Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s dramatic temperature swings put stress on bees and cattle
VANCOUVER - Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact on some local animals' health, and potentially their survival. Temperatures in the Fraser Valley ci...
Feb 02, 2024
Vancouver transit strike averted
VANCOUVER - Coast Mountain Bus Company and the union representing its transit supervisors have both accepted the recommendations of a mediator in an agreement that looks set to avert another Metro Van...
Feb 01, 2024
Health officer advises B.C. to offer smokable fentanyl in report backing safer supply
VANCOUVER - A review of prescribed safer supply programs in B.C. says the province should increase the range of drugs available to include smokable fentanyl and other substances. B.C. Provincial Healt...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. transit providers seek essential service designation as strike threat looms
VANCOUVER - The manager of Metro Vancouver's transit system says it has applied to the B.C. Labour Relations Board to be designated an essential service, as a deadline for strike action looms. TransLi...
Feb 01, 2024
Gaza protesters blockade truck access to Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of protesters with Palestinian flags and banners have blockaded truck access to the Port of Vancouver. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says officials are "aware of protest activ...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. launches review of province's Labour Relations Code with panel appointment
VICTORIA - British Columbia is launching a review of its Labour Relations Code and has appointed a three-member panel to recommend possible amendments. Labour Minister Harry Bains says the panel has b...
Feb 01, 2024
Rogers Sugar refinery workers in Vancouver ratify new five-year contract
VANCOUVER - Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a new collective agreement. The five-year deal brings an end a strike that began in September. The company ...
Feb 01, 2024
Canada Goose roars back to life in Asia, but sales slide everywhere else
TORONTO - Canada Goose Holdings Inc. enjoyed skyrocketing sales in Asia last quarter after China lifted COVID-19 restrictions, even as revenue fell sharply in North America and Europe. The luxury appa...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. to apologize to Doukhobor religious group, forcibly taken from parents in 1950s
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's attorney general is set to formally apologize to members of the Doukhobor religious group who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago. Niki S...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. man arrested for swinging hatchet near pedestrians in downtown Victoria
VICTORIA - A man in Victoria has been arrested after allegedly swinging a hatchet near passing pedestrians. Police say the incident happened on Tuesday around 7 p.m. in downtown Victoria in the 1200-b...
Jan 31, 2024