Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. aims to end 'period poverty,' expand access to menstrual products
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is providing $750,000 to expand access to free menstrual products for people who need them and to help the United Way establish a task force to ...
May 27, 2022
Environment Canada warns of heavy rain for parts of northern B.C., flood watch posted
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada warns prolonged rains will drench parts of northern B.C. over the weekend, raising the potential for localized flooding. A rainfall warning has been issued for the North...
May 27, 2022
B.C. financial regulator advises three-day 'cooling-off' period for homebuyers
VANCOUVER - The regulator for British Columbia's real estate sector has recommended that the province adopt a so-called "cooling-off" period of three business days to protect people buying a home, thr...
May 26, 2022
One dead, one in critical condition after ammonia leak in Kamloops
TK'EMLUPS - At least one person has died after an ammonia leak at a business in the Mount Paul Industrial Park Thursday morning (May 26).Kamloops Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance Service personnel rushe...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Council to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-fuelled garden tools in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - Gas-powered leaf blowers and other landscaping tools fuelled by gas will soon be banned in the Vancouver Island District of Oak Bay. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a b...
May 26, 2022
Former B.C. legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 in misspending
VANCOUVER - A former clerk of the B.C. legislature is set to be sentenced on July 4 after he was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust. The fraud charge against Craig James was stayed last week be...
May 26, 2022
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier's community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of Premier John Horgan's local constituency office in Langford, B.C. A news release from RCMP Wednesday says officers ...
May 25, 2022
B.C. documents outline case to build new provincial museum in Victoria at $800M cost
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released documents it says led to the decision to build a new provincial museum at a cost of almost $800 million. The documents, which number thousands o...
May 25, 2022
B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ...
May 25, 2022