British Columbia

Businesses tepid toward B.C. COVID recovery plan, seek bold response: survey

VANCOUVER - The latest survey of businesses in British Columbia reveals few are confident the province's $1.5-billion recovery plan will help them survive or succeed. The survey of 1,401 member b...

Jul 16, 2020

B.C. residents now able to identify orphan and inactive wells

FORT ST. JOHN-British Columbians will now be able to identify orphan and inactive well sites for priority reclamation as part of B.C.'s effort to clean up wells while creating jobs in the province."By...

Jul 16, 2020

Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with virus than confirmed

VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....

Jul 16, 2020

21 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., no deaths

VICTORIA-21 new cases of COVID-19 including two epi-linked ones were announced in today's (July 15) joint statement by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.None of...

Jul 15, 2020

RCMP say someone left needle-filled lemons in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties say they've had reports of two lemons full of sewing needles found tied to bushes along a trail in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The first lemon was found June 22 tied with twin...

Jul 15, 2020

Fishermen in B.C. catch a barracuda far from its nearest home in California

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A commercial fisherman knew he was staring at a fish out of place when a barracuda landed in his net on Vancouver Island, far from its typical habitat in southern California....

Jul 15, 2020

Camping approved for Vancouver parks but tents must be gone by mid-morning

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion allowing overnight camping in parks around the city. In a social media post, the board says the vote includes provisions to "more effectively m...

Jul 15, 2020

Cannabis worker security verification period extended to five years

VICTORIA-The Province has amended worker qualification regulations for non-medical cannabis workers to extend their security verification period from two to five years.Previously, cannabis workers in ...

Jul 15, 2020

B.C. government brings in changes to workers' compensation system

VICTORIA - Workers' compensation benefits in B.C. would be based on a higher maximum salary amount under legislation introduced Tuesday by the provincial government. Amendments to the Workers Compensa...

Jul 14, 2020

13 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths reported in B.C.

VICTORIA-No new deaths to COVID-19 were reported in B.C. today (July 14), and going on 35 days with no new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region.13 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the...

Jul 14, 2020