Category Archives: British Columbia

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

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