British Columbia

'This is the wrong direction to be heading': Premier reacts to illicit drug death report

VICTORIA-Premier John Horgan reacted to the announcement of the highest number of deaths to illicit drug use this afternoon (July 16) in a media availability.Horgan began his address touching on the n...

Jul 16, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets another record with monthly overdose deaths

VANCOUVER - Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high o...

Jul 16, 2020

Canadian hospitality workers fear long-term unemployment in the sector

VANCOUVER - The union representing 300,000 hospitality workers across the country says it fears staff laid off because of COVID-19 may not have a job when the pandemic is over. The Canadian direc...

Jul 16, 2020

Students applying for StudentAid B.C. will be assessed for B.C. Access Grant: New supports for student

VICTORIA-Applications for StudentAid B.C., along with the new non-repayable B.C. Access Grant are now open.The upfront grant, along with new funding for students with disabilities, expanded open educa...

Jul 16, 2020

'Extremely fortunate' no one killed in six-vehicle crash west of Sicamous: RCMP

SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police say wreckage from a six-vehicle crash that closed the Trans-Canada Highway west of Sicamous, B.C., was cleared away by Thursday. The RCMP in Sicamous and Salmon Arm ...

Jul 16, 2020

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