Category Archives: British Columbia
Province appoints recovery liaisons to help in rebuild of fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C.
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says two parliamentary secretaries will work with the Village of Lytton to help it recover from the wildfire that destroyed much of the community. Two people died in th...
Oct 27, 2021
West Fraser sees big gain in Q3 from Norbord addition, but results weaker than Q2
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says the addition of Norbord increased its third-quarter results from a year ago but B.C. wildfires and lower lumber prices contributed to a weakening from the ...
Oct 27, 2021
B.C. health hubs to provide co-ordinated help for children, youth with disabilities
VICTORIA - A father says his family's goals of helping their youngest child walk, talk and eat turned into a full-time job navigating British Columbia's complex patchwork of supports for children and ...
Oct 27, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. jump by 32
British Columbia now has 422 COVID-19 hospitalizations, as 32 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the province Wednesday.The Ministry of Health reports that 157 of those patients are in int...
Oct 27, 2021
Flag and effigy in Halloween display spark investigations
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP say some Halloween decorations seen at a Kelowna residence can not be tolerated in the community or by society.Mounties say a Confederate flag and an alleged effigy of a hanging p...
Oct 27, 2021
Man jailed six years for abusing Nanaimo area sex trade workers
Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Violence inflicted by a man wi...
Oct 27, 2021
B.C. football fan scores big lotto jackpot
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Gary Muchula plans to be at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles next February for Super Bowl 56.That's one of the plans the football fan from West Vancouver is making after winning $10.2 mil...
Oct 27, 2021
Coast guard says 106 containers, not 40, fell off cargo ship near Victoria
VICTORIA - The coast guard has updated the number of containers that fell into the ocean from a cargo ship off Victoria to 106, up from the original estimate of 40. It says the owner of the MV Zim Kin...
Oct 27, 2021
Modelling group says COVID-19 cases declining in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An independent group of researchers analyzing the course of COVID-19 in British Columbia says cases are declining at about two per cent a day but children under 10 could now be more at ris...
Oct 27, 2021
VIDEO: Fake whale provides real-world simulation on marine mammal rescue
NANAIMO - It looked real for dozens of onlookers, but a beached whale in Departure Bay turned out to be little more than a routine training drill.Local officers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada were o...
Oct 27, 2021
