Category Archives: British Columbia

Politicians in B.C. watch supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day
VICTORIA - A Canadian male supermodel who walks the fashion runways of Paris and appeared on front covers of trend-setting magazines relayed his story to British Columbia politicians during ...
Nov 22, 2019

Canada Jetlines sues WestJet co-founder Neeleman over damaging interference
VANCOUVER - Canada Jetlines Ltd. says it is suing WestJet Airlines co-founder David Neeleman in the United States for allegedly interfering in the fledgling discount carrier's efforts to get ...
Nov 22, 2019

British Columbians unprepared for increasingly severe weather: BC Hydro
VICTORIA - BC Hydro says its customers are largely unprepared for power outages despite increasingly severe winter storms. The Crown utility says in a report that it's seeing increasing...
Nov 22, 2019

No buses in Metro Vancouver for 3 days as labour minister urges resolution
VANCOUVER - The union representing almost 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit employees has announced a three-day shutdown of bus service next week as British Columbia's labour minister urges both side...
Nov 22, 2019

Study finds microplastics in all remote Arctic beluga whales tested
VANCOUVER - A pioneering study of seven belugas in Canada's remote Arctic waters has found microplastics in the innards of every single whale. Researchers from Ocean Wise worked with hunters...
Nov 22, 2019

Services needed for early-onset Alzheimer's disease patients: doctor, advocates
VANCOUVER - Being told he was too young to have Alzheimer's disease would always catch Jim Mann off guard, but it was a nurse's comment dismissing his condition that really stung. "She looked me up an...
Nov 22, 2019

B.C. Securities Commission says crypto trader leaves millions owing
VANCOUVER - A receiver appointed to save the assets of the crypto trading platform Einstein Exchange has completed its work and asked to be released by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. The B.C. Securities ...
Nov 21, 2019

ICBC urges drivers to prepare for winter
VANCOUVER- ICBC is urging drivers to get ready for winter before crashes increase . Stats show casualty crashes increase by a staggering 87 per cent across the province in December compared to October...
Nov 21, 2019 Courtesy ICBC

Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...
Nov 21, 2019

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 21, 2019