Category Archives: British Columbia

Composer Joseph Koo, linked to 'Golden Era' of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the "Golden Era" of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Vancouver. Koo's fa...
Jan 05, 2023

Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...
Jan 05, 2023

Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules
VANCOUVER - Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be among the last arrivals before Canada's new COVID-19 testing requirements took effect, including one woman who...
Jan 04, 2023

Top 911 nuisance calls of 2022
PRINCE GEORGE - The agency that handles 911 calls throughout BC says it was busier than ever last year, but they still receive a large amount of nuisance calls that tie up emergency lines.E-Comm answe...
Jan 04, 2023

B.C. zoo sued over alleged black bear mauling of toddler's arm
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled by black bears after she reached through a fence at the Greater Vancouver Zoo alleges negligence led to the attack. The notice o...
Jan 04, 2023

B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload
VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...
Jan 04, 2023

911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER - The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receivi...
Jan 04, 2023

Vancouver's December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 per cent and three per cent respectively from a year ago. The B.C. board...
Jan 04, 2023

Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says are ongoing weak market conditions and a lack of available economic fibre. The Vancouver-based company says produ...
Jan 04, 2023

About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed in Vancouver after holiday travel chaos
RICHMOND, B.C. - About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed at Vancouver International Airport after winter storms wrecked havoc on holiday travel last month. Robyn Fant says her family recovered their...
Jan 03, 2023