B.C.
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER – The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency…
Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots
VICTORIA – First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent…
Order of Catholic nuns agrees to enhance access to residential school records
VICTORIA – An order of Catholic nuns whose members worked at the Kamloops Indian Residential…
Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and…
Anglican bishop in British Columbia resigns after misconduct allegations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Anglican Church of Canada says its first bishop of a large…
Study reassures parents, teachers that COVID-19 infrequently shared at school
VANCOUVER – A study of school staff in Vancouver says their risk of developing COVID-19…
Separate fires destroy two Catholic churches in southern British Columbia
OLIVER, B.C. – A First Nations chief in southern British Columbia says there are mixed…
Horgan marks Indigenous Peoples Day by urging recognition of systemic racism
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating First Nation…
Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., are investigating an alleged hit-and-run that caused the…
Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA – Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west…
B.C. premier gets second AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as 109 new cases reported
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier says he’s received a second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19…
Reconciliation agreement reached between British Columbia and Heiltsuk Nation
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – The B.C. government has signed a reconciliation agreement with the Heiltsuk…
Small, out-of-control wildfire prompts evacuation alerts near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service says a blaze sparked Wednesday in the Fraser…
Taseko Mines says chief executive and chief operating officers to retire
VANCOUVER – Taseko Mines Ltd, says chief executive Russell Hallbauer and chief operating officer John…
AstraZeneca second dose ‘good choice’ despite federal guidance: B.C.’s top doctor
VICTORIA – There is no wrong choice for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose despite recommendations…