Category Archives: British Columbia
Explosion near downtown Nanaimo destroys house, shockwave felt throughout city
NANAIMO - An apparent natural gas explosion has destroyed a house near the downtown, sending a massive shockwave throughout the city.Buildings rattled as a result of the explosion around 8:20 p.m. on ...
Feb 28, 2022
BCREA criticizes cooling-off period for housing
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says a cooling-off period the province is looking to introduce this spring will not alleviate the market's heated conditions.The proposed legis...
Feb 28, 2022
UPDATE: Stores pull Russian liquor from government outlets
UPDATE: 6:00 a.m. Feb. 26 Crown liquor stores in British Columbia, and several Canadian provinces, were pulling Russian products from their shelves Friday in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For...
Feb 26, 2022
Gang leader wanted for 2009 murder arrested in Puerto Rico: B.C.: anti-gang unit
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's anti-gang police unit says the hunt for a high-profile murder suspect is believed to be over. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says in a release that Cono...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to fall
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded another 12 deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,851. A statement from the Health Ministry shows the number of people in hospitals due to COV...
Feb 25, 2022
Vancouver police seek witnesses after 'violent swarming' in downtown park
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released a video they acknowledge is troubling to watch, but say they hope it leads to identifying those who attacked a man in the city last weekend. The video sho...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. premier condemns Russian leader Putin, says B.C. supports people of Ukraine
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia supports the people of Ukraine in their battle to turn back Russian military forces and President Vladimir Putin. He says B.C. is working with the ...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. gets a new ministry to oversee land, water and resource stewardship
The British Columbia government has unveiled a new ministry that it says was created to address changing and complex issues across the natural resource sector. Premier John Horgan said the Ministry of...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. government remodels cabinet portfolios to make resource stewardship ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is reorganizing several of its natural resource ministries to create the new Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship. Premier John Horgan has appoin...
Feb 25, 2022
B.C. premier at swearing-in ceremony, throne speech hinted at stewardship ministry
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan will be at Government House today for an announcement that involves a swearing-in ceremony. A statement from the premier's office provides few details a...
Feb 25, 2022
