Category Archives: British Columbia
Help for special-needs children in B.C. is put off while government delays: advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's children's representative says a years-old government promise to revamp supports for kids with special needs appears to be stalled, leaving those who require help to stru...
Nov 09, 2023
B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care
VICTORIA - British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and remote communities in what Health Minister Adrian Dix says is an "unprecedented" investment in emergenc...
Nov 09, 2023
CP NewsAlert: 11 people sent to hospital in school bus crash in Burnaby, B.C.,
BURNABY, B.C. - Eleven people have been sent to hospital after a school bus crashed into a home in Burnaby, B.C. BC Emergency Health Services says in a statement that all 11 patients are in stable con...
Nov 09, 2023
Deputy BC Green leader fired for liking post about Bonnie Henry and Nazi doctor
VANCOUVER - Inappropriate social media activity has cost Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi his job as deputy leader of the BC Green Party and he's also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election. A...
Nov 09, 2023
Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is warning interest rates might not return to the low levels people were used to before COVID-19 pandemic. Rogers is delivering a speec...
Nov 09, 2023
Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic. "The population size see...
Nov 09, 2023
Tickets for Taylor Swift's Vancouver shows go on sale to winners of presale lottery
VANCOUVER - The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start this morning. But only the lucky fans who won a lottery to ...
Nov 09, 2023
Police say they have dozens of tips about missing B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they've received dozens of tips about the whereabouts of escaped sex offender Randall Hopley, who left a halfway house on Saturday and remains at large. The VPD als...
Nov 08, 2023
B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter. Chilliwack...
Nov 08, 2023
B.C. tables legislation to encourage communities to build homes near transit hubs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation it estimates could provide up to 100,000 new homes near designated transit areas over the next decade. The government says the pro...
Nov 08, 2023