British Columbia

B.C.'s Interior Health to begin rescheduling surgeries after COVID-19 pause

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's Interior Health authority says it's taking a phased approach to resuming services that were paused last month, including rescheduling postponed surgeries and reopeni...

Feb 18, 2022

Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for B.C. childhood educators

BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'...

Feb 18, 2022

Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.

HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...

Feb 18, 2022

RCMP say Coastal GasLink site in northern B.C. 'attacked,' causing significant damage

HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia are investigating what they say was a violent confrontation between a group of about 20 people and Coastal GasLink employees at a work site for th...

Feb 17, 2022

B.C. health authority issues urgent drug alert to prevent overdose

KELOWNA, B.C. - An urgent drug alert has been issued for the Interior Health region of British Columbia after extreme levels of fentanyl and a benzodiazepine were found in drug samples tested througho...

Feb 17, 2022

B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health...

Feb 17, 2022

B.C. nation to search for children who didn't come home from Alert Bay school

ALERT BAY, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation located off the coast of northeastern Vancouver Island says it has started an investigation on the grounds of a former residential school, looking for...

Feb 17, 2022

Police remind motorists of reduced speed limits along Coquihalla Hwy

KAMLOOPS - As the Family Day long weekend approaches, B.C. Highway Patrol officers are preparing for the first long weekend since the Coquihalla Highway fully reopened to passenger traffic.The route b...

Feb 17, 2022

B.C. government expanding skills training programs through new complex in Burnaby

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is spending more than $136 million to build a new trades and technology training complex in Burnaby. It says the complex at the British Columbia Institute of...

Feb 17, 2022

Iconic Courtenay 5th Street bridge reopens for two-way traffic

COURTENAY - After months of construction and endless challenges, the finish line is in site for a major bridge upgrade.Two-way traffic resumed on the 5th Street bridge in Courtenay, signalling a major...

Feb 17, 2022