Category Archives: British Columbia
Province adds 'circuit breaker' restrictions to combat COVID-19 in north
B.C.'s health minister calls it "an enormous challenge" for northern B.C., and all of the province. Adrian Dix was commenting on the growing number of people needing critical care in the north, many d...
Oct 14, 2021
Circuit breaker restrictions hit Northern Health in bid to curb rising cases and hospitalizations
NANAIMO -New restrictions are coming for most Northern Health authority residents in a bid to curb rising COVID-19 transmission.Restrictions on household and organized events similar to what was appli...
Oct 14, 2021
B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The relocation of the construction of a secondary school in New Westminster, B.C., once planned to be built over a cemetery not used in a century, is an example of reconciliati...
Oct 14, 2021
Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and fire that destroyed Lytton
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying it has found no connection between train activity and the fir...
Oct 14, 2021
New youth labour regulations take effect Friday
New employment standards intended to protect young British Columbians at work will be put in place this Friday, Oct. 15.The changes bring the general work age in B.C. from 12 up to 16 and define the t...
Oct 14, 2021
Government-funded iPhones to connect B.C.'s youth in care to services, technology
VICTORIA - Thousands of youth in care across British Columbia will receive an Apple iPhone to better connect them to friends, family and available technology. A statement from the Ministry of Children...
Oct 14, 2021
No evidence of freight train link to wildfire in Lytton, B.C.: TSB
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says there's no evidence that a freight train sparked a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lytton, B.C., this summer. The agency says that unless new in...
Oct 14, 2021
'He's doing very well:' rare white raven continually improves at wildlife sanctuary
ERRINGTON - While the odds remain stacked against him, staff are increasingly optimistic about the future of an ever-strengthening prized bird.Blizzard was found last spring emaciated in the Errington...
Oct 14, 2021
Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...
Oct 14, 2021
TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the "possible relation" between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lyt...
Oct 14, 2021
