Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. appoints chief scientific adviser for complex mental health, addiction needs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has announced the appointment of a chief scientific adviser to address a "growing population" of people who survived an overdose but were left with life-altering brain inj...
Jun 05, 2024
Lululemon sees Q1 net income hit $321M, revenues up 10%
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its net income reached US$321 million in its first quarter, up from US$290 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based apparel retailer's net revenue for the ...
Jun 05, 2024
B.C. seniors feel 'invisible and forgotten,' new seniors advocate says
VICTORIA - Seniors in British Columbia are feeling "invisible and forgotten" as their advocate says they are falling thorough the cracks in existing provincial support systems. In his first report as ...
Jun 05, 2024
Weather window may help search for three missing mountaineers: B.C. RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police and rescue teams hope a window of good weather will help the search for three mountaineers lost since Friday on Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia. A Squamish RCMP spokeswoman...
Jun 05, 2024
Cybersecurity standards emerging in Canada as ransomware business booms
The ransomware business is booming in Canada. Recent victims have included large corporations such as retailer London Drugs, as well as the City of Hamilton, Ont., and the government of Newfoundland a...
Jun 05, 2024
Border strike could impact Fraser Valley motorists; strike will start Friday afternoon if mediation fails: union
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it still...
Jun 04, 2024
Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates
SURREY, B.C. - LGBTQ+ advocates in British Columbia say some in their communities are confused and disappointed by the political defection of legislator Elenore Sturko to the BC Conservatives, whose p...
Jun 04, 2024
As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning
VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...
Jun 04, 2024
Privacy commissioners investigate B.C. firm that does background checks for landlords
OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...
Jun 04, 2024
B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist
BURNABY, B.C. - The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or ne...
Jun 04, 2024