Category Archives: British Columbia
Unifor demands further delay on tighter green rules for container trucks
VANCOUVER - Canada's largest private-sector union is calling on the federal government to push back a port plan that would impose tighter environmental restrictions on container trucks. Amid a gnarled...
Jan 07, 2022
Interior's active and new COVID-19 cases both rising
British Columbia is ending the first work week of 2022 with 3,144 new COVID-19 cases.That's down from the 3,233 on Thursday.#CovidBC update: 3,144 new cases since we last reported, for a total of 276,...
Jan 07, 2022
Pediatrician urges parents to have the COVID talk as Omicron cases hit new highs
VANCOUVER - A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Canada, the United States and Israel is urging people concerned about getting their children vaccinated to tal...
Jan 07, 2022
B.C. long-term care residents are entitled to a designated visitor: seniors advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is asking the province to designate one person as an essential visitor for every long-term care resident as the facilities move to stem the spread of COV...
Jan 06, 2022
COVID affects eight of 20 firefighters in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The City of Prince Rupert, B.C., is reassuring its community that essential fire protection is in place even though eight of 20 firefighters are off the job because of COVID-19. ...
Jan 06, 2022
New program to help support and expand farmers' markets in B.C.
Farmers' markets in British Columbia will be receiving financial support from the provincial and federal governments.The B.C. Farmers' Market Expansion program will provide funding to support the expa...
Jan 06, 2022
Snow covers southern B.C., rain and freezing rain to come, as cold still grips north
VANCOUVER - About 15 centimetres of snow blanketed Metro Vancouver overnight and almost double that amount was recorded at Victoria International airport as the latest storm slammed British Columbia's...
Jan 06, 2022
Report says tax on $1M+ homes could help make housing more affordable
An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of the report pub...
Jan 06, 2022
B.C. reports nearly 30,000 active cases of COVID-19 as Omicron variant spreads
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Ministry says the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 has risen to 317 as the province deals with the Omicron variant. The government says there are 3,798 new...
Jan 05, 2022
Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in B.C. as property values increase
VICTORIA - Homeowners in British Columbia whose property is valued at just under $2 million will still be eligible for the annual homeowner grant. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has ...
Jan 05, 2022
