British Columbia

Greater Vancouver home sales start to tick up, with prices holding steady

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales are starting to return to more typical levels, while prices continue to edge up from 2019. The board reports 2,443 residential sa...

Jul 03, 2020

B.C. white throated sparrows become trend setters: 20 year study finds birds change tune

PRINCE GEORGE-A UNBC professor was the lead writer in a sparrow study which found that over a 20 year period one rare sparrow song went viral across Canada, wiping out a historic sparrow song in the p...

Jul 03, 2020

24 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 3 new deaths

VANCOUVER-Northern Health remains at 65 test positive cases of COVID-19.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix reported on a two day period-Tuesday through Wednesday...

Jul 02, 2020

British Columbian families get $450 with boosted climate action tax credit

VICTORIA-Starting this week, more than 80 per cent of families and individuals in B.C. will receive an enhanced climate action tax credit, according to the Ministry of Finance.Individuals who are elig...

Jul 02, 2020

White throated sparrows change their tunes from a three note to a two note

VANCOUVER - White-throated sparrows are changing their tune - an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note. Ken Otter, a biology professor at the University...

Jul 02, 2020

Province announces more support for agriculture in Indigenous communities

VICTORIA-Support is on its way for Indigenous entrepreneurs interested in developing food and agriculture businesses and supporting local food security in their communities.The new stream of support w...

Jul 02, 2020

Canada Day celebrations held in cars at Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition

VANCOUVER - Organizers at the Pacific National Exhibition hosted a live parade on Canada Day, but with a twist. Spokeswoman Laura Ballance says it was a "reverse parade" where people stayed in th...

Jul 01, 2020

Province releases first annual report on progress of Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

VICTORIA-The Province has released the first annual report on progress for implementing the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.The Act came into force on Nov.28, 2019; the report was ...

Jul 01, 2020

Premier Horgan releases Canada Day statement

VICTORIA-"This year on Canada Day, people from coast to coast to coast have much to reflect on. The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that we are all connected and that we do our best when we work tog...

Jul 01, 2020

RCMP step up enforcement for July Impaired Driving Campaign

SURREY- The month of July means summer is officially here, and B.C. RCMP will begin their summer crackdown on impaired drivers.For the entire month of July, across B.C. RCMP will focus on their Summer...

Jul 01, 2020