Category Archives: British Columbia
Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has called for a public apology after an employee at a Vancouver hotel denied an Indigenous man access to a washroom, which they say r...
Mar 11, 2023
B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says three of its members rescued a man who was stranded in a remote area near Quesnel, B.C., last week. It posted about the rescue on Twitter on ...
Mar 11, 2023
Trans Mountain pipeline construction nearing 80% completion
CHILLIWACK - As pipeline activities occur throughout Chilliwack and the surrounding communities to the east and west, Trans Mountain Corporation said Friday that construction of the pipeline is close ...
Mar 11, 2023
Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history
VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco ...
Mar 11, 2023
Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojus...
Mar 10, 2023
B.C. dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for provincial public servants
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will n...
Mar 10, 2023
Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercia...
Mar 10, 2023
'Recovery scams' targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn
VANCOUVER - A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't. Darren Lau...
Mar 10, 2023
Federal Court approves 'historic' $2.8B residential day schools settlement
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day s...
Mar 09, 2023
Emergency crews respond to window cleaning platform stuck on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER - A double malfunction on a window-cleaning platform meant a pair of glaziers working on an office building in downtown Vancouver spent hours suspended 10 storeys above the busy city sidewal...
Mar 09, 2023