Category Archives: British Columbia
BCGEU announces targeted job action, picket lines, as strike notice expires in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia General Employees' Union says it will set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres as it begins targeted job action...
Aug 15, 2022
BCWS predicts stable forecast following persistent lightning strikes across province
VANCOUVER - A spokesperson for the BC Wildfire Service says 80 per cent of the 212 new fires sparked across the province since Wednesday were caused by lightning. Briana Hill says the service was well...
Aug 14, 2022
Four days of storms bring a noteworthy amount of lightning strikes to B.C.
KAMLOOPS - If you've noticed that the skies have been a lot stormier than usual lately, you are not alone - a weather system caused more lightning across the province in the past few days than is typi...
Aug 14, 2022
High risk sex offender found, rearrested in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A high risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house has been found and rearrested by police in Vancouver. Police said they were looking for 39-year-old Tony Okanase, who had be...
Aug 14, 2022
B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win
CALGARY - Sean Whyte's 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a B.C. Lions' comeback in a 41-40 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Lions quarterback Natha...
Aug 13, 2022
BC General Employees' Union issues strike notice on behalf of 33,000 public servants
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency has issued a strike notice to the government. BC General Employees' Union president Stephanie Smith issued a...
Aug 13, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan calls byelection in Surrey South on Sept. 10
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has called a byelection for the Surrey South electoral district. The seat became vacant following the departure of Liberal Stephanie Cadieux, who re...
Aug 13, 2022
B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's acting attorney general says the province was "clear" with Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces ...
Aug 12, 2022
B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's acting attorney general says the province was "clear" with Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces ...
Aug 12, 2022
MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox, as Feds announce funding
Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against monkeypox, recalling the fear surrounding HIV-AIDS when she was a physician in the '80s. Fry says m...
Aug 12, 2022