Category Archives: British Columbia

Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor
VANCOUVER - Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is callin...
Jun 11, 2019

The province invests $6 million to address and prevent homelessness in BC
VANCOUVER- The Province is granting $6 million to the Social Planning and Research Council of BC for a Homelessness Community Action Grant to help groups in communities across the province address hom...
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Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump
QUESNEL, B.C. - A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing well after being rescued from a sealed box dumped at a central British Columbia landfill. The BC SPCA says i...
Jun 11, 2019

Victoria council mulls demolition of what's left of fire-ravaged Plaza Hotel
VICTORIA - Councillors in Victoria are being asked to authorize demolition of what remains of the Plaza Hotel after a fire that burned for four days in the city's downtown last month. T...
Jun 11, 2019

Canfor to curtail operations at all but one of its sawmills in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is curtailing operations at all of its British Columbia sawmills, except its WynnWood operations, due to poor lumber markets. The company says a majority of the mills will be ...
Jun 11, 2019

Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...
Jun 10, 2019

Ministry of Education announced $9 million investment in student co-op programs
VICTORIA-A nine million dollar investment into co-op and work integrated learning was announced Monday, June 10 by Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, Melanie Mark.The funding aims to...
Jun 10, 2019

Genocide against Indigenous women and girls 'obvious,' says chief commissioner
VANCOUVER - The chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says the final report has started difficult conversations, but Canada must know the trut...
Jun 10, 2019

Tilray signs deal to limit how its biggest shareholder may sell its stake
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. has signed a deal that puts limits on how and when its largest shareholder may sell its stake in the cannabis company. Privateer Holdings Inc., one of the company's ea...
Jun 10, 2019

Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor
VANCOUVER - Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is callin...
Jun 09, 2019