Category Archives: British Columbia
Home demand still outstrips supply in Metro Vancouver but price hikes slow: report
VANCOUVER - Home sales across Metro Vancouver remained well above the 10-year average in September, but the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says prices haven't climbed as sharply. The board's h...
Oct 04, 2021
Nanaimo drenched by wet September, extreme seasonal weather continues
NANAIMO - When it rains it pours.Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven said the hot and dry summer came to an abrupt end when the calendar to September, leading to consistent and steady rain loc...
Oct 04, 2021
COVID recovery and child care are Opposition targets as B.C. legislature returns
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic and the British Columbia government's economic recovery plans are expected to be key issues in legislature in the coming weeks as politicians return Monday for the fal...
Oct 04, 2021
B.C. legislature resumes with Opposition looking to focus on COVID-19, economy
VICTORIA - British Columbia's legislative session is set to get underway for the fall sitting today, with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery plans expected to be the key issues. Most politici...
Oct 04, 2021
B.C. to begin COVID-19 booster shots for long-term care, assisted living residents
VICTORIA - British Columbians living in long-term care and assisted living homes are due to start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this week. Health officials say they are offering boosters because of...
Oct 04, 2021
Whistler, B.C., resident fined $60,000 for feeding black bears
WHISTLER, B.C. - A Whistler, B.C., woman has been hit with a $60,000 fine after feeding bulk produce to bears over the course of one summer. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it launched an i...
Oct 02, 2021
'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...
Oct 02, 2021
Marine heat waves could wipe out fish stocks, UBC study finds
VANCOUVER - A new study from the University of British Columbia says extreme temperatures caused by climate change will eliminate hundreds of thousands of tonnes from the world's fishery catch in addi...
Oct 02, 2021
B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation's treaty rights
BUICK, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial deve...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened homelessness in the province's capital, with the region facing a lack of shelter spaces for those who test positi...
Oct 01, 2021
