Category Archives: British Columbia
Lawyer says he didn't advise B.C. Speaker on clerk's retirement benefit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer who advised British Columbia's former Speaker about a retirement allowance that is the subject of a criminal charge says the name of then-clerk Craig James never came up in those ...
Feb 16, 2022
Volunteers who supported seniors a lasting legacy of pandemic: B.C. seniors advocate
VICTORIA - The advocate for seniors in British Columbia says a rise in volunteer services supporting the elderly has been one of the "brightest lights" throughout the pandemic. Isobel Mackenzie says n...
Feb 16, 2022
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER - Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are dec...
Feb 16, 2022
West Fraser caps year of record profits with higher Q4 profits on Norbord acquisition
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. capped a year of strong growth and record profits with net income surging 18 per cent in the fourth quarter on the addition of Norbord during the COVID-19 pande...
Feb 15, 2022
Vancouver police use DNA to identify child victims in 'Babes in the Woods' cold case
VANCOUVER - The child victims in what police say is Vancouver's oldest unsolved murder case have been identified as two young brothers. Police say David and Derek D'Alton were six and seven when they ...
Feb 15, 2022
B.C. health officials expected to announce plan for easing some COVID-19 restrictions
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is expected to announce the plan today for gradually easing public health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. The most recent public health o...
Feb 15, 2022
Arrests as RCMP clear protest near Pacific Highway border crossing in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Canada Border Services Agency says traffic is moving again south of Vancouver at the Pacific Highway border crossing leading to Washington state. Surrey RCMP Const. Sarbjit Sangha says...
Feb 15, 2022
B.C. introduces skills trade certification for apprentices, journeymen in 10 trades
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to modernize the Crown agency responsible for training workers in the trades sector. Skills Training Minister Anne Kang says the l...
Feb 14, 2022
17 more deaths recorded in B.C. over weekend, hospitalizations declining
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Health Ministry is reporting another 17 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the province over the past three days, bringing the death toll to 2,764. Hospitalization rate continues to declin...
Feb 14, 2022
Statue of Vancouver's Gastown founder torn down during women's memorial march
VANCOUVER - Police say they are investigating after a statue commemorating the founder of a Vancouver neighbourhood was pulled down during the annual Women's Memorial March on Monday. Police say sever...
Feb 14, 2022