Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey, B.C., hospital to get critical care tower with acute, specialized services
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the B.C. government has plans underway to build a new critical care tower at Surrey Memorial Hospital, adding capacity for surgical, pediatric, perinatal, women's...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes. North Shore Resc...
Mar 11, 2024
B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is beginning to offer an immunotherapy cancer treatment in the province for some patients who haven't had success with standard chemotherapy or radiation. Chimeric antigen...
Mar 10, 2024
Andrew Morrison doesn't want to cave to the pressures he felt in the Jerry Cans
TORONTO - Iqaluit-based musician Andrew Morrison says for years his band the Jerry Cans battled the forces of Canada's music industry to stay true to their roots. Twice nominated at the Juno Awards, i...
Mar 09, 2024
Refinery in Burnaby, to resume operations after seven-week stoppage
BURNABY - The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations Sunday, seven weeks after an "unplanned issue" forced it to shut down. A statement on Parkland's website says crews ...
Mar 08, 2024
B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility...
Mar 08, 2024
Eby downplays Danielle Smith's concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C. Eby says diversion from the...
Mar 08, 2024
Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody. RCMP say in a statement that the woman was arrested o...
Mar 08, 2024
Eby meets Jewish leaders and vows to 'root out' antisemitism in B.C. public service
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he believes people from the Jewish community have faced antisemitism while dealing with public servants, and the province is committed to "root out"...
Mar 08, 2024
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...
Mar 08, 2024