Category Archives: British Columbia

Vancouver hockey fans bid fond farewells to retiring Sedin twins
VANCOUVER - Endless class and mind-bending goals - that’s what Vancouver Canucks fans say they love and will miss the most about Daniel and Henrik Sedin. As the 37-year-old twin brothers prepare...
Apr 05, 2018
Passengers offered cruise benefits after journey marred by construction
VICTORIA - An offer of a free cruise isn’t enough to quell one passenger’s anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and fumes. Norwegian Cruise Lin...
Apr 05, 2018
Fish farm companies should get First Nations approval: report
VANCOUVER – A provincial advisory council is recommending that fish farm companies be required to have agreements in place with area First Nations before the province approves any new or replace...
Apr 05, 2018

Federal, B.C. privacy czars team up to investigate Facebook and AggregateIQ
OTTAWA - The federal and British Columbia privacy commissioners are joining forces to investigate Facebook and Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ - two firms at the centre of an international ...
Apr 05, 2018

A Boost In Winter Highway Safety Measures
VICTORIA – After an intense winter, the Province announced that they’ll be making several improvements to make highways safer and more reliable during the winter months. “I have hear...
Apr 05, 2018
Street signs honour First Nation heritage at University of B.C. Vancouver campus
VANCOUVER - New road signs have been unveiled on the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus honouring the linguistic heritage of the Musqueam First Nation and its location within unc...
Apr 05, 2018

Vancouver Island group cancels annual rabbit show because of deadly virus
VICTORIA - A disease that is deadly to rabbits has prompted the Vancouver Island Rabbit Breeders Association to cancel its annual show. A notice posted on the association’s website says its 100t...
Apr 05, 2018

Women working in Vancouver sex trade were seen as "disposable," inquiry hears
RICHMOND, B.C. - A Vancouver sex-trade activist recounted the justice system’s failure to protect women who were killed or have disappeared as posters of missing persons were shown on screens We...
Apr 05, 2018

B.C. nurse practitioners can now prescribe drugs for opioid addiction
VICTORIA – Nurse practitioners in British Columbia now have the power to prescribe drugs used to treat opioid addiction. The provincial government says the College of Registered Nurses of B.C. h...
Apr 04, 2018

Doctors billing patients for private services to face fines in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Doctors who bill patients for health-care services outside the public system could face criminal charges and fines in British Columbia as the NDP government enforces a law introduced by th...
Apr 04, 2018