British Columbia

University of Victoria's new president joins school from Australia

VICTORIA - A year-long search for a new president has taken the University of Victoria to Australia to hire a Canadian man. Kevin Hall is a senior administrator at the University of Newcastle i...

Aug 13, 2020

Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle

VICTORIA - Police say a large snake that went missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood was found hiding under a vehicle. Victoria police issued a statement saying the nearly 1.4-metre-l...

Aug 12, 2020

St. Paul's Hospital land sold to Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion

VANCOUVER - Providence Health Care says the St. Paul's Hospital site in Vancouver has been sold to developer Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion. The health-care provider says all proceeds from...

Aug 12, 2020

Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

VANCOUVER - A labour arbitrator in British Columbia says two long-time paramedics should be fired after they were accused of mistreating a patient who was in pain and allowed to crawl t...

Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart

VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...

Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8

VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8. Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms...

Aug 11, 2020

U.S. aluminum tariffs 'disappointing' and 'unfortunate,' says B.C. premier

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the United States government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian raw aluminum is "disappointing." A statement from the premier's office says C...

Aug 07, 2020

Interfor earns $3.2 million in second quarter on lower revenues

VANCOUVER - Interfor Corp. says it earned $3.2 million in profits in its latest quarter despite lower revenues. The Vancouver-based forest products producer says its net income equalled five cent...

Aug 07, 2020

Western Forest Products earns $8.5M in second quarter despite sales dip

VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. beat expectations as the company earned $8.5 million in its latest quarter on a 17-per-cent drop in revenues over uncertainty related to COVID-19. The Vancouve...

Aug 07, 2020

Tony Award-winning stage actor Brent Carver dies at home in Cranbrook, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Award-winning Canadian stage actor Brent Carver is being remembered for his natural love of theatre and zest for life. Longtime friend Janice Thomson shared a statement on ...

Aug 06, 2020