Category Archives: British Columbia
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
New website aims at connecting British Columbians with jobs in agriculture
VICTORIA- British Columbians are now able to access a new online resource, making it easier to learn about jobs and careers in agriculture.The Ministry of Agriculture announced the new, B.C. Farm, Fis...
May 29, 2020
B.C.'s Tourism Sector benefits from $400,000 to keep industry strong amidst pandemic
VANCOUVER-Tourism sector associations across B.C. will benefit from $400,000 through Destination B.C.Tourism sector associations support an abundance of activities in the province such as mountain bik...
May 29, 2020
Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020