News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 30)

British Columbia This week marks one year since the deep freeze that sent temperatures plummeting to about -30 C in some fruit-growing regions. Farmers say they’re crossing their fingers for 2025, but it’s unclear if the weather will co-operate Ashley Joannou · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 15, 2025 1:42 PM EST |Continue Reading

British Columbia The new Fort St. James hospital serves a region that is more than one-third Indigenous, and the building  — which replaces a series of trailers built in the 1970s — reflects that. Fort St. James hospital serves a region that is more than one-third Indigenous A spiritual spaceContinue Reading

British Columbia Colorado officials plan to capture up to 15 grey wolves from British Columbia’s hinterlands to help the Centennial State re-establish the predators’ long-lost population. Biologist with B.C. environmental group says plan leaves her with concerns Liam Britten · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2025 10:43 PM EST |Continue Reading

British Columbia Natalee Dennis was sitting in an outdoor hot tub with her father, Steve Dennis, in their backyard hot tub when they heard an animal nearby. The close encounter happened in a Tofino, B.C., backyardAndrew Kurjata · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2025 7:55 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

British Columbia The woman who was supposed to be caring for Florence Girard before she died of starvation in 2018 says Girard would go into a “meltdown” every time she was supposed to go to the doctor or receive medical care. A coroner inquest into Florence Girard’s death began onContinue Reading

British Columbia Vancouver lawyer DJ Larkin said the Good Samaritan law is supposed to immunize from arrest people calling for help for those experiencing an overdose. Good Samaritan law meant to shield people from arrest after they seek help for someone in medical distress Darryl Greer · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

British Columbia With 2024 being the single-most expensive year on record in terms of insurance payouts in Canada, following a swath of devastating weather-related disasters, insurers are warning that home insurance rates in 2025 are likely to increase significantly. Insurance Bureau of Canada says 2024 was most expensive on record, in termsContinue Reading

British Columbia Many, including B.C.’s premier, have called for a Team Canada approach to Donald Trump’s tariff threat. But it seems some provinces are going it alone. ‘She’s going solo,’ says University of Calgary political scientist Lisa Young Katie DeRosa · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2025 7:00 AMContinue Reading

British Columbia Environmental groups claimed the federal government’s approval of the project wasn’t in step with the Species at Risk Act because it will destroy a large swath of chinook salmon habitat, which endangered killer whales rely on for food.  Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project in Delta was opposed byContinue Reading