Category Archives: British Columbia

Falcon named to lead BC Liberals
PRINCE GEORGE - Kevin Falcon has won the BC Liberal party leadership race. Falcon won the race over 6 other candidates, garnering more than 50 per cent of ballots cast by party members following a ser...
Feb 05, 2022

Judge rejects bid to delay the release of B.C. Liberal leadership results
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberal party can go ahead with the scheduled release of the results of its leadership contest later today after a judge rejected a last-minute bid to delay the process. Justice H...
Feb 05, 2022

Interfor caps off blockbuster year on a sour note as fourth-quarter profit plunges
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. is reporting a near tripling in profits last year despite a weaker fourth quarter in which net earnings were cut by more than half. The Burnaby, B.C., lumber producer sa...
Feb 05, 2022

Judge to decide on petition over B.C. Liberal leadership vote
VANCOUVER - A judge was expected to deliver her decision today on a petition that asks the British Columbia Supreme Court to delay the release of results from the B.C. Liberal party's leadership vote....
Feb 05, 2022

Brain injury endemic among homeless populations: Vancouver research
VANCOUVER - Traumatic brain injury is so common among the homeless that prevention should be prioritized for people facing multiple challenges and worse outcomes compared with "affluent populations," ...
Feb 05, 2022

Cities in British Columbia prepare for trucker convoy protests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister says Victoria residents should plan for a potential truck convoy protest against COVID-19 measures this weekend at the legislature as the governmen...
Feb 04, 2022

B.C. reports 946 patients in hospital, 19 more deaths due to COVID
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say 19 more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in the province to 2,675. In a statement Friday, the Health Minist...
Feb 04, 2022

Unions reach pattern contract with Canfor paying 8% wage increase, signing bonus
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Two of Canada's largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and...
Feb 04, 2022

Police say one male dead after suspected targeted shooting in North Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - A person has been killed in a shooting in Delta, B.C. A statement from Delta Police says officers responded to a call of shots fired just after 2 a.m. at a home on the northeast side of ...
Feb 04, 2022

B.C. Liberal party in court as members cast votes for new leader
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a last-minute petition today asking it to delay the release of results for the new leader of the B.C. Liberal party. Seven candidates ...
Feb 04, 2022