British Columbia

B.C. surf town cuts out plastic forks, knives in growing pollution prevention efforts

VICTORIA - A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playgro...

Mar 20, 2022

Victoria police establishes 'access points' ahead of planned COVID protests

Victoria police say they are limiting vehicle access to the neighbourhood near the British Columbia legislature ahead of anticipated protests against COVID-19 measures. A statement Saturday says polic...

Mar 19, 2022

Vancouver Coastal Health issues raw oyster alert after dozens sickened by norovirus

Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning after dozens of people fell sick from eating raw British Columbia oysters. The health authority says in a statement lab tests have confirmed the presence ...

Mar 19, 2022

Province to release gas relief plans next week

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Premier John Horgan hinted at some sort of relief when it comes to the price of gas but wouldn't say what that plan was just yet. In an exclusive interview with GLOBAL BC Premier Ho...

Mar 18, 2022

199 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. as hospitalizations drop

VICTORIA - The provincial Health Ministry says there have been six more deaths related to COVID-19 in British Columbia as of Friday. It brings the death toll to 2,966 since the pandemic began. B.C. re...

Mar 18, 2022

Referendum recommended for future of Shuswap communities

It looks like residents of two Shuswap communities will get a chance to decide if they want to become one municipality.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) board of directors is recommending ...

Mar 18, 2022

B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests: official

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The director of provincial operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says the province needs a "holistic," large-scale program to reduce wildfire risk, starting in backyards,...

Mar 18, 2022

No end to 48-day transit strike in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region as talks break off

WHISTLER, B.C. - Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on eventual wage parity. Unifor Western R...

Mar 18, 2022

Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19

VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness. The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the sta...

Mar 17, 2022

Food recall issued for mushrooms sold in B.C.

A food recall has been issued by Longsheng (Canada) Agricultural Products Ltd. for its Enoki mushrooms. The recall has been issued over a concern that the product shipped out could have Listeria conta...

Mar 17, 2022