Category Archives: British Columbia
Injured employees had complained of long commutes prior to bus crash: union
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says they're awaiting a grievance decision over compla...
Jun 19, 2023
New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada's worst units
NANAIMO, B.C. - A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, British Columbia, will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. Health Ministe...
Jun 19, 2023
Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, B.C. coroner says
VICTORIA - The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year. A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May ...
Jun 19, 2023
No time for 'games': B.C. solicitor general gives deadline for Surrey policing report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency. Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he b...
Jun 19, 2023
Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society in Surrey, British Columbia, confirms the president of the gurdwara was fatally shot in an attack just outside the temple. ...
Jun 19, 2023
Possible snowfall expected on B.C. Interior highways: Environment Canada
KELOWNA, B.C. - After a month of above-normal temperatures across British Columbia, Environment Canada is warning about possible snowfall on the province's southwest Interior highways. The agency issu...
Jun 18, 2023
Evacuation order for B.C.'s West Kiskatinaw wildfire rescinded, alert remains
The Peace River Regional District says the evacuation order for the One Island Lake community in the northeast corner of British Columbiahas been cancelled and residents can return home. But it says a...
Jun 18, 2023
All but one pipeliner injured in northern B.C. bus crash released from hospital
PRINCE GEORGE - Coastal GasLink says 17 of the 18 pipeline workers involved in Friday's bus crash have been discharged from hospital.In an email to media, the company says one patient remains in hospi...
Jun 17, 2023
Home and camper on the wish list for Victoria, B.C., couple after $35M lotto win
VANCOUVER - A couple from Victoria, B.C., are $35 million richer after claiming the whopping sum at a B.C. Lottery Corp. celebration in Vancouver. Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay say they plan on buy...
Jun 16, 2023
Renewable diesel refinery is first in Canada, completed in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Construction has been completed on a stand-alone renewable diesel refinery in British Columbia, the first of its kind in Canada. Officials, including Premier David Eby, were in P...
Jun 16, 2023