Category Archives: British Columbia
Calls for more addiction treatment as B.C. drug decriminalization enters second year
VANCOUVER - A narrow, winding corridor at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver leads to a clinic offering quick access to addiction treatment for people seeking helpon their own or after a referral from a...
Dec 28, 2023
Union warns of possible B.C. bus disruptions in January as sides begin mediation
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing some transit employees in British Columbia's Lower Mainland says disruptions could happen in January after members voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike manda...
Dec 27, 2023
New year brings new rules on asbestos and injury for some workers in B.C.
VICTORIA - Some British Columbia workers will be ringing in changes on Jan. 1, including new rules for those who work with asbestos and other requirements to help injured employees get back on the job...
Dec 27, 2023
Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD
Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when they intervened in an attempted robbery stemming from a Facebook Marketplace sale. VPD Sgt. Steve Addison...
Dec 27, 2023
On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the dr...
Dec 27, 2023
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has died in a Christmas Day tent blaze in downtown Vancouver, with the fire service saying a crew arrived to find the man still on fire. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say they respo...
Dec 27, 2023
High wind warnings along B.C.'s coast as gusts predicted to reach 120 km/h
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for British Columbia's central coast, Sunshine Coast and Greater Victoria regions, forecasting gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour in some par...
Dec 27, 2023
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for two Vancouver Island regions, warning of potential ocean waves reaching up to seven metres on Wednesday. The national weather agency says e...
Dec 26, 2023
Christmas Day windstorm leaves some 28,000 customers without power in in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Heavy rains and strong winds in parts of British Columbia late Monday left thousands of households without power on Boxing Day, as Environment Canada warned more strong winds would hit the...
Dec 26, 2023
Multiple Christmas Day sailings cancelled as stormy weather set to hit B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - BC Ferries says it has cancelled several Christmas Day sailings on multiple routes and many more are at risk as stormy weather whips up high winds on the province's coast. The ferry corpor...
Dec 25, 2023