Category Archives: British Columbia

514 new cases of COVID-19, 57 in Northern Health
VANCOUVER - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 514 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today, 57 in Northern Health.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 134F...
Jan 29, 2021

B.C. lottery president says cash limits at casinos no panacea to fight illegal money
VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says restricting large cash buy-ins at casinos was not a panacea to fight money laundering despite government concerns and calls for tig...
Jan 29, 2021

B.C. supports international travel restrictions: premier
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province supports the federal government's move to impose new travel restrictions due to COVID-19. John Horgan says in a statement the decision to limit ...
Jan 29, 2021

Constance Isherwood, B.C.'s oldest lawyer, closes deal hours before dying at 101
VICTORIA - Constance Dora Isherwood, a trailblazer for women in B.C.'s legal profession and the oldest practising lawyer in the province, was still working two hours before she died Tuesday at the age...
Jan 29, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge won't relax Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has refused to ease Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions, saying the current restrictions are the minimum required to ensure she does not ...
Jan 29, 2021

Guitar stolen in 2018 from rock band 54-40 found during police raid in Surrey, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A raid of an apartment in British Columbia has solved a two-year-old mystery about a valuable guitar belonging to a member of Canadian rock band 54-40. Chilliwack RCMP say an invest...
Jan 29, 2021

Vancouver Coastal Health warns of rising COVID-19 cases in Whistler, B.C.
Vancouver Coastal Health is urging residents and visitors in Whistler, B.C., to do what they can to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 amid a rise in cases. The health authority says in a news...
Jan 28, 2021

B.C. Hydro to offer 'clean' industries reduced rate as province aims to cut emissions
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it's partnering with the province's hydroelectricity utility to offer a lower rate for some industries and public transportation agencies with the goal of reducing ...
Jan 28, 2021

B.C. lottery corp. CEO 'blown away' by police report of organized crime at casinos
VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation says there had long been concerns about suspicious cash circulating in casinos but it wasn't until 2015 that police confirmed the ...
Jan 28, 2021

Avalanche danger is high on B.C.'s South Coast mountains, forecaster says
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for recreational users out in mountainous terrain for the British Columbia South Coast region. The forecaster says the snowpack in the ...
Jan 28, 2021