Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. finance minister says speculation tax brings balance to housing crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s proposed speculation and vacancy tax is aimed at cooling an overheated real estate market and convincing owners of vacant homes in some urban areas to either sell o...
Oct 16, 2018
Act to create Employer Health Tax by Jan. 1, introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is pressing ahead with its plan to eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums and replace them with an employer health tax. The Employer Health Tax Act, ...
Oct 16, 2018
Owner of mistakenly donated cash sought by thrift store in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A charity in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is trying to reunite some mistakenly donated money with its original owner, and it’s not the first time this year that ...
Oct 16, 2018
Sea lion suffering from gunshot wounds to the head brought to Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - A sea lion suffering from gunshot wounds to the head has been taken to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre for treatment. The aquarium says this the second time in the span ...
Oct 15, 2018
Prince George City Council Candidate Q&A
On a five-part series leading up to the 2018 Civic Election, we hear from the candidates running for Prince George City Council on a number of issues. PART ONE We begin with part one of our five-part ...
Oct 15, 2018
School District 57 Candidate Q&A
On a five-part series leading up to the 2018 Civic Election, we hear from the candidates running for School District 57 Trustee on a number of issues. We begin with part one of our five-part series wi...
Oct 15, 2018
Couple from B.C. recreate 'Alien' birth scene for maternity photo shoot
VANCOUVER - In Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic, “Alien,” the crew of the Nostromo begin a voyage unknowingly carrying a new being along with them. Thirty-nine years later, Todd and Nicol...
Oct 15, 2018
Secret supper clubs test appetite for cannabis-infused food ahead of legalization
VANCOUVER - One of the first questions chef Travis Petersen asks guests as they arrive to his supper club at a semi-secret Vancouver location is how they would gauge their cannabis tolerance. The 34-y...
Oct 14, 2018
Doctors to debate medical pot as more patients expected to ask for prescriptions
VANCOUVER - Doctors with opposing views on whether medical marijuana should be prescribed for various conditions agree on one thing: their profession is ill-prepared to deal with patients asking for a...
Oct 14, 2018
Canada Moves Forward On Major Treaty Innovations
BRITISH COLUMBIA – St:l Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association, the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia have signed an agreement that supports new and innovative approaches to mode...
Oct 13, 2018