British Columbia

Tilray's Q1 net loss widens to US$184.1 million amid layoffs and restructuring

NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. says its net loss widened in its first quarter as it laid off 10 per cent of its workforce and restructured the company. The Nanaimo, B.C.,-based cannab...

May 11, 2020

Victoria mayor says city prepares to create open spaces for restaurant recovery

Victoria's mayor says she wants to give the city's restaurants, pubs and retailers more space to reopen successfully with a plan that could expand outdoor patios to sidewalks, park...

May 11, 2020

SSR Mining Inc. and Alacer Gold Corp. to merge in all-stock transaction

VANCOUER, B.C. - SSR Mining Inc. and Alacer Gold Corp. have signed a deal to merge operations. Under the all-stock deal, Alacer shareholders will receive 0.3246 SSR Mining shares for each Alacer share...

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 testing, contact tracing key to fending off second wave, experts say

VANCOUVER - Provinces hit hardest by COVID-19 have ramped up testing capacity as they plan to reopen their economies, but infectious disease experts say there will be recurring out...

May 11, 2020

Vancouver's long-term care homes test for variety of symptoms for COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Seniors who complained of fatigue, confusion or just didn't seem like themselves were tested for COVID-19, allowing the Vancouver Coastal Health authority to get in front of the ...

May 10, 2020

UPDATE: 33 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one more in Northern Health

VICTORIA-Thirty-three new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in British Columbia, including one more in the Northern Health region.That brings the provincial total to 2315. Here's the regional b...

May 08, 2020

Huge job losses in B.C. indicate a 'hard road ahead': finance minister

VANCOUVER - The retail, food and restaurant sectors are calling for more help in the wake of new job numbers that show B.C. lost about 264,000 jobs in April. New unemployment data from Statistics Cana...

May 08, 2020

Minister of Finance releases statement addressing 2 million jobs lost across Canada

VICTORIA- The Minister of Finance, Carole James released the following statement this morning, May 8, in regards to the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, which reported 2 million jobs lost across...

May 08, 2020

Shutdown of tent cities a chance to change housing policy, advocates say

VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who c...

May 08, 2020

UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.

ckpgVICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were reported today, but 33 cases were announced provincially.The new number of total confirmed cases is now at 2,288 in the Provinc...

May 07, 2020