Category Archives: British Columbia
Evacuations ordered for parts of Peace River and Hudson's Hope districts due to aggressive Battleship Mountain fire
PRINCE GEORGE - Some residents of northern B.C. are being ordered to evacuate as of Saturday (Sept. 3) due to a number of aggressive fires in the Prince George Fire Centre.The district of Hudson's Hop...
Sep 04, 2022
B.C. scientists hopeful in fight against mites that puncture and kill honeybees
SURREY, B.C. - Chemistry professor Erika Plettner gestures towards beehives surrounded by tall, dry grasses as she explains the multiple pressures facing honeybees worldwide. Pesticides, pathogens and...
Sep 04, 2022
Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors
VANCOUVER - Sometimes we all need somewhere for a little alone time. Vancouver resident Anne Bruinn found hers in a tiny "Hobbit Hole" that her husband built in their backyard in the neighbourhood of ...
Sep 03, 2022
HEU reaches tentative deal with employer
VICTORIA - The union representing the majority of 60-thousand B-C hospital and long-term care workers says a tentative agreement has been reached with the Hospital Employers Association of B-C after 6...
Sep 02, 2022
Vancouver home sales down 40% from last year, nearly 1% since July: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales plunged roughly 40 per cent since August 2021, but were almost unchanged from this past July. The board says sales f...
Sep 02, 2022
Family of man who died after Vancouver police beanbag shooting seeks inquest
VANCOUVER - The family of a man who died in custody last week after Vancouver police used a beanbag shotgun is calling for a public inquest and systemic changes in how the department treats people on ...
Sep 01, 2022
B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it's been a below-average wildfire season so far this year in British Columbia, but high fire risks are forecast for September. She says the...
Sep 01, 2022
Lululemon reports Q2 revenue up 29 per cent, net income of US$290M
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue climbed 29 per cent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year as it saw sales climb across its operations including higher gains i...
Sep 01, 2022
Auditor general says B.C. government should adjust bookkeeping method
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is defending his criticism of the provincial government over a long-standing difference of opinion about how some public accounting numbers should be crun...
Sep 01, 2022
Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister say most residents should expect to be able to receive a COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron variant this month or in October. Dr. Bonni...
Sep 01, 2022