Thursday, November 21, 2024
VICTORIA — B.C.’s tourism minister says she’ll move as quickly as possible to help the sector, after a government-commissioned task force called on the province for more financial aid to mitigate the damage to the tourism industry caused by...
CTV-British Columbia's finance minister says the federal government's $5 billion contribution to flood disaster recovery efforts in the province is a historic amount of cash that reflects the extreme nature of the disaster. However, Selina Robinson said Tuesday in a...
Another 16 people in B.C. have died from COVID-19, the province reported Tuesday. B.C. health officials also recorded 656 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 33,894. The number of people in hospital rose...
A2023 Vancouver Police Department report written by a 38-year veteran officer weeks before his retirement suggests report writing processes within the VPD need to be improved. Global News filed a freedom of information request last September for the June 15, 2023 report...
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is moving ahead with the transition to an independent police service in Surrey after the mayor and council refused to part ways with the RCMP. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says a plan is in place...
B.C. seniors living in long-term care homes are again taking the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for two-thirds of deaths over the past 10 days as outbreaks surge. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s latest COVID-19 situation...
VANCOUVER - With Christmas fast approaching, anyone planning to put up a real Christmas tree this year might want to move quickly. Flooding in the Fraser Valley is keeping thousands of Christmas trees from being delivered to retailers. “This is one of...
A Surrey RCMP program that connects vulnerable youth with services has helped more than 100 kids and their families over the past 12 months. Early intervention is at the heart of the Surrey RCMP Family and Youth Resource Support Team (FYRST) ,...
Though they will be encouraged to get fully vaccinated, the Vancouver Police Department will not be implementing a COVID-19 mandate for its civilian staff members and officers. Sgt. Steve Addison, a spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department, said not implementing a mandate...
The B.C. government says police have no power to engage in an arbitrary vehicle or street check as part of enforcing the provincial ban on travelling across health regions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth outlined the province’s...
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