Category Archives: British Columbia

Western Forest Products earns $8.5M in second quarter despite sales dip
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. beat expectations as the company earned $8.5 million in its latest quarter on a 17-per-cent drop in revenues over uncertainty related to COVID-19. The Vancouve...
Aug 07, 2020

London Drugs and BC Technology Learning Society support vulnerable students amidst pandemic
RICHMOND-London Drugs is teaming up with BC Technology Learning Society and they want your gently used electronics.The duo is asking British Columbians to come together and donate their gently-used la...
Aug 07, 2020

Tony Award-winning stage actor Brent Carver dies at home in Cranbrook, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Award-winning Canadian stage actor Brent Carver is being remembered for his natural love of theatre and zest for life. Longtime friend Janice Thomson shared a statement on ...
Aug 06, 2020

2 more cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 47 in B.C.
VANCOUVER-Two new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region were reported this afternoon (Aug.6). The two additional cases in the north bring the total of test-positive cases in the Northern Hea...
Aug 06, 2020

B.C. premier says return to class a 'challenge' but students will be safe
SURREY, B.C. - Sending students back to class in September in British Columbia will be "an unprecedented challenge" during a pandemic but Premier John Horgan says he's confide...
Aug 06, 2020

Surrey Police Board set to create city police force at first meeting Thursday
SURREY, B.C. - The first-ever police board meeting for Surrey, B.C., will be held today as the city moves ahead with a controversial plan to replace the local RCMP detachment with its o...
Aug 06, 2020

Agreement between province, BC Hydro, First Nation, ends legal fight over Site C
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation has ended its legal battle against the provincial government and BC Hydro over the Site C dam, a project the nation originally claimed was a $1-bil...
Aug 05, 2020

No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 47 in B.C.
VICTORIA- There are 47 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including one epi-linked one, this announced this afternoon in a joint press release by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Min...
Aug 05, 2020

Government program offers opportunities to youth interested in environmental management and conservation
VICTORIA-A new government program will offer young people interested in environmental management and conservation opportunities to gain experience through employment with BC Parks and the B.C. Conserv...
Aug 05, 2020

Vancouver home sales jump to 3,128 in July while prices rise amid lower supply
VANCOUVER - Buyers purchased 3,128 homes in the Greater Vancouver area last month, up both from June and from July 2019. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said on Wednesday that sales in July...
Aug 05, 2020