Category Archives: British Columbia
Alarms are being installed on B.C. river and dam after two men were swept away
VANCOUVER - An interim public alarm system is being installed on the Cleveland Dam and along the Capilano River in North Vancouver to prevent future deaths from a sudden release of water. Five people ...
Apr 22, 2021
Man arrested after teen badly injured in attack at Victoria tent encampment
VICTORIA - Police say a suspect has been arrested following an incident at a Victoria tent encampment where officers faced a hostile crowd while trying to help a 15-year-old with serious injuries. A s...
Apr 22, 2021
B.C. police say they take ‘exception’ to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread...
Apr 22, 2021
Judge to rule on criminal responsibility of man who stabbed two B.C. students
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her decision today over whether a man who stabbed two high school students is not criminally responsible because h...
Apr 22, 2021
B.C. police say they take 'exception' to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread...
Apr 21, 2021
JetBlue expanding wings with service to Vancouver from New York and Boston
VANCOUVER - Discount U.S. airline JetBlue is expanding its operations with its first flights to Canada. The New York-based airline says it will launch flights between Vancouver and New York, as well a...
Apr 21, 2021
862 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 26 in the Northern Health region
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 862 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, 26 in the Northern Health region. The number of active cases has...
Apr 21, 2021
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA - Business groups and others say British Columbia's budget lacks the long-term vision many were looking for to support and stimulate innovation during and after the pandemic. Finance Minister...
Apr 21, 2021
Passenger Transportation Board to investigate pandemic’s impact; pauses Uber application for expansion
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has shelved Uber's bid to offer service throughout the province while it investigates the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the industry.Uber is alre...
Apr 21, 2021
Judge to deliver decision today on request to delay Meng extradition case
VANCOUVER - A judge is scheduled to release her decision today on a request to delay the final leg of hearings in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case. The hearings were set to begin next ...
Apr 21, 2021