Category Archives: British Columbia

Canadians celebrate Lunar New Year despite concerns over coronavirus
VANCOUVER - Lunar New Year celebrations lit up Vancouver's Chinatown with firecrackers and colourful lion dancers on Sunday, though at least one other event in the Lower Mainland was cancell...
Jan 28, 2020

Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new te...
Jan 28, 2020

Sonia Furstenau promises to build on progress of B.C. Greens with leadership bid
VICTORIA - Sonia Furstenau, a Green member of the British Columbia legislature known for her fight against a contaminated-soil quarry in her community, is running for the party's leadership. Furs...
Jan 27, 2020

Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study
VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Colum...
Jan 27, 2020

Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute. Cullen&n...
Jan 27, 2020

Wolf safely captured after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A wolf spotted roaming a busy Victoria neighbourhood not far from the British Columbia legislature has been safely captured. The wolf was first spotted on Saturday in the James Bay are...
Jan 27, 2020

Canadian Lunar New Year celebrations dampened by coronavirus worries
VANCOUVER - Lunar New Year celebrations are set to get underway in Vancouver's Chinatown late Sunday morning, while at least one other event in the Lower Mainland has been cancelled over fears of coro...
Jan 26, 2020

'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...
Jan 26, 2020

Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - Vancouver is poised to join most major cities in Canada in offering ride-hailing services with the long-awaited approval Thursday of licences for companies Uber and Lyft to operat...
Jan 25, 2020

Victoria disappointed Supreme Court refuses to hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
VICTORIA - The mayor of Victoria says she is disappointed Canada's highest court won't reconsider a lower-court ruling that stopped her city from regulating single-use plastic bags. How...
Jan 25, 2020