Category Archives: British Columbia
Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information
VANCOUVER - The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were "inseparable," and proves the pair planned their attack...
Dec 12, 2022
ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the provincial auto insurer is applying for a two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance to help alleviate some of the high cost-of-living pressures on British Col...
Dec 12, 2022
Bank of Canada governor warns geopolitical trends could make inflation fight harder
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the bank was surprised this year how the combination of large supply chain shocks and an overheated economy would play out on inflation. He says R...
Dec 12, 2022
Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in Febr...
Dec 12, 2022
Province holds the line on ICBC rates
NORTH VANCOUVER - The province says drivers in B.C. will not face a rate increase for basic automobile insurance rates for the next two years. The announcement was made this morning (Dec. 12) by Premi...
Dec 12, 2022
BC Children's prepared to double-bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season
VANCOUVER - BC Children's Hospital has approved double-bunking patients in single-occupancy rooms as it tries to cope with an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses. A memo obtained by The Cana...
Dec 12, 2022
Parts of B.C. still experiencing drought conditions
VICTORIA - Parts of B-C known for towering rainforests and endless days of winter precipitation are experiencing some of the driest conditions on record.Both the Sunshine Coast and east side of Vancou...
Dec 12, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
Dec 11, 2022
Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner's jury in death of Cree teen
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says one of the messages she hopes comes out of a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager is the importance ...
Dec 09, 2022
B.C.'s respiratory illness surge stabilizing after deaths of six kids: disease centre
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says a deadly spike in acute respiratory illness is showing signs of stabilizing, after the flu-related deaths of at least six children and ...
Dec 09, 2022