Category Archives: British Columbia
Arc'teryx parent company and CAE Inc. halt sales in Russia
VANCOUVER - Arc'teryx parent company Amer Sports and flight simulator and training provider CAE Inc. are halting sales and activities in Russia. Amer Sports said it is suspending all commercial activi...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. order for health workers' COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
VICTORIA - British Columbia has removed any mention of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines from its order requiring health-care professionals to report their vaccination status. A statement issued late Mon...
Mar 08, 2022
Group hopes to make fourth attempt to have Russian pianist perform in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The decision to cancel a Russian pianist's concert in Vancouver over concerns of protests has left Leila Getz conflicted as she ponders whether a rising young superstar she has repeatedly ...
Mar 08, 2022
Liberals accuse B.C. government of 'axing' temporary patios
VERNON - The B.C. Liberals are accusing the NDP government of shutting down temporary patio permits by introducing more red tape and fees.Todd Stone, the opposition's critic for Jobs, Economic Recover...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down by 35 Monday
VICTORIA - The province's Ministry of Health is reporting another downswing in COVID-19 hospitalizations.According to the latest surveillance report provided Monday (Mar. 7), there are now 449 people ...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about...
Mar 08, 2022
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 see slight drop in B.C.; 11 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 over a three-day period for a total of 2,914 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says in a news release ...
Mar 07, 2022
Alberta to see a break at the pump but not B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says all Albertans should see the price at the pump drop by 13 cents per liter starting April 1.In a news conference, Monday Premier Kenney says his govern...
Mar 07, 2022
Lytton fire recovery work gets $18.4 million from province; debris removal starts
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will fund major recovery operations in the fire-ravaged village of Lytton, including long-awaited debris removal work now set to start Tuesday. Publi...
Mar 07, 2022
'No simple solution' to gas prices; B.C. has no tax reduction plans: Farnworth
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of public safety says the province has no plans to follow Alberta's lead to reduce its tax on gasoline to ease rising prices at the pumps. Mike Farnworth told a ...
Mar 07, 2022