Category Archives: British Columbia
Canadian class action against Apple has opt out deadline today
VANCOUVER - Canadians have until later today to opt out of a class-action lawsuit that could see Apple pay up to $14 million collectively to some iPhone users. The class action filed in 2018 against d...
Jan 10, 2024
CBC radio services restored across the country after 'major' equipment failure
CBC says its radio services are now fully restored after a "major" technical equipment failure affected programming across the country. The public broadcaster says the problem with its ability to prod...
Jan 10, 2024
Survey participants want a wave pool
Alberni Valley residents could be voting on a $67 million wave pool in an upcoming referendum. After an online survey this past fall, it was determined that Alberni Valley residents want a pool with s...
Jan 10, 2024
Seattle Thunderbirds WHL junior team bus slides off highway in B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team has slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured. A social media post from the Seattle Thu...
Jan 10, 2024
Police investigate shooting after driver nearly hits pedestrian in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested after a near-collision in Vancouver resulted in a pedestrian pulling out a gun and shooting at a driver. Police say the shooting happened Saturday on Commercial Dri...
Jan 10, 2024
Environment Canada warns parts of northern B.C. that -50 C wind chill could be coming
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Environment Canada is warning parts of northern British Columbia to expect wind chill values as cold as -50 C for at least the rest of the week. An extreme cold warning issued for t...
Jan 10, 2024
Volunteer search and rescue leaders allege mistreatment by B.C. government
VANCOUVER - The former head of the B.C. Search and Rescue Association says the group's volunteer personnel have been bullied, threatened and disrespected by the province's Ministry of Emergency Manage...
Jan 09, 2024
West Fraser to close one sawmill, curtail another due to high costs and soft markets
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. says it's closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing another because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets. The Vancouver-based company says it's clo...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. launches Canada's first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the pap test for cancer screening in favour of mail-in kits collected by patients. The government says trials have shown that screening for the human papill...
Jan 09, 2024
2024 assessments drop
Homeowners in Port Alberni saw their property values drop an average of 2% this year according to BC Assessments North Port property values dropped the most at 4.3% while South Port dropped 2.8% and r...
Jan 09, 2024