Category Archives: British Columbia

COVID road checks to ramp up this long weekend
R-C-M-P have issued a reminder that non-essential travel remains restricted, between three regional zones established by the province. They say road checks will ramp up over this coming long weekend. ...
May 20, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine game plan for youth from 12 to 17 to be revealed in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia will roll out its plans today on how it will vaccinate thousands of children and youth in the province against COVID-19. Premier John Horgan is joining a news conference to...
May 20, 2021

RCMP arrest five more people at anti-logging protest on southern Vancouver Island
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Remote forest areas of southern Vancouver Island were the scene of more arrests as police continue to enforce a British Columbia Supreme Court injunction against anti-logging pro...
May 19, 2021

Details on vaccinating youth in B.C. will be revealed Thursday
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is preparing to vaccinate youth aged 12 to 17 and will roll out its plan shortly. Premier John Horgan is joining Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial he...
May 19, 2021

Young people aged 12 to 17 can register to receive their COVID-19 vaccine
PRINCE GEORGE - The daily number of COVID-19 cases rose to 521 today, up 110 from Tuesday in British Columbia.That brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 140,596. Of those, 133,9...
May 19, 2021

B.C. company fined $60K for illegally importing shark fins from threatened species
VANCOUVER - A trading company based in Vancouver has been fined for importing hundreds of kilograms of shark fins from a threatened species. A statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada says...
May 19, 2021

Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise
VANCOUVER - Construction companies in Vancouver are being encouraged to take extra precautions to prevent theft as the cost of lumber surges. Vancouver police say the department has seen a "significan...
May 19, 2021

Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 people aboard a ship that was forced to return to India with its passengers over a century ago. Mayo...
May 18, 2021

B.C. watching COVID-19 vaccine supply to accelerate delivery of second doses
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say second doses of COVID-19 vaccines may be given sooner than previously expected. The province says officials are closely monitoring the supply of vaccin...
May 18, 2021

Police hope to solve cold case murders of two boys in Vancouver with DNA technology
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping DNA technology may help solve the so-called Babes in the Woods murder in Vancouver's Stanley Park seven decades ago. Sgt. Steve Addison said advancements in science, in c...
May 18, 2021