Category Archives: British Columbia
Two dead as motorcycle and SUV collide between Lytton and Spences Bridge, B.C.
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV northeast of Lytton, British Columbia. A statement from RCMP says the crash happened just after 6 p.m. Monday on Hi...
Jul 05, 2023
Vancouver home prices ticking up as supply remains under pressure: real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices ticked up from May as prospective homebuyers faced a dearth of supply in the region. The board says the composite b...
Jul 05, 2023
B.C. port strike enters day five, with talks deadlocked over maintenance
VANCOUVER - Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both si...
Jul 05, 2023
Clothing retailer Kit and Ace bought by company co-owned by Joe Mimran
VANCOUVER - Kit and Ace Technical Apparel Inc. has been bought by a company co-owned by Canadian fashion designer and entrepreneur Joe Mimran. The price paid for the clothing retailer by Unity Brands ...
Jul 05, 2023
'The common sense is out there': Stop the Spray founder says forest transition overdue
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Forest Practices Board has called for a stark change in BC's forestry management strategy.The call to action echoes many of the ideas that James Steidle, local forestry advocate...
Jul 04, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 04, 2023
Exporters want law to limit future disruptions on fourth day of B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER - Groups representing Canadian businesses want the federal government to intervene in the ongoing labour strike at British Columbia ports, with one organization calling for legal changes tha...
Jul 04, 2023
Expansion, upgrade project valued at $366.5M starts at Williams Lake hospital
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says the long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of the 1960s-era hospital serving the Cariboo region is underway. Adrian Dix says the $366.5-...
Jul 04, 2023
Elections BC bans Mark Marissen and municipal party over financing breach
VANCOUVER - Elections BC has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen from running in local elections for three years after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign ...
Jul 04, 2023
Fierce blaze damages several businesses, forces evacuation in downtown Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. - A restaurant, boutique, salon and costume shop are among the businesses believed to have been destroyed in an early morning fire in downtown Vernon, B.C. Flames broke out in the commerc...
Jul 04, 2023