Category Archives: British Columbia
Evacuation orders lifted for some properties in Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, B.C., has begun lifting evacuation orders on some properties, after cooler temperatures and less rainfall spared the area from an expect...
May 20, 2018
Lower Fraser on alert, Boundary looks to begin recovery from B.C. floods
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - As efforts begin to shift from response to recovery in some British Columbia communities already gutted by flooding, hundreds of people in other areas of the province are ready to ...
May 19, 2018
Canadian Forces members begin helping out in flooded B.C. communities
VANCOUVER - Dozens of members of the Canadian Armed Forces have begun to arrive in communities ravaged by flooding in British Columbia, giving relief to emergency workers, volunteers and residents who...
May 18, 2018
Armed forces arrive in B.C. as federal assistance approved for flooded areas
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The first wave of 300 Canadian military personnel is being sent to British Columbia to help communities overwhelmed by floodwaters as parts of the province are expected to be hit w...
May 17, 2018
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