British Columbia

Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan

VANCOUVER - Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Cana...

Jun 10, 2021

Vancouver MLA Michael Lee launches campaign for B.C. Liberal leadership

VANCOUVER - Legislature member Michael Lee is taking another run at the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party. Lee, who has represented the riding of Vancouver-Langara since 2017, hopes to succeed form...

Jun 10, 2021

Raising a glass to the end of prohibition

It will be 100 years next Tuesday, June 15 since the first nine government liquor stores opened in B.C. marking the end of prohibition.The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) and BC Liquor Stores are ...

Jun 10, 2021

Man jailed for sexual assault of unconscious girl at Nanaimo park

Editors note: This story contains graphic details which may not be suitable for some readersNANAIMO - A one year jail sentence was laid down to a Nanaimo man for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl...

Jun 10, 2021

B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years

VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in part of their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests ...

Jun 09, 2021

COVID-19 case counts in B.C. fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say the province has a strong COVID-19 immunization rate at 74.5 per cent of all adults for their first dose of a vaccine. It comes as the infection rat...

Jun 09, 2021

Island Health sees rising COVID-19 cases for second day in a row

NANAIMO - The number of new cases being found in Island Health is rising after hitting a recent low. The health authority confirmed 13 new cases on Wednesday, June 9, building off the nine confirmed t...

Jun 09, 2021

VIDEO: Dufferin Place residents enjoy first sightseeing trip since pandemic began

NANAIMO - Residents of a Nanaimo care home were thrilled to step out of the facility and onto a bus for a sightseeing tour of the city. Six Dufferin Place residents on Wednesday, June 9 were taken on ...

Jun 09, 2021

Woman says her mother put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops residential school

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - Tina Taphouse has spent a lot of time lately reflecting on the impact the Kamloops Indian Residential School has had on her life's path. Taphouse didn't go to the sch...

Jun 09, 2021

B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis

VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...

Jun 09, 2021