Category Archives: British Columbia
'Sacred mission': Dozens of Chinese Canadian groups echo Beijing on Taiwan
VANCOUVER - When a group of Canadian parliamentarians recently announced plans to visit Taiwan, Beijing's response was swift, with its Ottawa embassy vowing "resolute and forceful measures" against an...
Sep 01, 2022
B.C. club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine despite a rejection from Health Canada, calling it the only way to...
Aug 31, 2022
Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage
VANCOUVER - The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is calling for the agency to extend temporary compensation and psychological supports amid a "dire" s...
Aug 31, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C.'s posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast
VICTORIA - British Columbia's economic recovery last year was stronger than forecast with the province's audited budget numbers showing a surplus of $1.3 billion, in contrast with an earlier projectio...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. public sector union says it's ending job action amid hope for deal
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's largest public-sector union says it is standing down from two weeks of limited job action as hopes rise for a deal with the government after contract talks resumed. ...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. sets up $60-million back-to-school affordability fund for families
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia is looking to ease the burden of back-to-school costs with a one-time $60-million fund that expands meal programs and helps families pay for supplies and field trips. ...
Aug 29, 2022
'Heartbreaking loss': B.C. agency looks into ambulance call after infant death report
BARRIRE, B.C. - British Columbia's emergency health service says it is reviewing the circumstances of the reported death of an infant last week while waiting for an ambulance in a small community in t...
Aug 29, 2022
Passengers stranded on cruise ship in Vancouver after tugboat workers strike
VANCOUVER - Passengers on an Alaska cruise ship are stranded aboard the vessel in Vancouver, with the cruise line blaming job action by British Columbia tugboat workers. Celebrity Cruises says the Cel...
Aug 29, 2022
Man dies hours after shooting outside Surrey, B.C. home
SURREY, B.C. - One man has died the day after a late night shooting in south Surrey, B.C. RCMP in the city southeast of Vancouver say officers responded to reports of shots being fired outside a home ...
Aug 28, 2022