Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. introduces flexible bus pass supplements to people on disability assistance
VICTORIA - British Columbia is providing a new payment to more than 110,000 people who receive disability assistance to help with their transportation needs. The transportation supplement is worth $52...
Oct 02, 2017
U.S. files 2nd WTO complaint over alleged unfair B.C. wine sales practices
VANCOUVER - As dairy products, Bombardier aircraft and softwood lumber continue to bedevil trade relations between Canada and the U.S., negotiators will have to add wine to their list of issues to res...
Oct 02, 2017
B.C. introduces rules banning politicians from becoming lobbyists
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has put forward legislation that would restrict lobbying efforts by former politicians and their employees. Attorney David Eby introduced amendments to the Lob...
Oct 02, 2017
Snowfall expected in the Kootenays
KAMLOOPS - Winter is about to hit parts of B.C. A few flakes hit the Coquihalla Highway over the weekend, but the Kootenays will get a bit more than a few flakes today, according to Environment Canada...
Oct 02, 2017
More public transit still needed on Highway of Tears, community members say
SMITHERS, B.C. - On a recent crisp fall morning, a compact white shuttle bus rolled to a stop just off the Yellowhead Highway. Four people hastily exited and began to walk briskly toward their destina...
Oct 01, 2017
Hearings begin for First Nations, environmental group opposed to Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - Several First Nations, municipalities and environmental groups that are opposed to the approval process of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia will be arguing their p...
Oct 01, 2017
New housing units for homeless in B.C. to be ready as early as next year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has announced funding for 1,000 new modular housing units in an attempt to tackle the growing issue of homelessness. Horgan made the announcement Frida...
Sep 30, 2017
ATV's and other vehicles prohibited for use by hunters in wildfire areas
CARIBOO, B.C. - Hunters will no longer be able to use A-T-Vs and other motor vehicles in areas around three massive wildfires in the interior. The provincial government says it’s banning the use...
Sep 30, 2017
Five things the B.C. government has promised to address overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says his government is taking action to combat the overdose death crisis, with funding from a $322-million investment announced in a recent budget upda...
Sep 30, 2017
B.C. government adds $50K to province’s effort to win Amazon’s new headquarters
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s government is contributing $50,000 to support Metro Vancouver's effort to woo Amazon into selecting the city as the site for its second headquarters. "I want to ensure that Amazon H...
Sep 30, 2017
