Category Archives: British Columbia
Crash kills mother and child from Okanagan
A T-bone collision in Sicamous Thursday (Feb. 17) claimed the lives of an Okanagan mother and child.RCMP say the crash took place just after 9:00 a.m. Thursday in the 1800-block of Trans Canada Highwa...
Feb 18, 2022
RCMP say Coastal GasLink site in northern B.C. 'attacked,' causing significant damage
HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia are investigating what they say was a violent confrontation between a group of about 20 people and Coastal GasLink employees at a work site for th...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. health authority issues urgent drug alert to prevent overdose
KELOWNA, B.C. - An urgent drug alert has been issued for the Interior Health region of British Columbia after extreme levels of fentanyl and a benzodiazepine were found in drug samples tested througho...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health...
Feb 17, 2022
Interior home to 191 new COVID-19 cases
The Interior had the second highest new COVID-19 cases in B.C. Thursday, Feb. 17.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control reported 191 new infections in the Interior (decrease of 86 from Wednesday), second...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. nation to search for children who didn't come home from Alert Bay school
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation located off the coast of northeastern Vancouver Island says it has started an investigation on the grounds of a former residential school, looking for...
Feb 17, 2022
Workers able to return to offices
Workers in B.C. will be transitioning back into their workplaces.Dr. Bonnie Henry has updated the Provincial Health Officer Order on workplace safety, removing the section that requires employers to a...
Feb 17, 2022
B.C. government expanding skills training programs through new complex in Burnaby
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is spending more than $136 million to build a new trades and technology training complex in Burnaby. It says the complex at the British Columbia Institute of...
Feb 17, 2022
Canfor Pulp Products curtailing production at Taylor Pulp for at least six weeks
VANCOUVER - Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is curtailing production at its Taylor Pulp mill in B.C. for a minimum of six weeks due to transportation problems that have hurt its ability to ship product. The...
Feb 17, 2022
Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning
VANCOUVER - The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf's prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflectio...
Feb 17, 2022
