Category Archives: British Columbia
Newborn southern resident whale calf spotted swimming in British Columbia waters
VANCOUVER - A newborn calf in a southern resident killer whale pod has been spotted in the waters around Tofino, British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans marine mammal co-ordinator Pa...
Jun 01, 2019
Minimum wage increases today
BRITISH COLUMBIA- British Columbia's minimum wage gets a $1.20 raise today, boosting it to $13.85 an hour.Some say it's still too low. President of the BC Federation of Labour Laird Cronk, says the in...
Jun 01, 2019
Tentative agreement reached in B.C.'s port dispute just as picket signs went up
VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached in a labour dispute that threatened to shut down all ports in British Columbia and have a ripple effect across the Canadian economy. T...
Jun 01, 2019
Remote health care tested as Haida Gwaii loses IV chemo treatment next month
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Cancer patients who need intravenous chemotherapy on the British Columbia archipelago of Haida Gwaii will now have to take an eight-hour ferry trip to the n...
May 31, 2019
Protecting BC waterways from invasive mussels
BRITISH COLUMBIA-From now until October of this year, inspectors with the BC Conservation Officer Service will be educating the public and checking boats travelling through BC waters for invasive muss...
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'Unusual mortality event' declared as grey whales appear on West Coast beaches
VANCOUVER - The American federal agency dedicated to ocean science has declared an "unusual mortality event" as the bodies of dozens of grey whales wash up on West Coast beaches in Cana...
May 31, 2019
Union says port workers still on the job in B.C. despite lockout notice
VANCOUVER - A lockout notice issued by the group that represents more than 50 waterfront employers in British Columbia was expected to take effect Thursday, but a spokesman for the union sai...
May 31, 2019
B.C. Wildfire Service sets up special camp as northwest fire risk soars
SMITHERS, B.C. - Wildfire crews are arriving in northwestern British Columbia as drought grips the region and the fire danger soars along with the temperature. The B.C. Wildfire Service is s...
May 31, 2019
B.C. premier rejects Liberal calls to dump legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas
VICTORIA - The British Columbia legislature became embroiled in political turmoil Thursday as Premier John Horgan rejected calls to replace the Speaker after the Opposition Liberal...
May 30, 2019
Rare white young killer whale swimming off the British Columbia coast
VANCOUVER - A rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia. Jared Towers, an orca ecologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the young transient killer whale w...
May 30, 2019