Category Archives: British Columbia
UBCM and province to review local government finance system
The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) and the province will partner to review the local government finance system to ensure municipalities and regional districts remain resilient during times of eco...
Jan 26, 2022
Kelowna airport gets $15M for upgrades, faster passenger flow during COVID testing
KELOWNA, B.C. - The airport in Kelowna, B.C., has received $15 million in federal funding for upgrades to infrastructure, including for the flow of passengers and crew being tested for COVID-19. Trans...
Jan 26, 2022
Federal funding supports upgrades for Kelowna International Airport
Kelowna International Airport is receiving over $18 million in federal funding for key infrastructure projects and operational support.Of those funds, $15.2 million is coming through the Transport Can...
Jan 26, 2022
Loaded shotguns & homemade bomb among haul from Nanaimo traffic stop
NANAIMO - What originally looked like a routine traffic stop turned into a substantial bust by local Mounties.RCMP media liaison officer Cst. Gary O'Brien said an officer spotted a suspicious older mo...
Jan 26, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Four people found dead at home in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say four people were found dead at a home in Richmond, B.C., in what they describe as a targeted shooting. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says officers were called ...
Jan 26, 2022
Interior Fraser steelhead face extinction, warn B.C. fishing, conservation groups
VANCOUVER - Fishery and conservation groups in British Columbia warn a unique species of ocean-going trout faces a "severe conservation crisis" and must be added to Canada's Species at Risk Act. Fifte...
Jan 26, 2022
B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against protests at Fairy Creek until September
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling and extended an injunction against old-growth logging protests until September on Vancouver Island. A panel of three ...
Jan 26, 2022
Youth sports tournaments to resume in February
B.C.'s top doctor says youth sports tournaments can resume soon.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said with vaccination rates continuing to climb and new daily COVID-19 cases levelling off, t...
Jan 25, 2022
Water taxi with six on board hits rocks near Tofino, B.C.; four suffer injuries
TOFINO, B.C. - Four people suffered undetermined injuries when a water taxi with six people on board ran aground near Tofino, B.C. Navy Lt. Pamela Hogan, a public affairs officer, says the coast guard...
Jan 25, 2022
B.C. extends proof of vaccine card program to the end of June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's vaccine card program is being extended until June 30. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the government is trying to mitigate the risks of spreading COVID-19...
Jan 25, 2022
