Category Archives: British Columbia

Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs
Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs. Vancouver began its own system called Radar in ...
Jun 02, 2023

Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10-year average: real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says May home sales rose 15.7 per cent from a year earlier. The B.C. board says Vancouver's housing market is showing signs of heating up heading...
Jun 02, 2023

Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to de...
Jun 01, 2023

B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. The New Westminster Poli...
Jun 01, 2023

Officer in Langley, B.C., faces charge from incidents dating back five years
VICTORIA - A Mountie who works in the Langley, B.C., detachment has been charged with breach of trust. The B.C. Prosecution Service says the single charge was approved against Const. Navarash Dhillon....
Jun 01, 2023

Lululemon sees revenue, income rise in first quarter with strong international growth
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net income of US$290.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, up almost 53 per centfrom US$190.0 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based company, whic...
Jun 01, 2023

B.C. to invest $17 million on science, Indigenous knowledge to restore Pacific salmon
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia government is adding $17.25 million for ongoing efforts to save declining populations of wild Pacific salmon. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardsh...
Jun 01, 2023

Missing Prince George woman last seen in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Update: The Kamloops RCMP Detachment confirms that the 24-year-old female reported missing on June 1, 2023, has been located and she is safe. They thank the media and the public for their a...
Jun 01, 2023

British Columbia and Edmonton men face charges in Whitehorse drug raid
WHITEHORSE - Two men, one from Metro Vancouver and another from Alberta, face several charges following a weekend drug raid in Whitehorse. A statement from Yukon RCMP says a search warrant was execute...
Jun 01, 2023

B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER - Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened heal...
May 31, 2023