British Columbia

Restrictions in healthcare setting to be lifted

VICTORIA - Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have provided an update on the respiratory illness season in B.C.Dr. Henry said that British Columbia...

Apr 06, 2023

B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says

VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...

Apr 06, 2023

Armed robbery suspect shot, killed by police at Surrey, B.C., motel

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating officers' actions following a fatal shooting in Surrey. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says in a news release that Sur...

Apr 06, 2023

PG's unemployment rate down slightly

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George posted a slight decline in the unemployment rate last month to 6.2 per cent from 6.6 per cent the previous month . Year-over-year however, the numbers are rising with the...

Apr 06, 2023

Eight sheltered but more spaces needed as Vancouver seeks rooms for displaced campers

VANCOUVER - A handful of homeless people set up tents overnight along a stretch of Vancouver's Hastings Street that was cleared Wednesday in a co-ordinated effort by city officials and Vancouver polic...

Apr 06, 2023

B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matching inflation with 6.9% hike

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that the government says fulfils a promise to tie the benchmark pay level to inflation. The new minimum wage kicks i...

Apr 05, 2023

B.C. raising minimum wage by 6.9%

VICTORIA - Good news for those living on the poverty line.British Columbia's NDP government is raising the minimum wage by 6.9 per cent to $16.75 per hour on June 1."Having a minimum wage that keeps u...

Apr 05, 2023

Man pleads not guilty to murdering 13-year-old Marrisa Shen, of Burnaby, B.C.

VANCOUVER - A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago repeatedly denied killing the girl as his trial started. Ibrahim Ali pleaded not guilty and told the jur...

Apr 05, 2023

Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police have dispatched officers to a tent encampment on the city's Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. The City of Vancouver says it has asked police to help...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

SURREY, B.C. - Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. ...

Apr 05, 2023