Category Archives: British Columbia
Vaccine requirement imposed for school district staff in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - The school board in Delta, B.C., is requiring all its employees to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 and is giving them less than two months to disclose their status. Board chair Va...
Jan 13, 2022
B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction industry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minist...
Jan 13, 2022
Drug-poisoning prevention training for construction industry expanded in B.C.
The B.C. Government is taking steps to address drug-poisoning deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, said men make up almost 80 per cent ...
Jan 13, 2022
University of B.C. acquires rare book of Shakespeare's first collection of plays
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has acquired a nearly 400-year-old copy of William Shakespeare's first collection of plays in a single volume, which is known to have preserved 36 of his...
Jan 12, 2022
Aritzia beats expectations as third-quarter profits more than double on revenue boost
VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. handily beat expectations as its net profit more than doubled on a big boost in revenues in the third quarter of its fiscal year. The Vancouver-based clothing retailer says it...
Jan 12, 2022
Sea-to-Sky at highest risk of avalanches as storms hit southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada is warning of a high risk of avalanches across the South Coast, the effect of a series of atmospheric rivers bringing heavy rain to the region. The organization says the S...
Jan 12, 2022
B.C. gyms, bars, lounges ordered closed due to COVID-19 can apply for relief grants
VICTORIA - Businesses that were ordered to close last month because of public health orders in British Columbia to limit the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant can now apply for ...
Jan 12, 2022
Applications open for COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant
Businesses affected by recent COVID-19 restrictions and measures that forced them to close can now apply for some provincial funds.B.C.'s COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant program opened applications Wedn...
Jan 12, 2022
Man faces charge of mischief after vandalism of Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man who allegedly defaced a memorial dedicated to the passengers of a ship that was forced to return to India more than a ce...
Jan 12, 2022
Record year for orca and humpback sightings in B.C.'s Salish Sea, says association
VANCOUVER - The agency that represents 29 whale-watching companies in British Columbia and Washington state says its members report 2021 was a record year for whale sightings in the Salish Sea. The Pa...
Jan 12, 2022
