Did you know that more than 95 per cent of farms in Canada are family run operations? Families that have been working the land for three and four generations. You probably have little or no reference to the world of farming. I didn’t. Andrew Campbell does, he’s a third generation dairy farmer and he’s also…
A 38-year-old school custodian in South Vancouver was injured Tuesday in a violent robbery. Vancouver police are looking for witnesses to come forward. VPD spokesperson Const. Tania Visintin says the man had parked his car in front of Gladstone Secondary School near Gladstone Street and East 27th Avenue at 5:20 p.m., when two men approached him…
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Nov. 13, 2020. We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as…
Drivers are being warned about heavy snow on several B.C. highways Friday morning. Environment and Climate Change Canada has posted a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway and a snowfall warning for the Sea to Sky Highway. Hazardous winter conditions are expected from Hope to Merritt as a Pacific storm moves across the B.C.…
VANCOUVER, B.C.: Friday, Nov. 13. Today’s weather is expected to start out with rain, and then clear up for a mainly cloudy afternoon, with wind, and a high of 8 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Overnight, there’s a slight chance of showers, more wind, and a low of 3 C. Heading into…
VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce $212 million for B.C. to help with workplace retraining as the economy lurches through the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau will release the funding nationally Friday morning as part of a federal aid package delivered through workforce development agreements with the provinces. The money is given to…
COVID-19 positive test cases are doubling in B.C. every 13 days, and if that trend continues, it puts the province in dangerous territory. The information comes out of the latest computer modelling released Thursday by the B.C. Ministry of Health that analyzes and projects coronavirus infection growth. If the exponential growth continues — one that…
VICTORIA — With the votes counted and the election signs taken down, B.C. taxpayers are now on the hook for up to half of campaign spending by the three main political parties. The exact amount will depend on filings by the New Democrats, B.C. Liberals and Greens and on vetting by Elections B.C. But the…
B.C. health officials announced another 1,130 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, and four new deaths, as the coronavirus continued to surge provincewide. Thursday’s update from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, accounts for 48 hours. Health officials confirmed 536 cases Wednesday and another 594, a one-day record, overnight into…
Designing the mobile COVID-19 hospitals Canada hopes to deploy across the country was a quick pivot for their Coquitlam manufacturer Weatherhaven to adapt things they were already doing specifically for the pandemic. The Public Health Agency of Canada has ordered two, 100-bed isolation hospitals from Weatherhaven, with the option of taking eight more, based on…