Category Archives: British Columbia

Federal, B.C. governments announce $517-million rent aid program to help vulnerable
VICTORIA - A joint federal and B.C. government housing program announced today aims to help pay the rent for up to 25,000 people living in vulnerable situations. Ahmed Hussen, federal families, childr...
Mar 08, 2021

B.C. call centres open to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for elderly, Indigenous
VICTORIA - Call centres open today across British Columbia to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for some of the province's most elderly residents. B.C. says the vaccine call centres will open at 7 a....
Mar 08, 2021

B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA - Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments t...
Mar 07, 2021

Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada's Divorce Act
VICTORIA - Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two daughters hope changes to Canada's Divorce Act will better protect children. Changes to the law took effect ...
Mar 07, 2021

Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man
METCHOSIN, B.C. - The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of a 37-year-old man in the rural Victoria-area community of Metchosin, B.C. West Shore RCMP spokesman Const. ...
Mar 06, 2021

BCHL delays decision on season status
VERNON - The fate of the BC Hockey League season will be decided next week. The league's board of governors has agreed to push a vote on the status of the 2020-21 season to early next week due "to ong...
Mar 06, 2021 Spruce Kings Preseason

Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee determines who should b...
Mar 05, 2021

634 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 60 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down in British Columbia.This as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 634 new cases of the virus today.Here's the regional bre...
Mar 05, 2021

B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1
VICTORIA - Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will come into effect on April 1 after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The B.C. government says the...
Mar 05, 2021

B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the province in a dispute over public access to public land. In a unanimous ruling, a panel of the B.C. Cou...
Mar 05, 2021