British Columbia

B.C.'s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert

VICTORIA - At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying c...

Oct 11, 2020

BC Greens platform looks for changes to transit funding, municipal finance system

VANCOUVER - The BC Green Party is calling for a reformation of the financial system used by local governments to help them better address issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Green Leader Sonia...

Oct 10, 2020

Advocates call for change in housing fund after data shows skew to Ontario

VANCOUVER - A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say. Th...

Oct 10, 2020

B.C.'s provincial health officer announces 119 new cases of COVID-19

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says 119 more cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, for a total of 10,185 infections. Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a statement that about 8,500 people who tested ...

Oct 09, 2020

COVID-19: 119 new cases reported, 1 more in Northern Health

PRINCE GEORGE - There are 119 new cases of COVID-19 reported provincially for a total of 10,185 cases provincially.There is one additional case in Northern Health for a total of 331 since the beginnin...

Oct 09, 2020

B.C. Supreme Court deals Huawei executive another legal blow in extradition case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bid to access most of a series of documents her lawyers hoped could help prevent her extradition to the Un...

Oct 09, 2020

Vancouver council accepts $30 million plan to house, help, those without shelter

Vancouver city council has unanimously approved an emergency fund of up to $30 million to help hundreds of homeless residents. The money will be used to buy or lease vacant hotels, apartments and sing...

Oct 09, 2020

MEC to lay off fewer employees than planned with one store to close, say new owners

VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will be letting go of fewer employees than previously planned with just one store set to close following its takeover by a U.S. private investment firm. Th...

Oct 09, 2020

Canada adds 378,000 jobs in September

ckpgcPRINCE GEORGE- The numbers out of Stats Canada this morning show the country added 378,000 jobs in September as Canadians adapted to back-to-school routines and their parents back to work. The ov...

Oct 09, 2020

Wilkinson to talk child care while Horgan hits the shipyards on campaign trail

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's political leaders are gearing up for another day of campaigning today before they head into the Thanksgiving long weekend. NDP Leader John Horgan will kick off the day w...

Oct 09, 2020