Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. fire officials hope wind shift will help save Tumbler Ridge from intense blaze
Fire officials are hoping a wind change will help save the community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, after an intense wildfire pushed within a few kilometres of the town. The commun...
Jun 10, 2023
B.C. to require licence for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024
VICTORIA - British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors. The Labour Ministry says workers must be licensed by ...
Jun 09, 2023
Eyes on the weather as fierce wildfire rages, forces evacuations in northeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Showers on Saturday could sprinkle an aggressive wildfire that has forced more than two-thousand people from their homes in northeastern British Columbia, but forecasters say thunderstorms...
Jun 09, 2023
Retail and wholesale job losses push PG's unemployment rate up once again
PRINCE GEORGE- Another uptick in the unemployment numbers for Prince George last month, climbing to 7.9 percent from 7.3 percent in April, and 3.9 percent in May of 2022. We saw roughly 5,000 fewer pe...
Jun 09, 2023
Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A bus carrying elementary school students on a field trip has caught fire on a road in Chilliwack, B.C., spreading to a nearby structure and cutting power to the area before being e...
Jun 08, 2023
Rate hike prompted by higher risk of sticky inflation: BoC's Beaudry
VICTORIA - Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says recent economic data suggests the risk of sticky inflation has gone up, prompting the central bank's decision to raise interest rates on Wed...
Jun 08, 2023
Working smoke alarm in just 45% of 2022 home fires in B.C.: report
VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's fire commissioner says there were 86 deaths due to fires in the province last year, a toll that has tripled in three years. The report says there were more ...
Jun 08, 2023
B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve what it says is an "incredibly challenging" bus strike in the Fraser Valley. CUPE Local 561 has be...
Jun 08, 2023
Showers likely for southern B.C., as wildfires cut air quality, challenge control
VANCOUVER - For the first time this year, air quality advisories are posted for part of Vancouver Island and a large section of the Lower Mainland as smoke from several wildfires wafts over the region...
Jun 08, 2023
Loblaw-owned T&T Supermarkets to open U.S. flagship store in Bellevue, Washington
RICHMOND, B.C. - T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer. The Richmond, B.C....
Jun 08, 2023