three-day period since Friday. A Health Ministry statement says the death toll has reache...
Mar 14, 2022
Inflation pushes B.C.'s minimum wage up by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour
SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia government is pushing the minimum wage up to $15.65 an hour, which it says is the highest among the provinces. Labour Minister Harry Bains announced today that the ...
Mar 14, 2022
Province to raise minimum wage to $15.65 this June
British Columbia workers who make minimum wage will be getting a pay raise in a few months.Labour Minister Harry Bains has announced that, effective June 1, 2022, the general minimum wage will increas...
Mar 14, 2022
B.C. announces new regulations to curb catalytic converter thefts
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has moved to prevent thefts of catalytic converters, a crime that costs millions every year. The province has changed the regulations for metal dealers and r...
Mar 14, 2022
Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after British Columbia's worst mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine failed in August 2014, re...
Mar 13, 2022
Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan
VANCOUVER - A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orc...
Mar 13, 2022
