Category Archives: British Columbia
In the news today: Survey of Canadians on health care and a BoC interest rate update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Poll shows lack of faith in future of health care A new survey suggests seven o...
Jan 24, 2024
Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services set to resume after 48-hour strike
VANCOUVER - Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. Th...
Jan 24, 2024
Bank of Canada to announce interest rate decision today, expected to continue hold
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make its first interest rate announcement of the year this morning. Economists widely expect the central bank will continue holding its key interest rate steady a...
Jan 24, 2024
Vancouver fire captain had 'bad feeling' just three days before fatal blaze
BURNABY, B.C. - A Vancouver fire captain says he left with "a bad feeling" after responding to a small fire at a downtown rooming hotel just three days before a catastrophic blaze killed two people an...
Jan 23, 2024
Some facts about the Metro Vancouver transit strike that has paralyzed bus services
VANCOUVER - Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are paralyzed for a second day amid a strike by transit supervisors. Here are some facts about the industrial action: Who is on strike?: More tha...
Jan 23, 2024
Metro Vancouver residents scramble for another ride as bus strike drags into Day 2
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of thousands of Metro Vancouver residents are without a bus ride again today as striking transit supervisors carry on with their 48-hour strike. The dispute between more than 180 ...
Jan 23, 2024
Ontario preparing 'back to basics' curriculum for kindergarten
TORONTO - Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his "back to basics" curriculum push into kindergarten. The government plans to spend the next year consulting on new mandatory learning...
Jan 23, 2024
Cross-examination of Forcillo continues at coroner's inquest for Sammy Yatim
TORONTO - A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago is taking the stand for a second day at a coroner's inquest. Cross-examination for James Forcillo...
Jan 23, 2024
Metro Vancouver says stench from Burnaby refinery didn't breach air quality limits
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver says an acrid odour that blanketed parts of the region on Sunday contained elevated contaminant levels, but didn't breach pollution standards. The regional federation of mu...
Jan 22, 2024
West Fraser Timber permanently closing Fraser Lake, B.C., sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's permanently closing its sawmill in Fraser Lake, B.C., after an orderly wind-down. The Vancouver-based company says it's unable to access economically ...
Jan 22, 2024