Category Archives: British Columbia
NAFTA panel sides with U.S. softwood lumber decision but B.C. hopes for final win
VANCOUVER - A NAFTA panel has backed the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision regarding softwood lumber imports from Canada but British Columbia's industry group still hopes for an...
May 22, 2020
Loophole in relief funds could be exploited by scammers: NDP MP
VANCOUVER - A loophole in the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit that doesn't prohibit people charging fees to help others get relief funds needs to be closed to prevent scams, an NDP MP says. Don Da...
May 21, 2020
B.C.'s minimum wage increase of 75 cents will go ahead as planned: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic will still have to pay a scheduled increase in the minimum wage next month just as many are struggling to get back in operati...
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic adds risk to wildfire season: B.C. forests minister
NEW HAZELTON, B.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the danger of British Columbia's wildfire season and the province's forests minister says public help is crucial to reducin...
May 21, 2020
Local legion honours victim, survivor of Snowbirds crash in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thousands of people tuned in online Thursday to hear the sombre sound of a bugle playing the Last Post and to take a moment of pause in remembrance of the victim of a Snowbirds p...
May 21, 2020
TransLink's COVID-19 recovery adds routes, cleaning, urges passengers wear masks
VANCOUVER - The corporation overseeing Metro Vancouver's transportation network says it is restoring routes, enhancing cleaning and recommending passengers wear masks as B.C.'s COVID-19 restart b...
May 21, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive's extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The court says Justice Heather Holmes...
May 21, 2020
Premier says B.C. legislature could look like 'Hollywood Squares' next month
VICTORIA - Efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 means the British Columbia legislature will look and operate much differently next month when politicians return for a brief sitting. Premier John ...
May 20, 2020
RCMP investigating burned truck, theft of fuel at Trans Mountain work site
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP says it's investigating a suspicious blaze and alleged vandalism at a Trans Mountain pipeline work site near Merritt, B.C. Mounties say in a news release that a piec...
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 is exposing Canada's economic vulnerabilities, innovation experts say
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the shortcomings of Canada's economy, particularly when it comes to supply chains and the development of value-added products that would keep the country co...
May 20, 2020