Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia saw a record-breaking 563 organ transplants last year from a record160 deceased organ donors and 77 living donors. Edward Ferre, provincial operations director for BC Tran...
Jan 29, 2024
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate "exploitiv...
Jan 29, 2024
More heavy rain swamps B.C.'s South Coast with arrival of latest atmospheric river
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of another torrent of heavy rain in southwestern British Columbia in the latest atmospheric river to wash over the region. The weather agency says another 100...
Jan 29, 2024
Woman injured in back-to-back alleged hit-and-runs in Coquitlam, B.C., police say
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help in identifying two separate drivers suspected of hitting the same pedestrian in alleged hit-and-run crashes. A statement f...
Jan 28, 2024
Man dead in Vancouver's first homicide of 2024, police say
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they're investigating the city's first homicide of this year. A statement from police says officers were called to a home near East 33rd Avenue and Knight Street ju...
Jan 28, 2024
Hiring to begin soon for BC wildland firefighters
CHILLIWACK - The province is looking for people with in-depth knowledge of the terrain and area where they live to help fight wildfires this summer.The B.C. Wildfire Service has received feedback from...
Jan 28, 2024
B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier has apologized after he says a member of his staff posted an incorrect message in social media posts linking to his statement marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on...
Jan 28, 2024
B.C. hops farm, director fined over $1M after alleged fraud: securities commission
VANCOUVER - A hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $1 million over an alleged fraud that a B.C. Securities Commission panel described as "near to the most serious type...
Jan 28, 2024
Home staging companies forced to adapt as sellers pull back in slow housing market
TORONTO - One walk through a home tells Rachael Stafford what adjustments are needed to pique the interest of potential buyers. For Stafford, the founder and creative director of organizing and stagin...
Jan 28, 2024
One dead, three arrested after alleged hit-and-run in Surrey: RCMP
SURREY - RCMP in Metro Vancouver say one person is dead and three people have been arrested after a hit-and-run early this morning. A statement from Surrey RCMP says officers responded at around 1:43 ...
Jan 27, 2024