Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. launches portal to help find hotel rooms for emergency evacuees
VICTORIA - British Columbia's hotel association says a new central booking portal will help speed up the process of finding places to stay for emergency evacuees. A statement says the system launching...
May 01, 2024

B.C's auditor general to review government's response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C. Michael Pickup says in...
May 01, 2024

B.C. to provide $155.7 million to recruit and retain specialized health workers
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, especially those in rural and remote communities. Health Minister Adrian Dix says $155....
May 01, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
VANCOUVER - Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. A statement from the Vancouver ...
May 01, 2024

LNG company's plan for floating work camp is rejected by Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ...
May 01, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protest camp emerges at second B.C. university
VICTORIA - Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up camp at a second university in British Columbia, with tents going up on a field at the University of Victoria. In an Instagram post, organizers Free P...
May 01, 2024

Safety gear, training, helped B.C. wildfire pilot survive crash, safety board says
RICHMOND, B.C. - A Transportation Safety Board report says experience, recent training and safety equipment were key factors in a pilot surviving the crash of a firefighting plane south of Cranbrook i...
May 01, 2024

Hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver double, may hit $581M
Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. The latest estimates put the ...
May 01, 2024

Canfor buying lumber mill in Arkansas from Domtar affiliate for US$73 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it has signed a deal with an affiliate of Domtar Corp. to buy its El Dorado lumber manufacturing facility in Arkansas for US$73 million. The facility in Union County, Ark...
May 01, 2024

Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C. A statement from the Integ...
Apr 30, 2024