Category Archives: British Columbia

Federal Court orders B.C. prison to return PlayStation game card to inmate
VANCOUVER - An inmate serving time for first-degree murder has won a Federal Court battle that orders prison officials to return the memory card to his portable video game. Patrick Fischer asked the c...
Feb 08, 2021

Chinese-Canadians voice worries about racism, job losses one year in to pandemic
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 has taken a toll on many Canadians, but for Chinese-Canadians the impacts have been magnified by racism aimed at individuals and businesses, community leaders say. Amy Go, the pre...
Feb 08, 2021

B.C. bracing for a cold week as Arctic air moves south: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of extreme cold across swaths of northern B.C., while more snow is expected in the southern Interior as Arctic air moves through the province. The weather age...
Feb 07, 2021

'Jarring experience' in B.C. psych wards because of 'uniquely problematic' law
VANCOUVER - A peer-support worker who helps youth with mental health challenges says being involuntarily detained in a psychiatric facility half a dozen times has given him insight into the lack of le...
Feb 07, 2021

Patients must transfer as health authority takes over B.C. hospice
SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health says patients at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Delta, B.C., will have to transfer as the health authority prepares to take over from operators who refused to provide medical...
Feb 06, 2021

71 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 471 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today.That brings the total number of test positive ca...
Feb 05, 2021

Dutch man accused of harassing B.C. teenager Amanda Todd extradited to Canada
VANCOUVER - A Dutch man accused of extorting and criminally harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who ultimately killed herself, has been extradited to Canada. The B.C. Prosecution Service ...
Feb 05, 2021

Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight ...
Feb 05, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor extends COVID limits for 'hard push'
.VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer has extended COVID-19 restrictions in order to slow down the virus further amid concerns about new variants. Dr. Bonnie Henry says a ``hard pu...
Feb 05, 2021

PG's jobless numbers avoid a major COVID hit once again
PRINCE GEORGE - Last month we saw large parts of the country under lockdown in an effort to curb rising COVID-19 numbers. As expected, we paid the price on the jobs front with the economy losing 213,0...
Feb 05, 2021