Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government helps fund new ALS research position at UBC
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $2 million to the ALS Society of BC, helping to establish a permanent ALS research professorship at the University of British Columbia. The prov...
May 12, 2021
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver's licences, B.C. says
VICTORIA - People who don't pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver's or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. Public Safety Mini...
May 12, 2021
B.C. expecting more AstraZeneca vaccine to use for 2nd doses: health minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province expects to receive more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and some of that supply will be used for people's second doses. Dix says a "...
May 12, 2021
Vancouver mayor says no time for drug decriminalization redo
Vancouver's mayor says he understands that some drug users aren't happy with the city's proposed model for decriminalization but time is of the essence and the details can be worked out later. Kennedy...
May 12, 2021
Final court dates set in Meng Wanzhou's case as her lawyers ask to bring new evidence
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say they will apply to introduce new evidence in her extradition case next month. A B.C. Supreme Court judge set June 29 and 30 for a hearing o...
May 12, 2021
Penticton council writes letter to premier seeking intervention in shelter dispute
PENTICTON, B.C. - Officials in Penticton, B.C., are appealing to Premier John Horgan in the latest twist in a bitter dispute over a temporary shelter in the Okanagan city. Penticton Mayor John Vassila...
May 12, 2021
Indigenous leaders call for clarity, investigation into RCMP after B.C. shooting
PORT ALBION, B.C. - Indigenous leaders are calling for an investigation into the conduct of Mounties on Vancouver Island after two members of a small First Nation were shot by police in the last three...
May 12, 2021
Police, coroner investigate skeletal human remains found in Victoria-area waterway
VICTORIA - Two police departments in the Victoria area and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the discovery of skeletal human remains in a local waterway.Victoria police say investigators wer...
May 11, 2021
'What we want to see': B.C. COVID-19 case counts trending downward, vaccinations up
VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded 515 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, continuing a downward trend of infections as the vaccination rate accelerates. Health officials say in a news release that 6,020 pe...
May 11, 2021
Aritzia holds on to most fourth-quarter sales due to growth of e-commerce business
VANCOUVER - Aritzia capped a challenging 2020 by sustaining most of its revenue in the fourth quarter thanks to growth in e-commerce sales despite government-mandated store closures. The Vancouver-bas...
May 11, 2021