British Columbia

$12.4 million funding for under-represented groups across the province

VANCOUVER-The province has announced new funding to be invested in youth, women and under-represented groups to get the training and employment in the skilled trades.Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced...

Nov 14, 2019

B.C. government moves to tax and restrict vaping products to protect youth

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will restrict the amount of nicotine in vapour pods and is increasing the provincial sales tax by 13 per cent on the products in a move to protect youth...

Nov 14, 2019

UBC conference faces criticism over speaker from tech company blacklisted in U.S.

VANCOUVER - A conference hosted by University of British Columbia students is facing criticism for having a speaker from a Chinese company that has been blacklisted by the United States...

Nov 14, 2019

Province announces vaping regulations aimed at protecting youth

VICTORIA-New vaping regulations are set to come into effect in 2020, aimed at protecting youth.The province is planning on restricting vapour product access, flavours, nicotine content, packaging and ...

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B.C. Chief Ed John faces historic sex charges: prosecution service

VANCOUVER - Ed John, a leader of the First Nations Summit and former British Columbia cabinet minister, is accused of four counts of sexual assault dating back to 1974. The B.C. Prosecution ...

Nov 14, 2019

Abbotsford brain cancer victim candidate for expensive U.S. clinical study

ABBOTSFORD - A fundraising effort in support of an Abbotsford father's battle with brain cancer has reached its halfway mark. But time is running out to raise the remaining funds for 45-year-old Ryan ...

Nov 14, 2019

Adoption centre closes despite effort to save it; B.C. left with two agencies

VANCOUVER - Patricia Pearson has dealt with the shock and disappointment of her adoption agency announcing its closure while she was still waiting for a child - twice. Choices Adoption and Pregnancy C...

Nov 14, 2019

Bylaw targeting 'aggressive' panhandlers passes in Maple Ridge, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A bylaw targeting certain panhandlers has been approved in the Metro Vancouver city of Maple Ridge. Councillors voted 6-1 Tuesday night in favour of the Safer Streets Bylaw, a...

Nov 13, 2019

B.C. government grappling with multiple labour disputes by public-sector unions

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government faces a "difficult balancing act" in dealing with labour strife among public-sector unions representing bus drivers in Metro Vancouver, teachers around...

Nov 13, 2019

Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050

VANCOUVER - Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert pane...

Nov 12, 2019