British Columbia

Eleven small wildfires in B.C. on Easter weekend, but most quickly doused

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service lists the fire danger rating across most of the province as low to moderate but firefighters in several regions still had a busy Easter weekend. The wildfire s...

Apr 13, 2020

40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle

VANCOUVER - Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Coquitlam, B....

Apr 12, 2020

B.C. ramps up mental health support for front-line health care workers, families

VICTORIA - Two hundred psychologists in British Columbia are volunteering to provide free virtual counselling to front-line health workers as part of the province's efforts to ramp up m...

Apr 09, 2020

Lumber producer Canfor cutting production even further due to COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Forestry company Canfor Corp. is making additional production cuts due to the impact of COVID-19 on the price of lumber and demand. The company says the effective April 13 that its Canadia...

Apr 09, 2020

People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...

Apr 09, 2020

Restaurants that delayed opening face struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Ten days before the planned op...

Apr 08, 2020

Vancity temporarily cuts credit card interest rates to zero for those in need

VANCOUVER - Vancity is temporarily cutting credit card interest rates to zero and deferring minimum payments for those facing financial difficulty as a result of COVID-19. The credit union says person...

Apr 08, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry says leave your hairdo to the pros after 'tinkering' herself

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer apologized to her hairdresser on Tuesday for taking matters into her own hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just in case anyone noticed a chang...

Apr 07, 2020

Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID

VANCOUVER - Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be releas...

Apr 07, 2020

Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain

VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Canada's highest court. The S...

Apr 07, 2020