Category Archives: British Columbia
Wildfires in B.C. and U.S. prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Haze from wildfires burning in Washington state, Idaho and the British Columbia Interior is expected to create smoky skies across much of southern B.C. over the weekend. Environment Canada...
Sep 09, 2022
Queen Elizabeth's legacy to live on in B.C.: Premier John Horgan
VICTORIA - The life of Queen Elizabeth is being celebrated in British Columbia upon news of her death today. British Columbia Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issued a statement expressing sadness at the Queen's...
Sep 08, 2022
Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 08, 2022
B.C. caps rent, boosts benefits for families as cost of living goes up
LANGFORD, B.C. - The squeeze of global inflation has prompted the British Columbia government to spend $600 million to boost a tax credit and increase family benefits for low- and moderate-income resi...
Sep 07, 2022
VIFF to open with 'Bones of Crows,' close with 'Broker,' adds emerging director prize
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Film Festival will open with the Indigenous drama "Bones of Crows," and has added an international film prize for emerging directors. Organizers say the 41st ed...
Sep 07, 2022
Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne
VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...
Sep 07, 2022
CP NewsAlert: B.C. government and its public service workers reach tentative deal
VICTORIA - Public service workers in British Columbia say they have reached a tentative contract agreement with the province. The B.C. General Employees Union says in a statement the proposed deal wit...
Sep 07, 2022
Federal cabinet ministers will focus on economy during retreat: LeBlanc
VANCOUVER - Federal cabinet ministers are in Vancouver for a three-day retreat where the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs says their discussions will focus on the economy, including housing affor...
Sep 07, 2022
U.K. PM Liz Truss' B.C. school days — pink jumper, big fringe and a sense of humour
VANCOUVER - Brenda Montagano, a teacher at Parkcrest Elementary School in Burnaby, British Columbia, had a special item for show-and-tell on Tuesday - her own class photo from the same school 34 years...
Sep 07, 2022
Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes
VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to a Vancouver First Nation to build 3,000 homes on land that was once an ancient village that was burned and expropriated a century...
Sep 06, 2022