Category Archives: British Columbia
Climate change threatens glass sponge reefs unique to Pacific Northwest: study
VANCOUVER - Warming ocean temperatures and acidification caused by climate change are threatening the survival of glass sponge reefs unique to the waters of the Pacific Northwest, a new study from res...
Jun 02, 2020
New rules modernize family court in 2021
VICTORIA-A modernized approach to how families in B.C. can resolve their legal issues in family court will come into effect next year.In a release from the Ministry of Attorney General, it says that t...
Jun 02, 2020
Metro Vancouver homes sales fall 44 per cent in May, but prices are high as ever
VANCOUVER - Home sales in the Greater Vancouver area continued their steep year-over-year drop last month amid confinement measures and physical distancing requirements. The Real Estate Board of Great...
Jun 02, 2020
Wolf killed near Prince Rupert B.C. after rare attack on a human
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Conservation officers in northwestern British Columbia have captured and killed a lone wolf that may have been responsible for a rare attack on a human. A social media post ...
Jun 02, 2020
Schools across B.C. reopen but questions remain about turnout
VICTORIA - Schools across British Columbia are reopening today, but questions remain about how many students will attend. Schools were closed in March due to the novel coronavirus but are reopening on...
Jun 01, 2020
24 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past two days, none in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 24 new test positive cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia over the past two days today, including no new cases in the Northern Health r...
Jun 01, 2020
TSB, coroner, probe fatal switching accident in CN Rail yard in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Canadian National Railway confirms one of its employees has been killed while performing switching operations in a rail yard in Surrey, B.C. CN spokesman Chris Krepski says the accident...
Jun 01, 2020
Businesses eligible for rent support protected from evictions
VICTORIA-The Province is issuing a new order under the Emergency Program Act, that would protect businesses in B.C., eligible for rent support, from evictions."The federal launch of the Canada Emergen...
Jun 01, 2020
Linda Seymour named new president and chief executive of HSBC Canada
VANCOUVER - HSBC Canada says Linda Seymour has been appointed as the bank's president and chief executive, effective Sept. 1. She will replace Sandra Stuart, who is retiring after five years as p...
Jun 01, 2020
Air Forces investigation focusing on birdstrike as probable cause of Kamloops Snowbird crash
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Air Forces (RCAF) says the investigation into the May 17 Snowbirds crash in Kamloops is focusing on a birdstrike as a possible cause.The incident resulted in the death of...
Jun 01, 2020