Friday, April 19, 2024
The director of the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health is apologizing for travelling over the holidays. In a letter to the academic community, Dr. Peter Berman admits to travel, but does not say where he...
BC NDP incumbent Nicholas Simons is seeking his fourth win in a row. The party has governed Powell River-Sunshine Coast since 2005, though the BC Liberals won it in 1991 and 2001. Former BC Liberal leader Gordon Wilson held the seat under the...
A non-invasive COVID-19 gargle test designed for children will now be available to adults in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. The health region says the saline gargle can be used instead of the current test for adults that requires a...
Paramedics across B.C. responded to more calls to help someone who had an overdose in 2020 than any other year since record keeping began, according to dispatchers. B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) on Wednesday said they were called to 27,067 overdoses last year...
As Canada continues to grapple with a housing crisis, the conversation is increasingly turning to international students coming into the country. But multiple provinces are pushing back on federal suggestions that an international student cap could help solve the problem, and say they haven't been...
A Metro Vancouver man will be going the distance to watch history unfold. Within hours of learning about the Queen's passing, he purchased a round-trip ticket to London. “Some people might think I'm like a Loyalist, but for me, this...
Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role. They also say no NDP MLA or...
B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced an increase to two tax credits and a cap on rent increases as the province grapples with rising cost of living due to "unprecedented" inflation. On Wednesday, Horgan announced a boost to the Climate...
B.C.'s small claims tribunal has ordered a man to pay more than $2,000 – representing half the value of one puppy – to resolve a dispute over a dog-breeding contract. Kathryn Porter took David Loewen to B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal...
A group of 16 individuals and churches is going to court to fight B.C.'s ban on in-person religious services amid COVID-19. The group includes the Langley Riverside Calvary Chapel, which has been fined $2,300 twice for holding in-person services. Read more: Langley business...
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