B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia
—— By The Canadian Press British Columbia is beginning to offer an immunotherapy...
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B.C. Greens back NDP restrictions on kids under 16 working
Kids under 16 will still be able to work in their parents’ store, referee soccer games or...
B.C. housing sales predicted to slow, prices to fall in 2019
This year will be the third straight where home sales decline, and for the first time since...
B.C. forests ministry tracks Douglas fir beetle outbreak
An outbreak of Douglas fir beetle in the West Kootenay is being monitored and treated, but...
Indigenous bidders for Trans Mountain pipeline await Ottawa decision
There are as many as half a dozen Indigenous groups interested in an equity stake in the Trans...
Baby boom seniors putting pressure on B.C. long-term care: report
The surge of post-war baby boomers into their senior years is opening a wide gap in need...
Municipalities protest after B.C. declares marijuana crops ‘farm use’
B.C.’s local government organization says it was blindsided by a provincial policy change...
Looking forward to money laundering probe, Rich Coleman says
Former public safety minister Rich Coleman says he looks forward to testifying at a public...
B.C. Hydro powering up for more electric vehicle charging demand
B.C. Hydro is planning for the increased electricity demand as more people move from costly...
June rain will tell if B.C. is in for another hot wildfire season
B.C.’s first wildfire evacuation of the year isn’t a signal of another hot summer for fires...
B.C. estimates $7 billion laundered in 2018, $5 billion in real estate
B.C.’s money laundering investigators added up $5 million in money laundering in B.C. in...
B.C. nurses, emergency dispatchers get help for work-related trauma
Treatment for work-related post-traumatic stress disorder is being extended to emergency...
Rural doctors, primary care get big share of B.C. doctor settlement
The B.C. government’s new contract with 12,000 doctors contains only a 0.5 per cent annual...
B.C. prepared if Alberta shuts off fuel supplies, David Eby says
B.C. Premier John Horgan enraged his Alberta NDP counterpart Rachel Notley by trying to stop...
B.C. moves to protect people reporting suspected drug houses
The B.C. government is updating a 2013 law targeting drug houses, promising to protect citizens...
John Horgan says spike in gasoline prices is profit-taking, not taxes
B.C. Premier John Horgan says his government is “monitoring” the soaring price of gasoline,...
Premier calls for new strategies for Interior forest companies
The expansion of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria and the replacement of St. Paul’s...
ICBC caps can withstand lawsuit, save millions, David Eby says
B.C. is catching up to other provinces in putting limits on court costs and pain and suffering...
BC Coroners Service turns to the public to help identify human remains
The BC Coroners Service launched an online tool which allows the public to access...
B.C. poverty plan combines existing spending, housing programs
B.C. Social Development Minister Shane Simpson has released the NDP government’s...
