Category Archives: British Columbia
Downtown Vancouver office vacancy breaks 10% for first time since 2004: Avison Young
VANCOUVER - Avison Young says Vancouver's downtown office vacancy rate has hit 10 per cent for the first time in almost 20 years. The real estate firm says the first quarter of this year brought Vanco...
Apr 03, 2023
B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced a multibillion-dollar plan to construct more homes as quickly as possible in an attempt to build its way out of the housing crisis. The so-cal...
Apr 03, 2023
UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing 'unproven' security risks
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform's Chinese...
Apr 03, 2023
Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency
VANCOUVER - Attia Elserfy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018. But the Elserfys say their lives are in limbo because the Ca...
Apr 03, 2023
Teck Resources rejects unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore. Teck board chair Sheila Murray says it is not contemplating a sale of the company at this time. Teck a...
Apr 03, 2023
Gitxaala First Nation in B.C. goes to court over automatic mineral rights
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation that launched a legal challenge over an online registry the province uses to automatically grant mineral rights is in court today. The Gitxaala Nation filed...
Apr 03, 2023
VPD deputy chief "appalled" by online criticism following trans-rights rally
VANCOUVER - The deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department says he is "appalled" by the "vile and abusive comments" officers have received on Twitter after a Friday rally in the city turned viole...
Apr 02, 2023
Vancouver police investigating 'violent confrontations' at trans-rights rally
Vancouver police say they are investigating "violent confrontations" at a Friday rally marking the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Police say the incidents occurred when people attending ...
Apr 01, 2023
Knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus leaves man with life-threatening injuries
SURREY, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating a knife attack on a TransLink bus in Surrey, B.C., that left a man with life-threatening injuries. They say in a statement that...
Apr 01, 2023
B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government
VICTORIA - More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government. The province's Health Employers ...
Apr 01, 2023