Category Archives: British Columbia
Aritzia posts quarterly loss as it recovers from pandemic prompted store closures
VANCOUVER - Fashion retailer Aritzia Inc. says stores reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns eased staged a remarkable comeback in its latest fiscal quarter but the company still posted lower ...
Oct 14, 2020
Parties criticized for failing to include MMIW in election platforms
VANCOUVER-B-C's three main political parties are being criticized for failing to include the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in their election platforms.A coalition of 18 groups -- incl...
Oct 14, 2020
Grant applications open for organizations creating safer communities
VICTORIA-Organizations across B.C. looking to help build safer communities are able to apply for grant program to help them do just that.Applications for the 2020-21 Civil Forfeiture Crime Prevention ...
Oct 14, 2020
BoC deputy: pandemic means central banks must 'move faster' on digital currency plans
OTTAWA - A Bank of Canada official says pandemic-related shifts in how people shop means central banks must speed up work on creating their own digital currencies. COVID-19 has meant more people are s...
Oct 14, 2020
Man expected to plead guilty in four deaths in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., is expected to plead guilty today in court. A lawyer for 69-year-old John Brittain told a B.C. Supreme Court ...
Oct 14, 2020
Party leaders in British Columbia back on campaign trail after TV debate
VANCOUVER - The party leaders in British Columbia's provincial election return to the campaign trail today after going head-to-head Tuesday night in a televised debate. The debate featured the three p...
Oct 14, 2020
Leaders of B.C.’s three main political parties clash on pandemic response, recovery
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan's decision to call an election during a pandemic and the B.C. Liberal promise to cut the provincial sales tax were the focus of attacks during a televised debate on ...
Oct 13, 2020
'The numbers are higher than what we'd like to see': 549 cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA-549 cases of COVID-19 were reported over the Thanksgiving long weekend in B.C.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explained that the higher number was due, in part, to a backlog of nea...
Oct 13, 2020
Coming up: B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer will update COVID-19 case count information
PRINCE GEORGE-Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to address the province this afternoon on updated COVID-19 case count information.The update will cover four reporting periods (Friday-...
Oct 13, 2020
B.C. Liberals' campaign platform pledges new economic plan, review of all taxes
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberal party says it would implement a new economic response plan to the COVID-19 pandemic within 60 days if it wins the Oct. 24 provincial election. In the party's platform, the...
Oct 13, 2020