Category Archives: British Columbia
Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern
VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...
Jun 06, 2020
Just one new case of COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA-British Columbia continues to flatten the COVID-19 curve as the province announced just one new test-positive case today, bringing the provincial total to 2,632. One case from yesterday has a...
Jun 05, 2020
B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip appeals for living-donor kidney transplant
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is used to advocating for the rights of First Nations, but now Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is facing a different kind of fight and advocati...
Jun 05, 2020
Newest Chairwoman for Advisory Council on Indigenous Women, is a PG local
ckpgPRINCE GEORGE- Barb Ward-Burkitt, a Prince George local is the newest chairwoman of the Minister's Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW).The announcement came from the Ministry of Indigenou...
Jun 05, 2020
COVID-19 modeling data highlight path to fewer restrictions, vacations
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making summer holiday plans as COVID-19 cases continue declining and businesses and communities look to wider reopenings while taking precautions to prevent th...
Jun 04, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, no deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA-No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region, today.The north's total of confirmed cases remains at 64.Cases by Health Region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 909Fraser Healt...
Jun 04, 2020
United Way and PWB provide hand sanitizer to non-profits on the frontlines
PRINCE GEORGE-The United Way of Northern B.C. (UWNBC) and Pacific Western Brewing are joining forces to distribute hand sanitizer to non-profit agencies working on the frontlines with the most vulnera...
Jun 04, 2020
B.C. health minister agrees to meeting about hospice denying end-of-life service
DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says he's looking forward to a meeting with municipal, provincial and federal politicians concerned about a hospice that is re...
Jun 03, 2020
B.C. health officials say spread respect and tolerance, not COVID-19 at protests
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are asking people to spread the message of respect and tolerance, not COVID-19 when they gather at any anti-racism protests. Provincial health...
Jun 03, 2020
Discipline of Vancouver officer to be reviewed by retired judge: commissioner
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of B.C. has ordered a review of the findings of a discipline investigation against a Vancouver police officer. The independent office that en...
Jun 03, 2020