Category Archives: British Columbia
The royals are coming: A timeline of memorable visits to Canada over the years
VANCOUVER - Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are set to visit British Columbia with their two young children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The House of Windsor has a clo...
Sep 21, 2016
Prince William’s visit to B.C. draws memories of frenzied 1998 trip
VANCOUVER - The screams were deafening. It was March 24, 1998, and hundreds of teenage girls were crammed behind barriers outside a suburban Vancouver high school. The girls weren't squealing for the ...
Sep 21, 2016
B.C. to reduce maximum charge on payday loans, seek options to high cost lenders
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is taking steps to cut the interest rates charged on so-called payday loans. The maximum allowable charge for a payday loan in B.C. will drop from $23 to $1...
Sep 21, 2016
Another small town facing doctor shortage
LUMBY, B.C. - Another interior community says they are struggling to attract doctors, forcing residents to travel to Vernon for medical treatment. Jean Latval with the Lumby and District Health Servic...
Sep 21, 2016
Three men arrested following double homicide in east Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - Police say three men have been arrested after a kidnapping and the discovery of two bodies in an east Vancouver home. Officers were called to the home around 10 p.m. Saturday and, because ...
Sep 20, 2016
Bill Gates says Trudeau’s approach to immigration, refugees good for business
VANCOUVER - Canada's open approach to immigration and its willingness to welcome tens of thousands of Syrian refugees is an "enlightened" move that will benefit the country's business sector, Microsof...
Sep 20, 2016
Government House polishes silver, stocks kitchen for royal visit
VICTORIA - The silverware is being polished, the menu crafted, children's toys are being chosen and even the fridge is being stocked with locally brewed beers. Government House in Victoria, B.C., is g...
Sep 20, 2016
Lawsuit seeks class action to halt B.C.’s 15 per cent tax on foreign purchasers
VANCOUVER - Foreign home buyers forced to pay a new levy imposed by the British Columbia government are fighting for their money back and to have the fee declared invalid through a proposed class-acti...
Sep 20, 2016
Vancouver empty homes tax to include secondary units that are used for Airbnb
Vancouver's proposed empty homes tax will include secondary units being booked full-time on the vacation rental website Airbnb, with the maximum fine for people who evade the levy set at $10,000. New ...
Sep 20, 2016
Bill Gates says Trudeau’s approach to immigration, refugees good for business
VANCOUVER - Canada's open approach to immigration and its willingness to welcome tens of thousands of Syrian refugees is an "enlightened" move that will benefit the country's business sector, Microsof...
Sep 20, 2016
