News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 53)

British Columbia Joy as missing 6-year-old found in B.C. woods after 3-day searchPolice say the girl was found on Sunday around 6 p.m. in a forested area between her home and the First Nation band office in the community of Southbank, about 25 kilometres south of Burns Lake, B.C. GirlContinue Reading

British Columbia During an affordability policy announcement in Surrey on Monday, four reporters asked Rustad multiple times about the video and his stance on the COVID-19 vaccination program. Rustad repeatedly dodged those questions but said the previous inability of unvaccinated doctors and nurses to get their jobs back in B.C. was a “horrendous problem.”Continue Reading

British Columbia The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice. Union says employer ‘invested very little effort’ during negotiations last week Chuck Chiang · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 23, 2024 4:05 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

British Columbia Cosmetics brand Lush says it is laying off staff as it scales down operations at its Vancouver facilities.  U.K.-based brand to close B.C. woodshop, shift manufacturing operations to TorontoThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 23, 2024 3:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 23 Shoppers check on discounts at aContinue Reading

Marie Veillard stands at the edge of the vast Kootenay River in Kootenay National Park. She’s checking on a group of fry, baby fish she’s been looking after for a few weeks now. They’re happy to see her, aggressively swimming for the food she’s feeding them in their cage onContinue Reading

British Columbia Concerns are mounting over the potential environmental impact on fish populations following the destruction of Kamloops’ historic Red Bridge, which collapsed into the South Thompson River during a fire. Debris from the fire-damaged bridge could obstruct salmon migration: Pacific Salmon FoundationCBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2024 11:00Continue Reading

British Columbia Exhibit to feature items left behind in B.C. climate disastersA scuffed Santa-shaped salt shaker, a gnome and a small peach dish are all that’s left of Heather MacKay’s West Kelowna, B.C. home and they are among the items that will be on display in a New York exhibitionContinue Reading

British Columbia A B.C.-born pianist has won the Leeds International Piano Competition — known as one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko from Salmon Arm, about 460 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, took home the top prize, winning more than $50,000 and international recital tours. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko scoredContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C.’s public safety minister has condemned the alleged conduct of Coquitlam RCMP officers accused of making racist, homophobic and sexist comments in a private online chat group. CBC News revealed racist and sexist comments alleged in police probe into internal RCMP chat group Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News ·Continue Reading