British Columbia

B.C. adds three more Vancouver hotels to housing stock for homeless

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has purchased three more hotels to help house the homeless in Vancouver. Housing Minister David Eby says in a news release the properties will help the province meet it...

Apr 01, 2021

B.C. safeguards time off for workers to get vaccinated: labour minister

VICTORIA - Job-protected leave has been written into British Columbia's Employment Standards Act to give workers time off to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Labour Minister Harry Bains says the safeg...

Apr 01, 2021

Meng Wanzhou extradition case has 'overwhelming' U.S. connection: attorney general

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing Canada's attorney general says the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States. Robert Frater respond...

Apr 01, 2021

B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities

VICTORIA - Expanded supports for local overdose response and awareness for people living in rural, remote and Indigenous communities have been announced by the B.C. government. More than $1 million in...

Apr 01, 2021

Staff shortage amid B.C.'s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report

VANCOUVER - An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak found staffing levels were low and cleaning was inadequate as the virus spread th...

Apr 01, 2021

Human Rights Code can't protect anti-maskers making unproven claims: tribunal

VANCOUVER - A decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal says anyone denied service for refusing to wear a mask must be ready to prove they have a disability if they intend to file a compl...

Apr 01, 2021

Upgraded centre offering medical assistance in dying to reopen in B.C.

DELTA, B.C. - A hospice in Delta, B.C., is now in the possession of a health authority after a provincially funded society refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious grounds. Fr...

Mar 31, 2021

Man charged after Vancouver Masonic hall fire, two fires remain under investigation

VANCOUVER - Police say a 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to one of three fires at buildings operated by Freemasons in Metro Vancouver. They say Benjamin Kohlman has been charged with arso...

Mar 31, 2021

'Dollar clearing' doesn't give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei subsidiary and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the execut...

Mar 31, 2021

B.C. residents who don't pay securities fines could lose driving privileges

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Securities Commission says anyone who hasn't paid fines related to investment misconduct is at risk of losing their vehicle insurance, renewal of a driver's licence or plates. It ...

Mar 31, 2021