Category Archives: British Columbia
Interfor caps off blockbuster year on a sour note as fourth-quarter profit plunges
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. is reporting a near tripling in profits last year despite a weaker fourth quarter in which net earnings were cut by more than half. The Burnaby, B.C., lumber producer sa...
Feb 05, 2022
Judge to decide on petition over B.C. Liberal leadership vote
VANCOUVER - A judge was expected to deliver her decision today on a petition that asks the British Columbia Supreme Court to delay the release of results from the B.C. Liberal party's leadership vote....
Feb 05, 2022
Brain injury endemic among homeless populations: Vancouver research
VANCOUVER - Traumatic brain injury is so common among the homeless that prevention should be prioritized for people facing multiple challenges and worse outcomes compared with "affluent populations," ...
Feb 05, 2022
Cities in British Columbia prepare for trucker convoy protests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister says Victoria residents should plan for a potential truck convoy protest against COVID-19 measures this weekend at the legislature as the governmen...
Feb 04, 2022
B.C.'s Public Safety Minister calls for peaceful protests
With more COVID-19 protests planned in communities around B.C. this weekend, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General is calling for peaceful and lawful assemblies.Mike Farnworth issued a s...
Feb 04, 2022
B.C. reports 946 patients in hospital, 19 more deaths due to COVID
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say 19 more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in the province to 2,675. In a statement Friday, the Health Minist...
Feb 04, 2022
Unions reach pattern contract with Canfor paying 8% wage increase, signing bonus
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Two of Canada's largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and...
Feb 04, 2022
Canada's premiers unanimously call for increase in health transfers
Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to increase health transfers.The feds currently cover 22 per cent of each province's health care costs, with provinces covering the remaining 78...
Feb 04, 2022
Police say one male dead after suspected targeted shooting in North Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - A person has been killed in a shooting in Delta, B.C. A statement from Delta Police says officers responded to a call of shots fired just after 2 a.m. at a home on the northeast side of ...
Feb 04, 2022
B.C. Liberal party in court as members cast votes for new leader
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a last-minute petition today asking it to delay the release of results for the new leader of the B.C. Liberal party. Seven candidates ...
Feb 04, 2022
