British Columbia

B.C.-based dancer Margaret Grenier wins Walter Carsen Prize for performing arts

VANCOUVER - Gibsons, B.C.-based dancer and choreographer Margaret Grenier has won this year's Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts. The Canada Council for the Arts administers the...

Nov 12, 2020

Ottawa plans to move from open-net fish pens to 'sustainable technology' in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The federal government says it has a game plan to transition away from open-net fish farming on British Columbia's coast. Terry Beech, a Burnaby MP and parliamentary secretary for the mini...

Nov 12, 2020

Telus announces new agriculture technology division

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. is launching a new agriculture technology division with a goal of transforming the global food system.Telus chief executive Darren Entwistle says the new entity, called Telus A...

Nov 12, 2020

Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and po...

Nov 12, 2020

B.C. labour board to provide neutral 'troubleshooters' for COVID-19 school plans

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Labour Relations Board says it will provide neutral third-party "troubleshooters" to help iron out challenges arising from COVID-19 protocols in public schools. T...

Nov 11, 2020

No crowds or parades as B.C. observes subdued Remembrance Day during pandemic

VICTORIA - Scaled-back Remembrance Day ceremonies were held across British Columbia to keep people safe during the pandemic while honouring the sacrifices of those who fought for Canada. Soldiers, vet...

Nov 11, 2020

Interior Health alerts residents COVID surge 'becoming a concern'

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's Interior Health authority has issued a COVID-19 alert to its residents as cases rise in the region. The authority says in a statement that it's concerned by the upwa...

Nov 11, 2020

Lottery corp.'s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns

VANCOUVER - A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over...

Nov 10, 2020

Another giant, invasive hornet found in B.C. agriculture area

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - An Asian giant hornet has been found near Langley, B.C., about five kilometres away from where another so-called murder hornet was discovered last week. The provincia...

Nov 10, 2020

TransLink tests anti-microbial copper coatings on high-touch surfaces

VANCOUVER - Officials with Metro Vancouver's transportation network say TransLink will be the first system in North America to test the use of anti-microbial copper on high-touch surfaces to better un...

Nov 10, 2020