Category Archives: British Columbia
Heavy snow in parts of B.C. forces cancellations, prompts travel warnings
VANCOUVER - A snow storm swept across parts of British Columbia on Friday, prompting travel advisories and cancelled flights. Environment Canada issued separate snowfall advisories for the north and c...
Feb 23, 2018
$153 million in federal cash to fund child care and education training in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Help is on the way for cash-strapped British Columbia parents struggling with expensive daycare fees and long waiting lists, say federal and provincial politicians after signing a bilatera...
Feb 23, 2018
Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA - The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its ban on the province’s wine Thursday in a dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Alberta Prem...
Feb 23, 2018
Expansion of B.C. foreign buyers tax to Okanagan, Vancouver Island is questioned
VANCOUVER - A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing markets where it’s been expanded, as international purchasers make up only a small percentage of sales and la...
Feb 22, 2018
B.C. family says care home switched their mom's cat with robotic version
DUNCAN, B.C. - The family of a British Columbia woman who has dementia say staff at a care home removed her cat and replaced it with a robotic stuffed animal. Dawn Douglas has been living at the Sunri...
Feb 22, 2018
B.C. businesses say new health tax will raise prices for consumers
VANCOUVER - Eric Pateman says a new health care tax in British Columbia will add about $30,000 to the annual payroll costs for his Vancouver restaurant, and with tight profit margins there is little r...
Feb 22, 2018
Canadian humorist Arthur Black of CBC Radio's 'Basic Black' dies at age 74
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - Beloved Canadian broadcaster and humorist Arthur Black has died at age 74. A statement on his website says the former CBC Radio host died Wednesday at Lady Minto Hospital on...
Feb 22, 2018
Minister says Greyhound's decision to cut, reduce routes in B.C. 'unfortunate'
VANCOUVER - Greyhound Canada will eliminate or reduce routes in northern British Columbia, the Interior and Vancouver Island amid financial losses and a steep drop in passengers. Local governments and...
Feb 21, 2018
Court challenge coming by B.C. Wine Institute against Alberta wine ban
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s wine merchants say an Alberta ban on their product is having a crushing impact on the grape business and they plan to go to court to try to stop it. The B.C. W...
Feb 21, 2018
Mixed messages on B.C.'s efforts to cool the hot housing market
VICTORIA - Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcom...
Feb 21, 2018