Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. reaches $65M funding deal with First Nation after Supreme Court ruling
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has signed an agreement with a First Nation to provide $65 million in funding to support land restoration and cultural programs, four months after a court ruled the pro...
Oct 07, 2021

624 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 91 up north
VICTORIA - The number of people fully vaccinated continues to increase. A total of 82.1% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have had both jabs. When it comes to new cases of the virus, 624 were r...
Oct 07, 2021

Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberals say the lives and livelihoods of communities, citizens and businesses devastated by summer wildfires are being kept needlessly on hold. Fraser Nicola ...
Oct 07, 2021

No response from PM to Kamloops invitation an 'insult': B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "missed an opportunity" to show his commitment to the survivors of residential schools by not replying to its...
Oct 07, 2021

Modelling shows COVID-19 cases stabilizing in B.C., but children now most at risk
VANCOUVER - An independent group that analyzes the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia and Canada has released new modelling containing some good news but also raising concerns, especi...
Oct 07, 2021

Vancouver council narrowly rejects climate emergency parking, vehicle levies
VANCOUVER - City councillors in Vancouver have narrowly rejected a proposal for citywide parking permits and a levy on certain vehicles, with Mayor Kennedy Stewart questioning the fairness of the plan...
Oct 07, 2021

Lululemon joins new generation of home gym equipment retailers with launch of Mirror
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. is joining the booming personalized at-home exercise trend with the launch of Mirror, a large electronic device for streaming workout classes. The athleisure retai...
Oct 07, 2021

B.C. records 752 more COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 752 more cases of COVID-19 as nearly 82 per cent of eligible residents aged 12 and up have now been fully vaccinated. The province says nine more people have d...
Oct 06, 2021

752 new cases of COVID-19 in BC and 9 new deaths
VICTORIA - COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in B.C. It brings the provincial death toll since the pandemic began to 1,992. The new deaths include:* Fraser Health: five* Vancouver Coastal Health: t...
Oct 06, 2021

New B.C. training program for commercial truckers boosts skills, safety: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says truck drivers will be safer and more skilled once they have completed the province's new mandatory entry-level training program. The Ministry of Transpo...
Oct 06, 2021