British Columbia

B.C. liquor servers to get pay boost on par with general minimum wage increase

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers, liquor servers, are getting a pay boost to match the general minimum wage that's also set to increase in June.Labour...

Apr 09, 2021

Vancouver police name victim following city's fourth homicide of 2021

VANCOUVER - Police have identified a 37-year-old Vancouver man as the city's latest homicide victim. A statement from Vancouver police says 37-year-old Robinson Russ was fatally stabbed on April 4. Co...

Apr 09, 2021

The economy adds 303,000 jobs in March

PRINCE GEORGE- The Statistics Canada number crunchers says the economy added 303,000 jobs in March as employment increased, with gains in sectors hardest hit by public health restrictions. The March i...

Apr 09, 2021

Liberals and Greens pushing for more data, changes to BC's COVID-19 strategies

PRINCE GEORGE - As the fight against COVID-19 continues in BC, the battle of data concerning the pandemic has also become a focal point.MLA Shirley Bond, Leader of the Official Opposition says if more...

Apr 08, 2021

British Columbia sets new daily COVID-19 case record with 1,293 infections

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is reporting 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, smashing previous daily records of infection. The new cases are part of a surging third wave and bring the total cases recorded in t...

Apr 08, 2021

Record number of COVID-19 cases announced for B.C.

VANCOUVER - Provincial Health Minister Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a record high number of COVID-19 cases today (April 8).Henry said there have been 1,293 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the...

Apr 08, 2021

New funding for B.C. businesses affected by COVID-19 rules

VICTORIA - New funding will be available to businesses in British Columbia affected by the latest measures to fight the spread of COVID-19, but the economic recovery minister says those who break the ...

Apr 08, 2021

Variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging: BCCDC

VANCOUVER - A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the number of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern is higher than what has been publicly reported i...

Apr 08, 2021

Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador

VANCOUVER - Canada's ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood...

Apr 08, 2021

Conservancy protects area sacred to Tahltan Nation in northwestern B.C.

VICTORIA - Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan...

Apr 08, 2021