Category Archives: British Columbia
Uber says new B.C. rules will increase costs, reduce demand for restaurants
VANCOUVER - Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in British Columbia will drive up costs and reduce demands for local restaurants. The company says in a statement that it s...
Jun 13, 2024
B.C. premier repeats call for more federal cash, calls Ottawa's claims 'disingenuous'
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an unfair share of federal funding being given to Western Canada. Eby says Ottawa's "special treatment for Quebec and Ontari...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. sets minimum wage, other rules for app-based ride-hailing, delivery work
VICTORIA - British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide a minimum-wage and basic protections for ride-hailing and delivery workers using app-based platforms such as Uber, DoorDash and SkipThe...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes
VANCOUVER - A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire risk this summer. BC Wildfire Service l...
Jun 12, 2024
Collision organizers to bring North American version of Web Summit conference to B.C.
VANCOUVER - Global technology conference Web Summit is headed to Vancouver next May with a new North American iteration of the event. Other versions of Web Summit have taken place in Portugal, Brazil ...
Jun 12, 2024
Farnworth 'glad' Surrey joins completion of transition from RCMP to municipal force
VICTORIA - B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he is pleased the City of Surrey will join in on the transition from the RCMP to a municipal police service following a council address by Mayor B...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. motorcyclist dies after crashing into car, falling onto highway
DELTA, B.C. - Police say a motorcyclist is dead in a crash Wednesday that snarled morning traffic for Metro Vancouver commuters. A statement from the RCMP says the rider drove into a car then fell ont...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. driver dies from injuries days after windshield crash on highway
SURREY, B.C. - The driver injured when a rock crashed through her vehicle's windshield last week on a Metro Vancouver highway has died. BC Highway Patrol Cpl. Melissa Jongema confirmed that the vehicl...
Jun 12, 2024
Man charged with murder in stabbing death of Vancouver restaurant chef
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old man in the stabbing death of a Japanese restaurant chef near the city's Chinatown last week. Police say Timothy Isborn faces a seco...
Jun 12, 2024
Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in Prairies, N.W.T.
OTTAWA - The wildfire season has been less dire so far this year than 2023, but the risk is high across most of the country for new fires to erupt this summer. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Cen...
Jun 12, 2024