Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Premier John Horgan working virtually after throat biopsy
VICTORIA - The premier's office in British Columbia says John Horgan is making good progress following last week's biopsy surgery for a growth in his throat. A statement on Tuesday said Horgan is part...
Nov 02, 2021
Vancouver home sales in October down from year ago, benchmark price up
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says October home sales in the region fell 5.2 per cent compared with a year ago, but remained above historical averages. The board says home sal...
Nov 02, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo.The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise ...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. government to discuss old-growth logging with release of advisory panel report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government was expected to discuss today the next steps it will take on old-growth logging in the province. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy was scheduled to release the...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. calls for exemption to decriminalize drug possession for personal use
In a Canada-first move to address the ongoing opioid crisis, the B.C. Government is looking at decriminalizing possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.Minister of Mental Health a...
Nov 01, 2021
1,370 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 25 more deaths
The death toll from COVID-19 continues to mount, with 25 more British Columbians dying of the virus over the weekend. It raises the provincial total to 2,181. Seven of the victims lived in the Interio...
Nov 01, 2021
Province lobbies to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
NANAIMO - Amid no sign the drug toxicity crisis is improving in B.C., the province wants criminal penalities wiped out for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs.Mental health and addictions...
Nov 01, 2021
Quesnel RCMP investigate two serious crashes
QUESNEL, B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel are investigating two serious motor vehicle collisions that occurred within three hours of each other this morning.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says the first c...
Nov 01, 2021
B.C. cancels some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: minister
VICTORIA - Surgeries in some British Columbia hospitals are being postponed due to staffing shortages created by more than 3,000 unvaccinated health-care workers who have been put on unpaid leave. Hea...
Nov 01, 2021
Report into summer heat deaths released
The B.C. Coroner's Service says 595 British Columbians died as a result of the record-breaking heat this past summer. The service said 32 of the deaths were in the Okanagan, and 526 occurred during th...
Nov 01, 2021
