Category Archives: British Columbia
Sister says brother's ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home
VANCOUVER - A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised. Courtney Baker says her mother in Maple Ri...
Jan 11, 2021
Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia's tax targeting property speculators shows it has helped increase the number of long-term rentals in the province. A statement from t...
Jan 11, 2021
Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo
VANCOUVER - Officials at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has spread to two more units at its cardiac centre.In a memo to staff, the director of the St. Paul's Hos...
Jan 11, 2021
Lululemon says fourth-quarter sales and profit at top end of expectations
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter are forecast to come in at the top end of its earlier expectations.The athletic clothing retailer says it now expe...
Jan 11, 2021
Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner
VANCOUVER - Accessibility to British Columbia's municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the h...
Jan 11, 2021
Sister in B.C. waits for little brother's ashes that seem to be lost in transit
VANCOUVER - Courtney Baker doesn't know what she's going to do with the urn she's picked out for her little brother's ashes. They were supposed to arrive by express post from Edmonton to Vancouver mor...
Jan 10, 2021
Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. - A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health says a resident and staff member at Suncreek Village and two ...
Jan 09, 2021
Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away raw effluent now that a $775 million sewage plant has started treating the equivalent of 43 Olympic-sized poo...
Jan 09, 2021
B.C. health officials urge residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say they understand the frustration directed at people who defy COVID-19 restrictions, but urged residents to continue following the guidelines to prevent ...
Jan 08, 2021
617 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 49 in Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE - The Province of British Columbia is reporting 617 new cases of COVID-19.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 139Fraser Health: 320Island Health: 27Interior Health: 8...
Jan 08, 2021