Category Archives: British Columbia

Golden courthouse arson investigation continues, town council to push province to keep registry, rebuild
GOLDEN - Those scheduled to dispute their traffic tickets in Golden, B.C. had to do so at the town's Ramada Limited hotel after Golden Law Courts burned down in an arson earlier this month. But whethe...
Mar 27, 2023

Two people injured in Chilliwack shooting: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are asking for the public's help after a shooting left two people injured in Chilliwack. Fraser Valley Today reported police responded to multiple reports of ...
Dave Barry Mar 26, 2023 Image: Congributed

B.C. to provide 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it will be providing 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by the end of June. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says there are currently about ...
Dave Barry Mar 26, 2023

Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert
VANCOUVER - A breeding colony of blue herons in Vancouver's Stanley Park is anything but normal; it's a noisy, busy place with many human activities, yet experts say the birds somehow thrive. It's thi...
Mar 25, 2023

Federal government, B.C. and Indigenous nation sign care co-ordination deal
ENDERBY, B.C. - The delivery of child and family services grounded in Indigenous culture is being celebrated in British Columbia's north Okanagan with the signing of the province's first care co-ordin...
Dave Barry Mar 24, 2023

Former BC Liberal John Rustad turned Independent now seeks Conservative leadership
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - A former BC Liberal cabinet minister turfed from the party caucus last year for his climate change views says he's running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of British Co...
Dave Barry Mar 24, 2023

Feds give Kamloops, B.C., nation $12.5 million for healing centre
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The federal government is contributing $12.5 million to the construction of a healing centre at the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation almost two years after the nation announced the...
Mar 23, 2023

Squamish, B.C., LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation's start
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Proponents of a British Columbia liquefied natural gas export facility have unveiled plans to achieve net-zero emissions commitments in the construction phase and for its future opera...
Mar 23, 2023

B.C. government announces multi-year boost to subsidize veterinary education
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for people who want to train to become veterinarians and practise in the province. Education ...
Mar 23, 2023

B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges
VICTORIA - The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges. A st...
Mar 23, 2023