British Columbia

B.C. hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province

VANCOUVER - A hospice society in British Columbia says it is outraged by the province's decision to stop its funding because it refuses to provide medically assisted death. Angelina Ire...

Feb 26, 2020

More before and after school child care for parents

VICTORIA-A new legislation will allow more options for before and after school child care for parents in BC.The new legislation will make it easier for boards of education fo deliver licensed child ca...

Feb 26, 2020

SFU research says link between household cleaning products and respiratory problems in infants

VANCOUVER-New research out of Simon Fraser University shows that frequent exposure to household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma.The study published in the Canadian M...

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OD deaths decrease in B.C. but officials say safer drug supply needed

VICTORIA - Overdose deaths linked to illicit drugs dropped by 36 per cent last year in British Columbia compared with 2018 but the death toll remains almost as high as when the province declared ...

Feb 26, 2020

RCMP detachments across BC supporting Pink Shirt Day

BRITISH COLUMBIA- RCMP detachments across the province are donning pink today for Pink Shirt Day.Wearing a pink shirt on Pink Shirt Day symbolizes taking a stance against bullying. Bully is defined as...

Feb 26, 2020 Courtesy of West Shore RCMP

Acceptance of cash deposits rare in real estate, money laundering inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The organization representing real estate agents in British Columbia has told a provincial inquiry into money laundering that its members have only ever accepted modest cash deposits ...

Feb 26, 2020

B.C. tells inquiry money laundering has warped economy, fuelled opioid crisis

VANCOUVER - Money laundering has distorted British Columbia's economy, fuelled the opioid crisis and overheated the real estate market, the province argued at the start of an inquiry into the criminal...

Feb 26, 2020

Vancouver police looking for man accused of trying to steal seaplane

VANCOUVER - Police are looking for help in finding a man they accuse of breaking into Harbour Air's seaplane terminal on Vancouver's waterfront last Friday and trying to steal one of its air...

Feb 26, 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE: Province preparing for all possible outcomes, including pandemic

VICTORIA-Minister of Health, Adrian Dix and BC's Provincial Health Officer released an update yesterday, Feb.25, on the novel coronavirus in BC.In their joint statement, Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry say t...

Feb 26, 2020 Canadian Press

Poverty rates decrease from 2016 to 2018 according to Statistics Canada

VICTORIA-Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Shane Simpson released a statement in regards to Statistics Canada's release of the Canadian Income Survey in 2018, showing a decline in ...

Feb 26, 2020