British Columbia

CanWel Building Materials Q4 revenue and income rises on 'unprecedented' prices

VANCOUVER - CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. is reporting higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings on strong demand and prices for its products thanks to surging home improvement and new home co...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. housing minister pledges shelter spaces for homeless in Victoria parks

VICTORIA - Homeless people living in Victoria's parks will have shelter spaces by the end of April under a housing agreement between the British Columbia government and the city. David Eby, B.C.'s min...

Mar 11, 2021

Prices, sales up in B.C. real estate, while inventory down: real estate association

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says homes sales in the province moved at a "blistering pace" in February, up just over 89 per cent compared with the same period last year. Th...

Mar 11, 2021

Most B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

VANCOUVER - More than half of the residents of First Nations communities in British Columbia have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, but most Indigenous people who live outside of those a...

Mar 11, 2021

Temporary dedicated bike lane replaces one vehicle lane through Stanley Park

VANCOUVER - A temporary bike lane is returning to Vancouver's Stanley Park, replacing one lane of traffic on the road ringing the iconic green space. Park board commissioners voted 5-2 Wednesday to im...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. says it can speed up COVID-19 vaccine roll out for elderly after slow start

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will speed up its COVID-19 vaccine roll out after a slow start this week. Health Minister Adrian Dix says as of noon today, health authorities across...

Mar 11, 2021

Outbreaks in care homes where most have been vaccinated a reminder of limitations

VANCOUVER - Health experts say COVID-19 outbreaks in two long-term care homes in British Columbia after most residents and staff were vaccinated are a reminder of the limits of immunization.Officials ...

Mar 10, 2021

Pilot decision to fly to B.C. fish camp in poor weather cited by TSB in deadly crash

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a decision to continue flying in poor weather to a remote British Columbia fishing lodge in July 2019 led to a float plane crash that ki...

Mar 10, 2021

High COVID-19 count prompts citywide COVID-19 vaccinations in Prince Rupert, B.C.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Health officials say COVID-19 outbreaks remain stubbornly frequent in one northwestern British Columbia city and are prompting a new approach to vaccinations. Northern Health, th...

Mar 10, 2021

B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores

VICTORIA - For years, British Columbia conservation officers have been checking boats coming into the province for invasive zebra mussels, but now it turns out they're coming through local pet stores....

Mar 09, 2021