Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes, heart failure and blood clots, including one medication the health minister says has been promoted a...
Jan 05, 2023
No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun
VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says no charges will be laid against an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer whose use of a beanbag shotgun during an arrest seriously injured a suspect. A statement ...
Jan 05, 2023
Composer Joseph Koo, linked to 'Golden Era' of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the "Golden Era" of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Vancouver. Koo's fa...
Jan 05, 2023
Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...
Jan 05, 2023
Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules
VANCOUVER - Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be among the last arrivals before Canada's new COVID-19 testing requirements took effect, including one woman who...
Jan 04, 2023
B.C. zoo sued over alleged black bear mauling of toddler's arm
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled by black bears after she reached through a fence at the Greater Vancouver Zoo alleges negligence led to the attack. The notice o...
Jan 04, 2023
B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload
VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...
Jan 04, 2023
911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER - The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receivi...
Jan 04, 2023
Vancouver's December home sales down 52% from year ago: B.C. real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 per cent and three per cent respectively from a year ago. The B.C. board...
Jan 04, 2023
Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says are ongoing weak market conditions and a lack of available economic fibre. The Vancouver-based company says produ...
Jan 04, 2023