Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. eliminates prescription deductibles for people earning under $30,000
VICTORIA – British Columbia has announced plans to eliminate or reduce prescription-drug deductibles for low-income earners. Health Minister Adrian Dix says single people and families with a net...
Feb 09, 2018
Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As residents in parts of British Columbia dig out from recent heavy snowfalls and think fondly of spring, a farmer on southern Vancouver Island is cursing that region’s mild weather a...
Feb 09, 2018
B.C. already seeking new markets for wine in Asia and the U.S.: premier Horgan
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says he plans to intensify efforts to find new markets for B.C. wine, which was already being done before Alberta’s ban over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Horgan s...
Feb 09, 2018
B.C. announces $20M in support for Indigenous communities battling overdoses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has announced $20 million in funding over three years for Indigenous communities struggling with an overdose death rate that’s three times higher than the general po...
Feb 08, 2018
B.C. Supreme Court chief justice calls on feds to appoint more judges
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of British Columbia’s Supreme Court says he is frustrated by the federal government’s “failure” to appoint judges, and is calling on Ottawa to urg...
Feb 08, 2018
Premier says minimum wage hike to $15.20 by 2021 will keep B.C. competitive
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will gradually hike its minimum hourly wage to get to $15.20 by June 2021. It’s a decision criticized by both labour and business groups. “We believe that 2021...
Feb 08, 2018
Operators of threatened independent Vancouver cinema launch its second act
VANCOUVER - The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say their multimillion-dollar offer to buy the aging cinema has been accepted and now they have 60 days to finalize...
Feb 08, 2018
Alberta and B.C. left with limited options to escalate trade war
CALGARY - British Columbia Premier John Horgan held off on ratcheting up a trade war with Alberta Wednesday, but experts say both provinces still have a few limited options to raise the stakes. Albert...
Feb 08, 2018
B.C. premier says he won't escalate trade dispute with Alberta over pipeline
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan doesn’t intend to respond to any provocation from Alberta in the escalating trade dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Horgan said Wednesday ...
Feb 08, 2018
Wine war picks on small family owned operations: B.C. wine advocate
VANCOUVER - Western Canada’s “wine war” could cost small family owned farms millions of dollars, says an advocate for British Columbia’s wine industry. Alberta Premier Rachel N...
Feb 08, 2018