Category Archives: British Columbia
PG ends the year on a high note on the jobs front
PRINCE GEORGE - Another drop in PG's unemployment rate in December. The numbers out of Statistics Canada this morning, show the jobless rate fell to 4.1 percent from 5.4 percent in November, and 7.6 p...
Jan 07, 2022
Pediatrician urges parents to have the COVID talk as Omicron cases hit new highs
VANCOUVER - A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Canada, the United States and Israel is urging people concerned about getting their children vaccinated to tal...
Jan 07, 2022
COVID affects eight of 20 firefighters in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The City of Prince Rupert, B.C., is reassuring its community that essential fire protection is in place even though eight of 20 firefighters are off the job because of COVID-19. ...
Jan 06, 2022
B.C. long-term care residents are entitled to a designated visitor: seniors advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is asking the province to designate one person as an essential visitor for every long-term care resident as the facilities move to stem the spread of COV...
Jan 06, 2022
Snow covers southern B.C., rain and freezing rain to come, as cold still grips north
VANCOUVER - About 15 centimetres of snow blanketed Metro Vancouver overnight and almost double that amount was recorded at Victoria International airport as the latest storm slammed British Columbia's...
Jan 06, 2022
Report says tax on $1M+ homes could be key to making housing more affordable
VANCOUVER - An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of th...
Jan 06, 2022
Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in B.C. as property values increase
VICTORIA - Homeowners in British Columbia whose property is valued at just under $2 million will still be eligible for the annual homeowner grant. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has ...
Jan 05, 2022
B.C. reports nearly 30,000 active cases of COVID-19 as Omicron variant spreads
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Ministry says the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 has risen to 317 as the province deals with the Omicron variant. The government says there are 3,798 new...
Jan 05, 2022
Real estate board says Metro Vancouver home sales hit record in 2021
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in Metro Vancouver hit an all-time record last year. The board says sales in 2021 rose 42.2 per cent to 43,999 compared with 30,9...
Jan 05, 2022
Southern B.C. braces for heavy snow as northern region endures bone-chilling cold
VANCOUVER - Winter storm, snowfall and extreme cold warnings cover almost every corner of British Columbia as the latest powerful storm sweeps into the province. Several centimetres of slushy snow sna...
Jan 05, 2022