Category Archives: British Columbia
New B.C. ‘duty to document’ law doesn’t go far enough: privacy group
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the province will become the first in Canada to adopt legislation requiring public servants to document key government decisions. Mike de Jong said ...
Mar 09, 2017
‘It blew everyone away’: HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament back in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Damian McGrath strode into B.C. Place Stadium last March as head coach of Samoa, completely unaware of what the weekend would bring. The newest stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series h...
Mar 08, 2017
B.C.’s softwood lumber envoy says long-term deal needed with U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's trade envoy on softwood lumber says the province is ready to fight on behalf of its lumber producers, but isn't looking to become embroiled in a costly and lengthy legal ...
Mar 08, 2017
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark denounces anti-Semitic threats
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is condemning a string of anti-Semitic acts across Canada and the United States. Clark has issued a statement after the Jewish Community Centre of Gr...
Mar 08, 2017
B.C. spends $91 million to hire paramedics, buy ambulances, targets rural care
VICTORIA - British Columbia is getting more paramedics, dispatchers and ambulances in an effort by the government to improve emergency services. Health Minister Terry Lake said Wednesday more than $91...
Mar 08, 2017
Vancouver School Board releases redacted report on bullying, toxic workplace
VANCOUVER - A redacted report released by the Vancouver School Board singles out members of the left-leaning Vision Vancouver party in an external investigation that blames trustees for creating a tox...
Mar 08, 2017
Woman fined $75k for illegally importing items made from endangered species
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia woman has been fined $75,000 for illegally importing jewelry and other items made from endangered animals into Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, which ...
Mar 08, 2017
Deportation of bipolar man who came to Canada as baby called ‘heartless’
VANCOUVER - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is facing calls to reverse the deportation of a 59-year-old man with bipolar disorder who lived in Canada since he was eight months old. Len Van Heest of ...
Mar 08, 2017
Norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters continues to spread in three provinces
VANCOUVER - Oysters from British Columbia have been linked to 22 additional cases of highly contagious norovirus or other stomach ailments in three provinces. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 2...
Mar 08, 2017
B.C. man given one-year probation for having sex in stranger's hot tub
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man caught trespassing and having sex with a woman in a stranger's hot tub has been given a conditional discharge. Noah McDonald, who is 18, pleaded guilty in court in Kelowna, B.C.,...
Mar 07, 2017
