British Columbia

CP NewsAlert: B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall

VANCOUVER - COVID-19 booster shots will be available to British Columbians aged 12 and over starting this fall. Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization plan, says invitations start ...

Jul 08, 2022

Former clerk of the B.C. legislature to be sentenced today for breach of trust

VANCOUVER - The former clerk of British Columbia's legislature will be sentenced today in a Vancouver court for breach of trust over the improper purchase of clothing using public funds. Craig James w...

Jul 08, 2022

$1.4 million in federal funding going to B.C based company

OTTAWA-British Columbia based Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. is set to receive $1.4 million in funding from the federal government. The women-owned business produces plant-based foods using local produce a...

Jul 07, 2022

Aritzia Q1 profit surges 86 per cent to $33.3 million on big boost in revenue

VANCOUVER - Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. put together another attractive quarter as net profits soared 86 per cent on a big jump in revenues. The Vancouver-based company says it earned $33.3 million...

Jul 07, 2022

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

VANCOUVER - A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't ...

Jul 07, 2022

AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes

VANCOUVER - It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved. Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolu...

Jul 07, 2022

Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader

VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...

Greg Fry Jul 06, 2022

Three die in head-on crash along Trans-Canada Highway through B.C.'s Shuswap region

CHASE, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a head-on crash in British Columbia's Shuswap region that left three people dead. A statement from Chase RCMP says police were called to an area along the Trans-Ca...

Jul 06, 2022

B.C. cabinet minister bows out of NDP leadership race before it starts

VICTORIA - A New Democrat cabinet minister has taken himself out of the party's leadership contest to replace British Columbia Premier John Horgan. Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon says in a sta...

Jul 06, 2022

Unsettled B.C. weather prompts flash floods, complicates river level forecasts

VANCOUVER - The city of Prince George is the latest to feel the lash of torrential downpours linked to ongoing unsettled weather across British Columbia. Environment Canada is reporting about six mill...

Jul 06, 2022