British Columbia

Former B.C. minister Kash Heed next up to testify at money laundering public inquiry

VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia cabinet minister and police chief will be the latest high-profile politician to testify today at the public inquiry into money laundering. Kash Heed, who was B.C....

Apr 30, 2021

Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades

VANCOUVER - A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being logged have filed a notice to appeal a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that granted an in...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials admitted efforts to administer pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver pandemic hot zones did not work properly. Provincial health officer Dr. B...

Apr 29, 2021

853 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

VICTORIA - The provincial government announced another 874 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today (April 29)."There are 7,996 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 11,628 people unde...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. records nearly 500 toxic drug deaths since Jan. 1: coroner

VICTORIA - Toxic drug deaths killed 158 people in British Columbia last month, pushing the total number of deaths linked in the province's overdose crisis to 498 since the start of the year.A statemen...

Apr 29, 2021

Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some of Canada's largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby government to establish industry standards for personal protective equipment. The Canadian Association o...

Apr 29, 2021

'Great champion of Indigenous peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies

VANCOUVER - Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died at the age of 88. In confirming the death...

Apr 29, 2021

Canfor posts $427.8M Q1 profit compared with a loss a year ago as lumber prices soar

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $427.8 million compared with a loss a year ago, boosted by record results in its lumber business and improved results in its pulp and paper ...

Apr 29, 2021

Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act

VANCOUVER - Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn't support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine. The 33-year-old power engin...

Apr 29, 2021