Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened homelessness in the province's capital, with the region facing a lack of shelter spaces for those who test positi...
Oct 01, 2021
Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he di...
Oct 01, 2021
Mask mandate extended to include K to Grade 3 students
VICTORIA - British Columbia's mask mandate has been extended to cover all students from K-12. Previously, students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 were excluded from this rule. The change will go into ef...
Oct 01, 2021
BC Hydro report says residents unaware of best choices when cutting carbon footprint
VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's main electricity distributor says many residents are "misinformed" about the most efficient and cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The B...
Oct 01, 2021
'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree
NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...
Oct 01, 2021
B.C.'s health officer to announce enhanced health and safety plan for schools
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia ministries of health and education plan a joint news conference today to announce what are described as enhanced health and safety guidelines for B.C. schools. A joint...
Oct 01, 2021
'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity
VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...
Oct 01, 2021
148 more cases of COVID-19 in northern BC
VICTORIA - The provincial government announced 748 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today.That brings the total number of people with COVID-19 since the pandemic began to 186,994. Currently, ...
Sep 30, 2021
B.C. records 749 new cases of COVID-19, nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded another 749 cases of COVID-19 as it nears a total of 187,000 infections in the province. Nine more people have died, amounting to 1,962 deaths since the start ...
Sep 30, 2021
Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Sep 30, 2021