Category Archives: British Columbia
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs....
Nov 30, 2022
Vancouver police investigating two homicides on Downtown Eastside in span of one week
Vancouver police say they're investigating the deaths of two men in their 60s who died a week apart on the city's Downtown Eastside. Police are not linking the two deaths, but both are being investiga...
Nov 30, 2022
Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says it will temporarily reduce its lumber production levels for the rest of the year. The Vancouver-based forest products company says the reduction will amou...
Nov 30, 2022
Traffic mayhem, power outages, plane off taxiway as snow hits B.C. south coast
VANCOUVER - The first major fall snowstorm to hit British Columbia's south coast paralyzed traffic, cut power to thousands of homes and even affected Vancouver International Airport as a plane skidded...
Nov 30, 2022
Vancouver trustees reinstate police liaison program in city's public schools
VANCOUVER - School trustees in Vancouver have resurrected a program that assigns police to public schools, with the intention to have officers on campuses by next September. In a five-to-four vote Mon...
Nov 29, 2022
Cold air pushes into southern B.C., bringing wind, snow and arctic chill
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has updated special weather statements, warning of strong winds, sub-zero temperatures and snow for south coastal B.C. and much of Vancouver Island. Cold, arctic air is ...
Nov 28, 2022
Human rights commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schools
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s human rights commissioner is calling for the end of liaison officer programs that put police in schools just as Vancouver's school board prepares to vote on a motion to bring them b...
Nov 28, 2022
New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's New Democrat government is moving forward with an election promise to build a new medical school at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus. Premier David Eby says th...
Nov 28, 2022
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
B.C. announces measures to license more internationally trained doctors
RICHMOND, B.C. - A series of new measures to bring more internationally trained doctors to British Columbia represent significant changes that will make a difference in the lives of people receiving p...
Nov 28, 2022