Category Archives: British Columbia
Trans Mountain reaches 'key milestone' as pipeline construction begins in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Trans Mountain says it has reached another "key milestone" in the project to triple capacity of a pipeline moving oil from the Edmonton area to port in Burnaby, B.C. A ...
Jun 01, 2020
Community groups filling gaps in translation of COVID-19 information
VANCOUVER - When Mary Rose Manzano-Leal called Filipino employees of a coronavirus-stricken meat-packing plant in Alberta last month, the physician says they expressed relief as soon she began sp...
Jun 01, 2020
Minimum wage goes up June 1 in B.C. as businesses face COVID-19 challenges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue o...
May 31, 2020
Number of students returning is a wild card as B.C. schools set to reopen Monday
VANCOUVER - When students board the school bus on Monday in Williams Lake, B.C., they'll be greeted by a bus driver wearing a protective visor and will take a seat by themselves unless ...
May 31, 2020
Salmon expected to begin arriving soon at Fraser River landslide: DFO
VANCOUVER - Parts of a pneumatic fish pump dubbed the "salmon cannon" have arrived at the site of a massive landslide along British Columbia's Fraser River, where Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
May 30, 2020
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
$500,000 from province to kick-off AccessAbility Week
VICTORIA-The province is kicking off AccessAbility Week with $500,000 in grants to not-for-profit organizations for local accessibility projects.AccessAbility week has been proclaimed by the province ...
May 30, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., none in Northern Health
VICTORIA - B.C. continues to flatten the curve when it comes to COVID-19.Today, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced just four new cases in the province and none in the Northern Health...
May 29, 2020
New site is one-stop shop for B.C. workers, farmers, during pandemic
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has created a new online resource to help the province's agricultural sector find workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from the Ministry of Agri...
May 29, 2020
Racism not ruled out as motive in unprovoked tripping of Burnaby, B.C., senior
BURNABY, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are searching for a woman who casually approached a senior who was using a walker, tripped her from behind and walked away. Burnaby RCMP have releas...
May 29, 2020