Category Archives: British Columbia
Cultural respect identified as key for better cancer outcomes among Indigenous
VANCOUVER - Seeing a painting of two Indigenous women standing at the foot of a mountain and gazing at the moon instantly made Johnna Sparrow feel she was being supported as she dealt with breast canc...
Jun 25, 2018
B.C. tightens payday lending practices, protecting most vulnerable
VICTORIA – New limits on fees for cashing cheques and high-cost loans will take effect on Sept. 1 in British Columbia. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says in a statement the changes tighten th...
Jun 25, 2018
BC Parks Reaches Milestone With Specialty License Plates
VICTORIA – BC Parks has reached a milestone with specialty license plate sales. The license plate program by the Province and ICBC has sold 100,000 plates, generating $2.3 million towards protec...
Jun 25, 2018
B.C. government making changes to procurement process, aims at local business
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is changing the system it uses to buy, sell and advertise for public services and projects. Citizens’ Services Minister Jinny Sims says the syste...
Jun 25, 2018
Pigs make surprise appearance during yoga session in Aldergrove, B.C.
ALDERGROVE, B.C. - Yoga practitioners in Aldergrove, B.C., had some unlikely company during a string of sessions on Sunday. Five pigs, a chihuahua and turkey wandered between mats, with one pig taking...
Jun 25, 2018
Parents stranded in Japan granted Canadian visas for adopted children
VANCOUVER - Five Canadian families have been granted visas to return home with their newly adopted babies, after being stuck in Japan for weeks due to a bureaucratic impasse. Ryan Hoag of Coquitlam, B...
Jun 24, 2018
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to 'deplorable negligence'
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown Eastside, where some of the city’s most vulnerable have been living in what the CEO of a non-profit housin...
Jun 24, 2018
Electoral reform vote in B.C. includes $500,000 each for pro and con groups
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has set out the rules for its referendum on electoral reform and they include giving the designated opponent and proponent groups $500,000 each to get ...
Jun 22, 2018
Shopify to provide e-commerce platform for online B.C. cannabis sales
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has selected Shopify Inc. to provide an e-commerce platform for the online sale of non-medical cannabis in the province. The Liquor Distribution Branch, which will b...
Jun 22, 2018
Province Appoints Three Court Judges
VICTORIA – The BC government has appointed three new provincial judges today. Judge Linda Thomas starts on July 5th and will be assigned to the Northern Region. Thomas has focused her efforts on...
Jun 22, 2018