Category Archives: British Columbia

Western premiers meet, discuss pushing feds to restore disaster funding
VANCOUVER - As wildfires burn uncontrollably in northern Alberta, government leaders in Western Canada are meeting to discuss pushing Ottawa to reverse historic funding cuts to disaster-mitigation pro...
Kayla Derkach May 05, 2016

Annual allowable cut falls in the Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-area forestry companies will have fewer trees to harvest this year, thanks to a drastic reduction in the allowable cut announced by the province. Effective immediately, the cut in ...
Kayla Derkach May 05, 2016

Exclusive fundraisers, premier’s allowance not conflicts: commissioner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's conflict commissioner has ruled that exclusive fundraisers and a stipend paid to the premier by the B.C. Liberal Party are not conflicts because they do not amount to a '...
Kayla Derkach May 05, 2016

Harry Lali to take a run in 2017 provincial election
MERRITT, B.C. - Longtime Merritt-area MLA Harry Lali says he’s ready to return to Victoria. Lali announced today he will seek the NDP nomination in Fraser-Nicola ahead of next year’s provi...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

B.C. needs personnel for its own fires but may help Alberta later: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says the province can't send personnel to neighbouring Alberta before dealing with its own fires spurred by unseasonably dry weather. "Alberta understand...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

Where’s the beef? Earls restaurants says it’s back in Canada after ‘mistake’
VANCOUVER - The Earls restaurant chain says it will start serving Canadian beef again following a recent uproar over its decision to switch to meat without added hormones from the United States. The V...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

B.C.’s hourly minimum wage will rise to $11.25 by Sept. 2017
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage is set to increase twice over the next 17 months to $11.25 an hour, prompting concerns from business groups about covering the significant payroll hike. Prem...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

Gangs suspected as man injured in targeted east Vancouver shooting
VANCOUVER - A man is recovering in hospital following a targeted shooting in east Vancouver. Sgt. Randy Fincham says officers were called to the area of Oxford Street and Skeena Street in northeast Va...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

UVic researchers find tree rings predict potential for several coastal droughts
VANCOUVER - Scientists at the University of Victoria say tree-ring data suggest coastal regions of southern British are likely to be hit by severe droughts. A report recently published in the Journal ...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

Kelly Ellard denied parole, board calls rationale for release ‘very entitled’
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A young woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder has for the first time taken responsibility for the death of a 14-year-old Vancouver Island girl almost two decades ag...
Kayla Derkach May 04, 2016

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