Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. expands grant program to help businesses grow online
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it's adding $30 million to its program aimed at helping businesses build or expand their online operations during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to high demand f...
Mar 17, 2021

Woman dies in shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Police say a woman has been fatally shot in Vancouver. A statement from Sgt. Steve Addison says police responded to a call at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Addison says the woman was found in...
Mar 17, 2021

FortisBC says regulator approves maintaining price of natural gas to end of June
SURREY, B.C. - Natural gas supplier FortisBC says prices won't change for at least another three months, but other charges such as the provincial carbon tax still have the potential to increase the cu...
Mar 17, 2021

Federal, B.C. New Democrat politician Ian Waddell remembered for his passion, desire
VANCOUVER - Federal and provincial leaders are among those offering condolences at the passing of long-serving British Columbia politician Ian Waddell. The former lawyer, New Democrat member of Parlia...
Mar 17, 2021

Variants could dash B.C. hopes for indoor religious services, experts say
VANCOUVER - Growing COVID-19 case numbers from variants of concern in British Columbia could dash the province's hopes for indoor religious services or any other return to normal life in the near futu...
Mar 17, 2021

Meng's lawyers to resume case in court, allege her arrest was unlawful
VANCOUVER - The actions of RCMP and Canadian border officers in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are expected to be at the centre of her extradition case today as it resumes in B.C. Supreme...
Mar 17, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor urges people to follow COVID-19 rules on St. Patrick's Day
VICTORIA - B.C.'s top doctor is reminding the public to follow COVID-19 rules during St. Patrick's Day celebrations, while the province has again extended its ongoing state of emergency in response to...
Mar 16, 2021

Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet
VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...
Mar 16, 2021

Lower Mainland mayors urge province to expand role of municipal emergency responders
DELTA, B.C. - A group of 11 Metro Vancouver mayors say recent long delays for ambulance service should prompt the provincial government to reconsider the role of other municipal emergency responders. ...
Mar 16, 2021

Two workers have died after crane topples on Gabriola Island: B.C. RCMP
GABRIOLA, B.C. - The RCMP say two workers have died after a crane toppled on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.The Mounties say in a news release that police and emergency services were called to a ...
Mar 16, 2021