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B.C. COVID-19 infections pass 9,000 threshold, as hospitalizations highest since May

B.C. COVID-19 infections pass 9,000 threshold, as hospitalizations highest since May

With 105 new infections detected overnight, the total number of COVID-19 cases B.C. has had since January is 9,013
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Whistler resident to run as Green Party candidate in Sea to Sky

Whistler resident to run as Green Party candidate in Sea to Sky

Former Gibsons councillor Jeremy Valeriote to run in Oct. 24 election
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Conviction quashed, new trial ordered for man accused of murder after wife's drowning

VANCOUVER — A man convicted of first-degree murder after his wife drowned while boating has been granted a new trial. Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon of the B.C.
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Greens' Furstenau fires at NDP, Liberals on pandemic recovery, sales tax promise

Greens' Furstenau fires at NDP, Liberals on pandemic recovery, sales tax promise

SQUAMISH, B.C. — The leader of British Columbia's Green party took aim at her two larger rivals on Tuesday over the pandemic recovery, a promise on the provincial sales tax and the snap election call.
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Parents shouldn't needlessly worry about COVID-19 exposure at school: Bonnie Henry

Parents shouldn't needlessly worry about COVID-19 exposure at school: Bonnie Henry

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer says rumours and misinformation should be replaced with facts when it comes to potential exposure to COVID-19 among students. Dr.
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RCMP officer injured during traffic stop in Penticton, B.C., Mounties appeal for help

PENTICTON, B.C. — The RCMP in British Columbia is asking for the public's help after an officer in Penticton was allegedly assaulted during a traffic stop early Monday morning.
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Wilkinson says Liberals would eliminate B.C.'s provincial sales tax for a year

Wilkinson says Liberals would eliminate B.C.'s provincial sales tax for a year

RICHMOND, B.C. — B.C.
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Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

VANCOUVER — A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in northeastern B.C.
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Saving Western Canada’s only endangered tree

Saving Western Canada’s only endangered tree

Whitebark pine thrives on disturbance — just not on the magnitude of climate change
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Green Leader Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election

Green Leader Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election

VICTORIA — Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says the party is working overtime to field a full slate of candidates in the Oct. 24 British Columbia election, but may fall short.
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