British Columbia

B.C. outlier when it comes to hiring physician assistants

PRINCE GEORGE - Our health care system has been dealing with a lot since the pandemic and physician assistants (PA's) are present in all but 2 provinces, and B.C. is one of those provinces.There has b...

May 31, 2023

Letter to families in Saanich, B.C., warns of youth gang crime as summer break nears

VICTORIA - The principal of a high school on Vancouver Island says parents should be on alert over an increase in violent crime and gang activity involving young people in the community. Donna Thompso...

May 31, 2023

B.C. names 10 cities for faster development to help address housing crisis

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minster says more homes will be built sooner under a plan to set construction targets in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to fast track development. Ravi...

May 31, 2023

Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

VANCOUVER - A series of letters from doctors raising alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital has placed British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny. The...

May 31, 2023

Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs

Vancouver councillors have approved the honorary street name of Komagata Maru Place for an iconic landmark in a move to redress a case of systemic discrimination that took place more than a century ag...

May 30, 2023

B.C. housing non-profit at heart of controversy names interim CEO

VANCOUVER - The Atira Women's Resource Society says it has named a new interim CEO after former head Janice Abbott stepped down amid a conflict-of-interest controversy involving her husband, former BC...

May 30, 2023

B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects

PARKSVILLE, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for coastal cleanup and restoration of the marine environment. This brings its total investment ...

May 30, 2023

AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites 'minor' shortfalls

VICTORIA - B.C's auditor general says the province's COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism industry followed most required guidelines, though he raised some concerns about the way it was...

May 30, 2023

Fate of Vancouver Chinatown condo project pushed to June 12 as city hearing adjourns

VANCOUVER - It will be at least two more weeks before any decision can be made on a condo development in the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood. Seventy people, both for and against the nine...

May 30, 2023

B.C. creates anti-racism data committee, releases research priorities

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June. The province says the foc...

May 29, 2023