Category Archives: British Columbia
'The more you test, the more you find': Recalls a sign of success, experts say
VANCOUVER - A wide-ranging recall of hundreds of beef and veal products from restaurants, grocery stores and hotels due to possible E. coli contamination is the latest in a slew of high-profile f...
Oct 17, 2019
ICBC urges caution as pedestrian injuries nearly double
NORTH VANCOUVER-Almost double the number of pedestrians are injured in crashes from October to January.That's why today, ICBC and police are launching a pedestrian safety campaign to urge pedestrians ...
Oct 17, 2019 Courtesy ICBC
Vancouver police charge man with break and enter, arson in university fire
VANCOUVER - Police say a 40-year-old man from Vancouver has been charged in an alleged arson that damaged an art and design university earlier this month. The Vancouver Police Department says Nathan M...
Oct 17, 2019
Provincial health officer says probable case of vaping-related illness found in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s provincial health officer says there is a probable case of vaping-related illness in the province.In a news release, Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are several other investigations unde...
Oct 16, 2019 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
A&W reports sales growth, but net income falls short of expectations
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw sales growth in its most recent quarter, following a record performance in the same quarter last year. The fund says same-store sales, a key retai...
Oct 16, 2019
A year after pot legalization in Canada, it's a slow roll
VANCOUVER - It's one year into Canada's experiment in legal marijuana. Many residents remain proud of Canada for bucking prohibition, but a lot still buy cannabis on the sly. Access is limited and tax...
Oct 16, 2019
Pot use admission at U.S. border snagging Canadian boomers, says lawyer
VICTORIA - Canadians wanting to cross the U.S. border are being asked different marijuana questions than they were before cannabis was legal, says an American immigration lawyer who represents numerou...
Oct 16, 2019
Lululemon launches investigation into alleged worker abuse at supplier factory
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it has launched an investigation after learning about reports of worker abuse at a manufacturing facility in Bangladesh that supplies the athleisure retailer....
Oct 15, 2019
Aritzia says Q2 net income up 19 per cent to $17.9M after online sales boost
VANCOUVER - Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. says net income rose by about 19 per cent in its last quarter compared with a year earlier as it expanded its online sales and store count. The Vancouve...
Oct 15, 2019
'It's a symbol of our strength': Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Chief Coun. Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation says it's hard to put into words the excitement and emotion she feels at Sunday's opening of the first ceremonial Big House in...
Oct 15, 2019