Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action
BURNABY, B.C. - Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are urging the B.C. General Employees' Union and the government to reach a swift deal to end...
Aug 24, 2022
$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each to help tide them over until a new compensation model is established this fa...
Aug 24, 2022
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022
40 residents of Vancouver street camp accept accommodation: BC Housing
VANCOUVER - BC Housing says 40 people in Vancouver who were living in a Downtown Eastside street encampment being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation. The agency's vice-presi...
Aug 24, 2022
Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system
VANCOUVER - A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group challenging the provincial government's stance that it doesn't have the capacity to take a case regarding lega...
Aug 23, 2022
B.C. public-sector union says negotiations with government are back on
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's largest public-sector union says it has accepted the government's invitation to resume talks following limited job action that began over a week ago. The B.C. General Em...
Aug 23, 2022
Four arrested after Vancouver police say guns found in encampment tent
Vancouver police say four men have been arrested after two guns were seized from a tent in a Downtown Eastside street encampment. Police say the weapons found in the tent near East Hastings and Carral...
Aug 22, 2022
At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Dozens of people have been left without a home after an apparent explosion sparked a fire between two buildings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Assistant Fire Chief Pierre Morin with Van...
Aug 22, 2022
B.C. union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands
VANCOUVER - A union representing thousands of provincial government workers in British Columbia has escalated job action with a ban on overtime. B.C. General Employees' Union president Stephanie Smith...
Aug 22, 2022
MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster
VICTORIA - A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week. John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes i...
Aug 20, 2022