Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the ...
Jul 29, 2022
Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia's southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet another day of heat warnings blanket most of the province and the wildfire risk jumps...
Jul 29, 2022
Old growth protest group says it spray-painted Vancouver landmarks
VANCOUVER - An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has been spray-painting Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience. The Save OId Growth gro...
Jul 28, 2022
Harassment of B.C. teen from 22 accounts came from one person, Crown attorney says
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says similarities in messages from 22 online accounts that harassed and extorted British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the three years before her death prov...
Jul 28, 2022
BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government's decision to end immigration detention in provincial jails should not taken as an opportunity for the Canada Border Services A...
Jul 28, 2022
Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday. The Integrated Homicide Inv...
Jul 28, 2022
More B.C. heat records fall, conditions prompt flood watch, but no heat emergency
VANCOUVER - Temperature records are melting across British Columbia as a prolonged heat spell grips the province but Emergency Management BC says it is not anticipating an extreme heat emergency. A st...
Jul 28, 2022
Heat warnings cover most of B.C., as records set, Metro Vancouver air quality falls
VANCOUVER - High temperatures across much of British Columbia this week have seen communities step up measures to offer relief, in the aftermath of last year's heat dome crisis. Cooling centres, misti...
Jul 27, 2022
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posts net profit of US$762 million in its second quarter
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posted a net profit of US$762 million in its latest quarter as the acute transportation challenges facing the company in recent quarters showed signs of improve...
Jul 27, 2022
B.C. teenager pushed back against online extortionist, Crown attorney tells jury
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt...
Jul 27, 2022