Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver mayor moves to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he's preparing to table a motion that would see city council vote on decriminalization of possession of illicit drugs for personal use. He says the city has been a...
Nov 18, 2020
"The Good Doctor" actor Richard Schiff hospitalized with COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Actor Richard Schiff, who appears on the Vancouver-filmed TV series "The Good Doctor," has been hospitalized with COVID-19. The 65-year-old American performer, who stars as president of th...
Nov 18, 2020
Vancouver council approves plan that could set fees to drive into the downtown core
Vancouver city council has approved a Climate Emergency Action Plan that could see a levy placed on all vehicles entering the downtown core. Green Coun. Pete Fry says in a social media post that...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. education minister wants to avoid school closures completely
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's education minister hopes the government will be able to avoid school closures under any scenario but he would defer to advice from public health officials should COVID-1...
Nov 18, 2020
Meng's border exam was necessary because of national security concern: officer
VANCOUVER - A senior border officer involved in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says he has never seen a customs and immigration exam deferred to ...
Nov 17, 2020
Health officer says COVID-19 cases reach new high at 717 in B.C. and 11 deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 cases are rising on Vancouver Island, in the Interior and in the North as people take the illness with them when they travel from ...
Nov 17, 2020
Recount affirms B.C. Liberal narrowly beats Green in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
VICTORIA - Elections B.C. says a judicial recount in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky has affirmed incumbent B.C. Liberal Jordan Sturdy as the winner. On election night, the riding went to the B.C. Green par...
Nov 17, 2020
717 new cases of COVID-19, 21 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Another record breaking day when it comes to new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia.Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says there are 717 new case...
Nov 17, 2020
Opinion: Masks and COVID-19: one of the important layers to protect yourself, your community
British Columbians have been nimble in adapting their individual actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities over the last ten months, and it has had a big impact.Our actions have helped...
Nov 17, 2020
Powerful winds, high tides raise flooding concerns as storm sweeps across B.C.
VANCOUVER - Much of coastal British Columbia is braced for a brief but powerful windstorm while snowfall and winter storm warnings stretch from the inland north coast all the way to the northeast corn...
Nov 17, 2020