Category Archives: British Columbia
Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care centre in Kamloops. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new centre at the Royal Inland Hospital will include ra...
May 25, 2023
Environmental groups launch legal challenge against B.C.'s Roberts Bank port project
VANCOUVER - Five environmental groups have launched a combined legal challenge against the port expansion plan at Roberts Bank, south of Vancouver, that was approved by the federal government last mon...
May 25, 2023
B.C. Premier embarks on trade mission in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is heading to Asia on a trade mission that makes stops in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. But the premier's tour itinerary, released by his office on...
May 25, 2023
Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...
May 25, 2023
Canadian researcher helps define new standards for diagnosing concussions
VANCOUVER - Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes, but she knows how that particular headache felt - "like a one-pound weight on the...
May 25, 2023
School bus on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast tips over, injuring driver
SUNSHINE COAST, B.C. - Police say a school bus tipped over on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at 8:37 a.m. on the side of Highway 101 ...
May 24, 2023
Surrey, B.C., municipal police force calls for clarity over future
SURREY, B.C. - The municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., says delays deciding the future of policing in the city are weighing heavily on officers. An open letter from the Surrey Police Service say...
May 24, 2023
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality
VANCOUVER - A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a park defended his impartiality as an expert during cross-examination in the murder trial of Ibrahim...
May 24, 2023
Critics of David Johnston's report against formal inquiry say hearings not enough
VANCOUVER - Canadians who say they have been victim to foreign interference and intimidation by the Chinese government are calling a special rapporteur's recommendation against a formal inquiry on the...
May 24, 2023
B.C.'s human rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says housing and poverty are among the top concerns of service and rights-related organizations across the province, but some key voices have y...
May 24, 2023