Category Archives: British Columbia
Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime...
Dec 08, 2020
48 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health and one new death
VICTORIA - Another tragic day in British Columbia due to COVID-19.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the virus has led to 16 new deaths, including one more in Northern Health. That brings...
Dec 08, 2020
Increase in claims of elder abuse fuels further study by B.C.'s advocate for seniors
VICTORIA - B.C.'s seniors advocate says calls related to the abuse of elders have jumped, prompting a more thorough review of the problem. In her annual report monitoring seniors services, Isobel Mack...
Dec 08, 2020
Finance minister says B.C. recovery benefits program accepting applications Dec. 18
VICTORIA - Finance Minister Selina Robinson says people in British Columbia can start applying online for the government's pandemic recovery benefit for eligible families and individuals starting Dec....
Dec 08, 2020
No plans to extend winter break at B.C. schools amid COVID-19 second wave: Bonnie Henry
B.C.'s top doctor says there are no plans to extend winter break in B.C. schools amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Bonnie Henry said discussions with stakeholders determined that the d...
Dec 08, 2020
106 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend; ban on social gatherings extended until Jan.8
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in British Columbia.Over the past three days, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 2,020 cases of the virus, including 106 in N...
Dec 07, 2020
Eight people test positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm, outbreak declared
BURNABY, B.C. - A health authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm after eight people at the operation in British Columbia's Fraser Valley tested positive for the disease. Fraser Healt...
Dec 07, 2020
Meng's lawyers fight on against extradition as reports swirl of proposed plea deal
VANCOUVER - The legal fight against extradition to the United States for Meng Wanzhou is back on in a Vancouver court amid a report that the American Justice Department is discussing a deal in the cas...
Dec 07, 2020
B.C. premier says politicians return to legislature to adopt pandemic recovery fund
VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians return to the legislature today for a brief session after the October election that gave the New Democrat's a majority government. Premier John Horgan says they...
Dec 07, 2020