Category Archives: British Columbia
Strong lumber prices boost Canfor Q1 profits 25 per cent despite pulp losses
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is reporting a 25 per cent increase in net profits in its latest quarter on near record high North American lumber prices that also boosted revenues. The Vancouver-based compa...
May 03, 2022
Cannabis company Choom obtains creditor protection, interim financing from Aurora
VANCOUVER - Choom Holdings Inc. and some of its subsidiaries have obtained creditor protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia and interim financing from Aurora Cannabis Inc. In court filin...
May 03, 2022
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales down
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region fell in April and returned to more historically typical levels for the month. The board says residential home sales...
May 03, 2022
Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say
VANCOUVER - The activists behind road blockades and hunger strikes calling for an end to old-growth logging in British Columbia say their non-violent actions are aimed at sparking public discussion an...
May 03, 2022
Vancouver officers busy with violent crimes, robberies over the weekend: police
VANCOUVER - A teenager has been arrested after what Vancouver police say was a series of "random and unprovoked weekend attacks." The 15-year-old boy from Vancouver was arrested Saturday night after t...
May 02, 2022
B.C. tables data collection law to help dismantle systemic racism, says premier
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing data collection legislation that it says will start the process of dismantling systemic racism faced by Indigenous and other racialized commun...
May 02, 2022
B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health says thousands of eligible British Columbians are benefiting from expanded coverage for medications that make it easier or more effective to treat their conditions. A...
May 02, 2022
Police incident delays start of BMO Vancouver Marathon by more than one hour
VANCOUVER - Runners in the BMO Vancouver Marathon were on their marks for longer than expected when a police incident delayed the start of the race. Vancouver Police thanked runners for their patience...
May 01, 2022
Pickleball's growth raises a racket in Victoria, amid bans over noise complaints
VICTORIA - Pickleball players readily admit their sport makes noise, but complaining about the sound of people having a healthy good time is out of bounds, say players and officials. Connie McCann bou...
May 01, 2022
B.C. Liberal leader hopes to gain a seat in legislature through byelection
VANCOUVER - Voters in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood will head to the polls today in a byelection that could put the new leader of the British Columbia Liberals back in the province's legislature....
Apr 30, 2022