Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. The province's First Nations Hea...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C. Conservatives add, subtract candidates, as some complain of BC United moving in
A series of candidates for British Columbia's upcoming provincial election have disappeared from the B.C. Conservatives' online list of nominees, as some former BC United members move into the Conserv...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C.'s Lind prize for emerging artists gets $1 million donation from family
VANCOUVER - A new donation is securing the future of one of Canada's biggest awards for emerging visual artists. The family of Philip Lind has given $1 million to support the Philip B. Lind Emerging A...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in podcast appearance
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a "conversation" about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he s...
Dave Barry Sep 03, 2024

Unionized Metro Vancouver HandyDART employees plan strike rally after offer rejection
VANCOUVER - The union local for Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers says it will hold a rally in Vancouver today to mark the beginning of its strike after members voted down a final offer by employer Tr...
Dave Barry Sep 03, 2024
RCMP investigating after deceased male found off Coquihalla Highway near Merritt
MERRITT - Merritt RCMP received a report of a deceased male just off the roadway near Exit 286 of Highway 5 in Merritt on Friday (Aug. 30). Through a comprehensive examination of the scene by a collis...
Dave Barry Sep 01, 2024

'May She Soar' - Memorial dedicated to fallen member of Canadian Snowbirds in Kamloops
MemorialKAMLOOPS - Fulton Field Park in Kamloops officially opened with a dedication ceremony to honour Royal Canadian Air Force Captain Jenn Casey. Casey tragically lost her life when a Snowbird plan...
Dave Barry Sep 01, 2024

Man reported missing on Vancouver Island found dead down steep embankment, police say
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a man reported missing Friday was found dead down a steep embankment in Port Alberni. Port Alberni Mounties say an adult male was reported missing F...
Dave Barry Aug 31, 2024

Guerrilla gardeners unafraid to break law to fight climate, affordability crises
Brenda Dyck went rogue for the first time about 40 years ago. She remembers how she grabbed her gardening tools, marched into a grassy field beyond her rental home, dug a small hole in the ground and ...
Aug 31, 2024

Four-year sentence for B.C. woman who posed as a care aide to defraud seniors
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a British Columbia woman who posed as a care aide and defrauded seniors has been sentenced to four years in jail, less time served, as well as two years of probation. A state...
Aug 30, 2024