Category Archives: British Columbia
Richmond tops the Shuswap and Okanagan for most-loved destination in Canada
Richmond B.C. has come out on top in a ranking of the 50 most-loved destinations in Canada.The Lower Mainland city was cited for its air travel, being the home of Vancouver International Airport.The r...
Feb 16, 2022
No vaccine passport means B.C. school events capped at 50% for spectators: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says capacity at school-based events will be capped at 50 per cent for spectators to provide some physical distancing because proof of vaccination will...
Feb 16, 2022
Lawyer says he didn't advise B.C. Speaker on clerk's retirement benefit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer who advised British Columbia's former Speaker about a retirement allowance that is the subject of a criminal charge says the name of then-clerk Craig James never came up in those ...
Feb 16, 2022
Volunteers who supported seniors a lasting legacy of pandemic: B.C. seniors advocate
VICTORIA - The advocate for seniors in British Columbia says a rise in volunteer services supporting the elderly has been one of the "brightest lights" throughout the pandemic. Isobel Mackenzie says n...
Feb 16, 2022
Province funding activities for Family Day
With the COVID-19 restrictions being eased this week, families will have even more to enjoy for Family Day on Monday, Feb. 21, a statutory holiday.Melanie Mark, minister of Tourism Arts, Culture and S...
Feb 16, 2022
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER - Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are dec...
Feb 16, 2022
West Fraser caps year of record profits with higher Q4 profits on Norbord acquisition
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. capped a year of strong growth and record profits with net income surging 18 per cent in the fourth quarter on the addition of Norbord during the COVID-19 pande...
Feb 15, 2022
Vancouver police use DNA to identify child victims in 'Babes in the Woods' cold case
VANCOUVER - The child victims in what police say is Vancouver's oldest unsolved murder case have been identified as two young brothers. Police say David and Derek D'Alton were six and seven when they ...
Feb 15, 2022
Arrests as RCMP clear protest near Pacific Highway border crossing in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Canada Border Services Agency says traffic is moving again south of Vancouver at the Pacific Highway border crossing leading to Washington state. Surrey RCMP Const. Sarbjit Sangha says...
Feb 15, 2022
B.C. health officials expected to announce plan for easing some COVID-19 restrictions
British Columbia's top doctor is expected to announce the plan today for gradually easing public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. A news conference will be held at 1:30 p.m...
Feb 15, 2022
