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WorkSafeBC issues $3,500 penalty for party hosted by Big White restaurant last spring

WorkSafeBC issues $3,500 penalty for party hosted by Big White restaurant last spring

WorkSafeBC called the violation 'high-risk.'
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Update: Body of worker killed in partial collapse of North Vancouver building recovered

Update: Body of worker killed in partial collapse of North Vancouver building recovered

The body of a person killed in a tragic building collapse in North Vancouver on Wednesday has been recovered
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B.C. sees jump in COVID-19 vaccine bookings and registrations

B.C. sees jump in COVID-19 vaccine bookings and registrations

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the number of people registering for and making appointments for the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine made a "significant" jump in the first two days of this week.
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B.C. reports a big jump in COVID-19 vaccination appointments for first doses

B.C. reports a big jump in COVID-19 vaccination appointments for first doses

The spike follows the announcement of a vaccine passport in the province.
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Charging EVs remains obstacle for local consumers

Charging EVs remains obstacle for local consumers

Rebates, education, infrastructure investment still needed, car dealers association CEO says.
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2 Richmond companies helping advance use of hydrogen, zero-emission vehicle tech

2 Richmond companies helping advance use of hydrogen, zero-emission vehicle tech

IRDI System Inc. is receiving funding from the province’s CleanBC Go Electric Advanced Research and Commercialization Program
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Police watchdog clears Vancouver officers in fatal shooting in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers in the fatal shooting of a man in the Downtown Eastside earlier this year.
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Pandemic accelerates $5B Oakridge Centre overhaul

Pandemic accelerates $5B Oakridge Centre overhaul

When completed in 2028, the project will create B.C.'s second-largest shopping mall.
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Fire near Ruby Lake caused by cigarette, dry conditions

Fire near Ruby Lake caused by cigarette, dry conditions

Neighbours, Egmont firefighters put out flames on Aug. 14
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RCMP arrest eight as protests continue against old-growth logging in B.C.

RCMP arrest eight as protests continue against old-growth logging in B.C.

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — The Mounties have made another eight arrests as they enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction against blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island.
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