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B.C. order for health workers’ COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
VICTORIA – British Columbia has removed any mention of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines from its order…
Lululemon founder starting new venture to find cure for type of muscular dystrophy
VANCOUVER – Chip Wilson, the founder of athletic wear firm Lululemon Athletica, said he once…
Group hopes to make fourth attempt to have Russian pianist perform in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The decision to cancel a Russian pianist’s concert in Vancouver over concerns of…
Arc’teryx parent company and CAE Inc. halt sales in Russia
VANCOUVER – Arc’teryx parent company Amer Sports and flight simulator and training provider CAE Inc.…
B.C.’s auditor general says more work needed to assess risk of fraud in public sector
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the government’s framework to manage fraud in the…
Every part of B.C. to have high-speed internet by 2027, government says
VICTORIA – The federal and British Columbia governments are spending $830 million to provide access…
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the…
Lytton fire recovery work gets $18.4 million from province; debris removal starts
VICTORIA – The first signs of a long-awaited start of rebuilding in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C.,…
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 see slight drop in B.C.; 11 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 over a three-day…
‘No simple solution’ to gas prices; B.C. has no tax reduction plans: Farnworth
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minister of public safety says the province has no plans to…
Opposition to forced transfers of B.C. patients seeking medically assisted deaths
VANCOUVER – A national organization that supports those seeking a medically assisted death is campaigning…
Woman attacked at B.C. university campus remembered as kind, helpful
VANCOUVER – A 24-year-old woman who was killed at a university in British Columbia is…
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
TOFINO, B.C. – A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo…
B.C. records 8 more deaths due to COVID-19; sees further drop in hospitalizations
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded eight more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total…
Premier not concerned about impacts to B.C. after Canada raises tariffs for Russia
B.C.'s premier says he supports the federal government's decision to impose a 35 per cent…
Fraud, breach of trust case against former B.C. legislature clerk rests with judge
VANCOUVER – Defence lawyers for British Columbia’s former clerk of the legislature say the Crown…
Premier not concerned about impacts to B.C. after Canada raises tariffs for Russia
VICTORIA – B.C.’s premier says he supports the federal government’s decision to impose a 35…
B.C. Review Board considers hospital discretion over Schoenborn community leave
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The British Columbia Review Board is consideringwhether a psychiatric hospital director should…
B.C. records 13 more deaths due to COVID-19; sees slight dip in hospitalizations
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at another health-care facility,…
Groups want educational materials from fossil fuel companies out of B.C. classrooms
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment wants to stop fossil fuel…
Crown lacks evidence in proving case against former B.C. legislature clerk: defence
A form approving the purchase of a wood splitter and trailer at the centre of…
Groups want educational materials from fossil fuel companies out of B.C. classrooms
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment wants to stop fossil fuel companies from…
Former clerk of B.C.’s legislature acted transparently and with oversight: defence
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for British Columbia’s former clerk of the legislative assembly has accused…
Former clerk of B.C.’s legislature acted transparently and with oversight: defence
A lawyer for British Columbia's former clerk of the legislative assembly is accusing special prosecutors…