B.C.
B.C. businesses can apply for grant to offset latest COVID-19 shutdown costs
VANCOUVER – New one-time grants are on the way for businesses in British Columbia that…
B.C. cap on restaurant food delivery fees to stay at 15% through next year
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it’s extending the cap on fees charged by…
Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced…
Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC
VANCOUVER – Fears over hundreds of students being packed tightly together in exam halls while…
Capacity limits, cancellation orders as B.C. tries to reduce Omicron variant spread
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reducing the size of gatherings and events over the next…
Volunteers join forces to help clean up after unprecedented flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Caroline and Paul Mostertman have become accustomed to seeing their belongings floating…
Visit to flooded farm gives ‘greater sense of loss’: B.C. agriculture minister
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The federal agriculture minister and her provincial counterpart said they were both…
B.C. floods cause at least $450 million in damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada reports
VANCOUVER – The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damage caused by flooding in…
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA – The auction sale of a vulnerable British Columbia woman’s home at well below…
B.C. giving $1 million to wildfire-ravaged Lytton to help with recovery
LYTTON, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it is immediately providing a grant of…
British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available to first responders
VANCOUVER – Those who first respond to emergencies in British Columbia will soon be able…
RCMP say rocks thrown from overpass in Surrey, B.C., damaging vehicles
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say there have been several dangerous incidents recently where rocks…
Five more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., adult vaccination rate reaches 88.5 per cent
VICTORIA – British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination rate for those five years and older has reached…
Helijet announces plans to add electric helicopters to its fleet in British Columbia
RICHMOND, B.C. – North America’s largest helicopter airline has announced its plans to add electric…
COVID-19 immunization clinics open to B.C. kids ages five to 11 on Monday
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the government is pleased that so many parents…