British Columbia

Horgan supports vaccine passports for international travel but lukewarm for B.C.

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he will support requirements that ensure international travellers produce a type of COVID-19 vaccine passport, but he's not convinced people in British Columbia sho...

Mar 12, 2021

Unemployment data shows strong recovery, says B.C. NDP; Liberals say there's no plan

VICTORIA - Statistics Canada data shows the jobless rate in British Columbia dipped more than one percentage point in February and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the B.C. economy is growing, but the O...

Mar 12, 2021

An across-the -board drop in February jobless numbers

PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the economy added 259,000 jobs in February, almost wiping out losses sustained over the previous two months. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.2 per cent ...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy

VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...

Mar 12, 2021

CanWel Building Materials Q4 revenue and income rises on 'unprecedented' prices

VANCOUVER - CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. is reporting higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings on strong demand and prices for its products thanks to surging home improvement and new home co...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. housing minister pledges shelter spaces for homeless in Victoria parks

VICTORIA - Homeless people living in Victoria's parks will have shelter spaces by the end of April under a housing agreement between the British Columbia government and the city. David Eby, B.C.'s min...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. will now allow outdoor gatherings in groups up to 10

PRINCE GEORGE - A slight loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in British Columbia.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announcing today that it will now allow outdoor gatherings in groups up to 10...

Mar 11, 2021

Prices, sales up in B.C. real estate, while inventory down: real estate association

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says homes sales in the province moved at a "blistering pace" in February, up just over 89 per cent compared with the same period last year. Th...

Mar 11, 2021

Most B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

VANCOUVER - More than half of the residents of First Nations communities in British Columbia have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but most Indigenous people who live outside of those a...

Mar 11, 2021

Temporary dedicated bike lane replaces one vehicle lane through Stanley Park

VANCOUVER - A temporary bike lane is returning to Vancouver's Stanley Park, replacing one lane of traffic on the road ringing the iconic green space. Park board commissioners voted 5-2 Wednesday to im...

Mar 11, 2021