Category Archives: British Columbia
Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider soc...
May 13, 2021
Immunization working, making difference in B.C., gradual reopening on horizon
VICTORIA - COVID-19 immunization programs are making a difference in British Columbia and health officials say a gradual loosening of restrictions is being considered as case numbers decline. Provinci...
May 13, 2021
ICBC set to send out Enhanced Care refunds
NORTH VANCOUVER - ICBC is poised to start issuing millions of Enhanced Care refunds to customers. They'll be sent out starting next week with eligible customers set to receive a one-time, pro-rated re...
May 13, 2021
Autopsy planned as RCMP identify one of two bodies found Monday near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they have identified one of two victims found dead along a forest service road near Penticton, B.C. An update from the RCMP's Southeast District major crim...
May 13, 2021
Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of gang violence
VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they ...
May 13, 2021
B.C. timber agency didn't adequately protect old forest on Vancouver Island: watchdog
VICTORIA - An investigation by British Columbia's forest practices watchdog has found the provincial agency responsible for auctioning timber sale licenses did not adequately protect old forest in an ...
May 12, 2021
B.C. government helps fund new ALS research position at UBC
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $2 million to the ALS Society of BC, helping to establish a permanent ALS research professorship at the University of British Columbia. The prov...
May 12, 2021
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver's licences, B.C. says
VICTORIA - People who don't pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver's or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. Public Safety Mini...
May 12, 2021
B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine to use for 2nd doses: health minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province expects to receive more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and some of that supply will be used for people's second doses. Dix says a "...
May 12, 2021
Vancouver mayor says no time for drug decriminalization redo
Vancouver's mayor says he understands that some drug users aren't happy with the city's proposed model for decriminalization but time is of the essence and the details can be worked out later. Kennedy...
May 12, 2021