Category Archives: British Columbia
Homeowners Eligible To Delay Property Taxes
VICTORIA – Some BC homeowners may be eligible to delay their property taxes with a provincial low-interest loan program. Homeowners who are 55 years or older, a surviving spouse, persons with di...
May 17, 2018
Drug checking finds fentanyl, other substances in Vancouver street drugs
VANCOUVER - Street drugs in Vancouver are often not as advertised, according to new data from a drug-checking program. Initial results from the pilot project show that more than 60 per cent of the sub...
May 17, 2018
BC Government Receives Feedback On Fairer Insurance Rates
VICTORIA – After receiving feedback from British Columbians, the Province is working towards making auto insurance rates more fair for drivers. About 82 percent of British Columbians believe dan...
May 17, 2018
Canadians gather in churches, theatres, halls for Royal Wedding viewing parties
BRENTWOOD BAY, B.C. - Donna Otto hasn’t decided on wearing a fascinator or a new hat on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding day, but she knows where she’ll be at 4 a.m. on Satur...
May 17, 2018
Sex assault supports vary in B.C. universities a year after provincial bill
VANCOUVER - One year after a bill came into effect requiring British Columbia universities to have sexual assault policies, the supports available at different schools still vary widely and students a...
May 17, 2018
Alberta passes bill that could cut oil to B.C. in Trans Mountain pipeline fight
EDMONTON - Alberta has passed landmark legislation giving it sweeping power to intervene in oil and gas exports that could result in punitive price spikes in British Columbia in the dispute over the T...
May 16, 2018
B.C. to match funds for Red Cross flood donations as water levels rise
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - As more evacuation alerts are issued and river levels rise in British Columbia, Premier John Horgan announced Wednesday his government will match Canadian Red Cross donations for th...
May 16, 2018
British Columbia is just defending its interests on pipeline: Horgan
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan accused the federal government of unnecessarily putting taxpayers money at risk on Wednesday by offering financial protection for Kinder Morgan’s inve...
May 16, 2018
BC Liquor Stores Launch Grad Season Campaign
VANCOUVER – It’s graduation season for high schools and so, BC Liquor Stores are reminding customers to not buy liquor for minors. Exceptions include parents giving liquor to a minor and w...
May 16, 2018
Waters rising in flood-ravaged southern B.C. as residents brace for 'round two'
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - There is a feeling of “calm apprehension” in the southern British Columbia city of Grand Forks as officials warn of a coming second wave of flood waters, says Brett Swo...
May 15, 2018