British Columbia

Telus raises dividend, announces deal to buy Lionbridge AI for $1.2 billion

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. raised its dividend as it reported its third-quarter revenue grew compared with a year ago, but its profit fell. The company says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 31.12 ...

Nov 06, 2020

47-year-old B.C. man arrested after violating Quarantine Act

NEW WESTMINSTER-New Westminster police say a 47-year-old man has been charged with three counts of violating the Quarantine Act.A statement from police says Makhan Singh Parhar was arrested after a ci...

Nov 06, 2020

Final count set to begin today in the British Columbia election

VANCOUVER - Elections BC begins the final count today from last month's provincial election. The independent agency says it has received 662,000 certification envelopes containing absentee or mail-in ...

Nov 06, 2020

B.C. real estate agents asked to suspend open houses to protect clients from COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Real estate agents across British Columbia are being asked to temporarily stop holding open houses in an effort to curb the rise of COVID-19. The recommendation comes from the regulatory a...

Nov 05, 2020

425 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 6 in Northern Health

VICTORIA-425 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 4 epi-linked cases, totalling, 16,560 cases since the start of the pandemic.In the north, we saw an increase of six cases for a total of 438 since...

Nov 05, 2020

Container vessels may be outgrowing Port of Vancouver: Transportation Safety Board

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the Port of Vancouver may be close to exceeding its ability to safely handle large container ships. The safety board issues the caution in its rep...

Nov 05, 2020

Former RCMP officer to testify at B.C. money laundering inquiry.

VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer described by his lawyer as a whistleblower for investigating organized crime in casinos is scheduled to testify today at an inquiry into money laundering in British C...

Nov 05, 2020

7 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 335 in B.C.

VICTORIA-335 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including seven epi-linked cases, for a total of 16,135 since the start of the pandemic.Of the new cases, seven are in the Northern Health Region for a tota...

Nov 04, 2020

Vancouver mayor 'gobsmacked' by economic recovery funding shortfall

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he isn't happy with the city's share of economic recovery funding from a federal package to help cope with COVID-19. The federal government announced in July it wa...

Nov 04, 2020

Sports teams pause play in Chilliwack, B.C., as COVID-19 cases rise

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Several sports teams in Chilliwack, B.C., have suspended or wrapped up their seasons in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The Fraser Health region has become th...

Nov 04, 2020