Category Archives: British Columbia
Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent
VICTORIA - Nine COVID-19 outbreaks at seniors' care homes in British Columbia have been declared over, while two more have been announced. There are 46 health-care facilities in the province with ongo...
Feb 11, 2022
Arrest made in 2020 murder case
A Kelowna woman has been arrested in a homicide case that's over a year old.Kelowna RCMP opened the investigation on Dec. 13, 2020, when officers discovered the body of a deceased man outside a reside...
Feb 11, 2022
Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers rescue
VICTORIA - Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Henry is about 30 kilograms light...
Feb 11, 2022
B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown
VANCOUVER - The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob R...
Feb 11, 2022
More pains to come at the pumps as gas prices are expected to rise
PRINCE GEORGE - If you are a driver then you know the pain when it comes to filling up your vehicle at the pumps. Fuel prices are at an all-time high across the province.In the Lower Mainland gas is s...
Feb 11, 2022
British Columbians to benefit from trades training support
The B.C. Government is helping support people further their skills in trades with more training seats and supports.The province has provided the Industry Training Authority (ITA) with $5 million to he...
Feb 11, 2022
Final evacuation orders lifted in Old Fort, B.C., years after landslides
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Final evacuation orders have been lifted for an area of northeastern British Columbia affected by slow-moving landslides that began more than three years ago. A notice on the Pea...
Feb 11, 2022
More assessments required for areas destroyed by White Rock Lake wildfire
Preliminary assessments on the hazards caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been completed, but the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) says more needs to be done before moving on.RDCO...
Feb 10, 2022
Commercial flight diverted in high-speed chase in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police say a man has been charged following a high-speed chase that required the diversion of a commercial airplane and ended with a collision involving a police vehicle in Langley,...
Feb 10, 2022
Trucking association calls for zero emission vehicle mandate for commercial transportation
The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) is asking the provincial government to legislate a zero emission vehicle sales mandate for the commercial road transportation sector.The BCTA said in a release tha...
Feb 10, 2022
