B.C.

Lululemon reports Q2 revenue up as inventories higher, international sales climb
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue climbed 29 per cent in the second quarter…

B.C. club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
VANCOUVER – Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested…

Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by B.C. public-sector union
VANCOUVER – The head of a group representing British Columbia’s restaurant and bar industry says…

B.C. posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public accounts have registered a surplus of $1.3 billion, in sharp…

Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike
VANCOUVER – An Alaska-bound cruise ship set sail from Vancouver Monday after an almost daylong…

B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant’s death while waiting for ambulance
BARRIÈRE, B.C. – The mayor of a small community in British Columbia’s southern Interior is…

Housing for drug users with mental health issues to be offered in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – Substance users with serious mental health issues in Nanaimo are expected to…

$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix
VANCOUVER – Family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each…

B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action
BURNABY, B.C. – Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are…

Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system
VANCOUVER – A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group…

Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything
VANCOUVER – Some of the world’s brightest minds are gathering at a hotel conference centre…

Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged…

Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
VICTORIA – A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board…

BC General Employees’ Union issues strike notice on behalf of 33,000 public servants
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency…

Evacuation orders rescinded as wildfire burns along B.C. Highway 3
An evacuation alert has been rescinded for about two dozen properties near a stretch of…