Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program
VANCOUVER - Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people ...
May 16, 2023
B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order
Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacua...
May 16, 2023
B.C. to refer some cancer patients to Washington to cut radiation therapy wait
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says some cancer patients will be referred to two clinics in Washington in an effort to reduce wait times for radiation therapy. Adrian Dix says that fro...
May 15, 2023
Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a...
May 15, 2023
Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says she died by strangulation. Dr. Jason Morin, who conducted the autopsy...
May 15, 2023
Janice Abbott, embattled CEO of B.C. housing operator Atira, resigns after audit
VANCOUVER - The CEO of British Columbia housing operator the Atira Women's Resource Society is stepping down after an audit found a conflict of interest over her marriage to the former head of Crown s...
May 15, 2023
New provincial funds directing youth into B.C. manufacturing jobs
NANAIMO - Students in post-secondary across B.C. will soon have additional support should they choose to enter a career in the manufacturing sector.The provincial government announced $3 million in ne...
May 15, 2023
Man arrested after 'unprovoked' stabbing inside Surrey, B.C., hospital: Mounties
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., have arrested a 24-year-old man after a stabbing inside a local hospital. Police allege the man assaulted two people visiting another patient at Surrey Memoria...
May 15, 2023
Boil water advisory issued for Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK - The Village of Cache Creek has issued a Boil Water Advisory to residents of the community due to ongoing flooding problems. The Advisory impacts all homes in the community and will remai...
May 13, 2023
Heat wave to drive demand for electricity, BC Hydro provides tips to stay cool
PRINCE GEORGE - Unseasonably high temperatures expected in the coming days could significantly increase electricity demand and break May records.The demand for power during the current heat wave is ex...
May 13, 2023