Category Archives: British Columbia
Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks
VANCOUVER - When the University of British Columbia announced the launch of Vantage College in 2013, the school said it envisioned the program for fee-paying international students would have enrolmen...
Oct 08, 2023
'Most challenging Thanksgiving:' Long weekend marked with soaring food bank use
VANCOUVER - Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse. Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs,...
Oct 08, 2023
Small plane crashes beside inn near Chilliwack, B.C., airport
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A small plane has crashed beside a hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. Haylie Morris, who works nearby, was on a forklift at about 2:15 p.m. today when she says she watched the plane fly righ...
Oct 06, 2023
B.C. Mountie charged after crash in which motorcyclist was badly injured
VICTORIA - A Metro Vancouver RCMP officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an off-duty crash in which a motorcyclist was seriously hurt. The BC Prosecution Service says Const. Brenda...
Oct 06, 2023
Fiery head-on crash between two tractor trailers kills driver in B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Mounties in B.C.'s southern Interior say a fiery head-on crash between two tractor trailers has claimed the life of one of the drivers. The crash on Thursday shut the Trans-Canada Hig...
Oct 06, 2023
Enbridge CEO calls for national Indigenous loan guarantee program
CALGARY - The CEO of Enbridge Inc. is calling on the federal government to create a national Indigenous loan guarantee program to help First Nations communities in Canada acquire equity stakes in majo...
Oct 06, 2023
Records could fall in some parts of B.C., as forecast calls for warm Thanksgiving
VANCOUVER - Things could be sizzling this weekend in most parts of British Columbia and it won't have anything to do with the Thanksgiving turkey in the oven. Environment Canada forecasts are calling ...
Oct 06, 2023
More supports needed to address homelessness, B.C. government says after survey
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says results from the latest surveys of people living on the streets show current support levels aren't enough and more services are needed to address rising...
Oct 06, 2023
Vancouver's Okeya Kyujiro earns Michelin star, bringing city's total to nine
Vancouver's restaurant scene has earned another Michelin star. The Parisian tire manufacturer-cum-gastronomic tastemaker awarded the honour to Japanese restaurant Okeya Kyujiro, led by chef Takuya Mat...
Oct 05, 2023
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks. The centre says in i...
Oct 05, 2023