Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator
VANCOUVER - Ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government after mediated negotiations. A joint statement Saturday from the H...
Jan 08, 2023
B.C.'s blue box recycling system to accept more items, primarily single-use plastics
VICTORIA - British Columbia is increasing the types of items it accepts for recycling in its residential blue box program. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change says it is adding more single-...
Jan 07, 2023
Phishing scams are on the rise again
PRINCE GEORGE - When it comes to fraudsters, they don't take a holiday. Reports of scams taking place through various mediums are all too common, but those that happen over the holiday season can be p...
Jan 06, 2023
Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president
VANCOUVER - A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution. John Randle, Pacific regional president of...
Jan 06, 2023
B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres to prepare for more illness
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases. Health ...
Jan 06, 2023
Very little change in December jobless numbers for Prince George
OTTAWA- A combination of slightly fewer people working last month, and slightly more looking for work , accounted for a slight rise in Prince George's jobless rate .The numbers out of Statistics Canad...
Jan 06, 2023
He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver's camper community
VANCOUVER - At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. He climbs out of his black Tesl...
Jan 06, 2023
B.C. yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says hospitals haven't yet seen the bump of COVID-19 infections that have been recorded after previous holidays during the pandemic, but the health syste...
Jan 05, 2023
B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes, heart failure and blood clots, including one medication the health minister says has been promoted a...
Jan 05, 2023
BC Affordability Credit to arrive in bank accounts this month
PRINCE GEORGE - Bigger tax credits promised by the BC Government for low and moderate-income earning individuals will be showing up this month.The BC affordability credit will provide as much as an ad...
Jan 05, 2023