British Columbia invests in family doctors with new medical school at Simon Fraser University
Jul 11, 2024, at 05:57 am
Fraser (BC)/IBNS: With the new medical school at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia (BC) moving forward with funding for space and operations, as well as a proposed three-year curriculum model and a founding dean, more family doctors will be trained faster.
British Columbia's rural high-speed internet connectivity benefits people, economy: Report
Jul 03, 2024, at 03:32 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Connecting underserved rural and remote communities to high-speed internet brings significant economic benefits to people throughout British Columbia, a new report by BC Stats has found.
British Columbia local govts receive grants to speed up delivery of homes
Jun 22, 2024, at 06:09 am
Vancouver/IBNS: A grant reportedly to create more efficient development approvals processes to speed up delivery of homes would soon be available to thirty-eight local governments of British Columbia (BC).
British Columbia sets target date for Surrey police transition plan
Apr 25, 2024, at 02:59 pm
Surrey/IBNS: British Columbia has set a target date for the Surrey police transition plan for the Surrey Police Service to assume policing and law enforcement in the city.
Apr 12, 2024, at 05:03 am
Vancouver/CMEDIA: Indigenous youth struggling reportedly with drug addiction on Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC) would soon be benefited by the Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre in Lantzville, the first-of-its-kind detox centres and treatment services.
British Columbia has lost more than 2500 lives in 2023 due to toxic drugs: Report
Jan 27, 2024, at 03:51 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Preliminary report released by the BC Coroners Service has confirmed that at least 2,511 people died in British Columbia in 2023 — the largest number of drug-related deaths ever reported to the agency — due to intake of toxic, unregulated drugs.
Canada: Helicopter crash in British Columbia claims lives of 3
Jan 24, 2024, at 05:08 am
Three people have died in a private helicopter crash in Canada's British Columbia, the Northern Escape Heli Skiing company that owns the aircraft said in a statement provided by the CTV news broadcaster.
Canada: British Columbia’s program PEERS to benefit more than 300 people at risk of homelessness
Oct 20, 2023, at 05:43 am
Vancouver/IBNS: British Columbia’s Pathways to Engagement and Employment Readiness (PEERS) program, aimed to provide opening alternate routes to employment for people at risk of homelessness, would benefit more than 300 people in the province, an official statement said.
Canada: Sikh teen assaulted in Kelowna, one person arrested
Sep 15, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Police have arrested a person for allegedly assaulting a Sikh teen at a bus stop after an altercation with another teenager in Canada's British Columbia province recently.
Hindu temple in Canada's British Columbia desecrated with pro-Khalistani posters
Aug 13, 2023, at 06:42 pm
A temple in Canada's British Columbia was on Saturday desecrated with anti-India and pro-Khalistan posters. The posters, a chilling reflection of extremist views, were audaciously put up on the temple’s front gate and rear wall.
Canada: British Columbia declares state of emergency for Stikine region
Jul 12, 2023, at 04:26 am
Vancouver/IBNS: A state of emergency for the unincorporated Stikine region was declared by the province of British Columbia in response to the ongoing wildfire situation and expansion of campfire bans throughout the province.
British Columbia to experience drought conditions during summer, people urged to conserve water
Jun 28, 2023, at 05:13 am
Vancouver/IBNS: British Columbia will experience drought conditions through the summer months, a forecast has suggested and urged people, businesses across the province to conserve water.
Canadian man arrested for selling drugs from a mobile shop in Vancouver
May 07, 2023, at 05:36 am
British Columbia/IBNS: A 51-year-old man from Canada, identified as Jerry Martin, was arrested in British Columbia after opening a mobile shop to sell cocaine, heroin, and other dangerous substances.
Canada: Bus crash in British Columbia leaves 50 people injured
Dec 25, 2022, at 09:25 pm
British Columbia: At least 53 people were injured as an intercity coach crashed in the British Columbia province of Canada, media reports said on Sunday.
British Columbia runners set Canadian course records at Boston Marathon
Apr 20, 2022, at 04:45 am
Boston/IBNS: Canadian course records were set on Monday by two runners from British Columbia (B.C.) at the Boston Marathon.
Canada: British Columbia to increase minimum wage to $15.65 per hour, highest among provinces
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:33 am
Vancounver/IBNS: Harry Bains, Labour Minister of British Columbia (BC), announced on Monday that BC's hourly wage will jump by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour starting June 1.
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:49 am
Vancouver (BC)/IBNS: An online petition has been reportedly signed by more than 18,000 people opposing the cutting of dozens of trees on the University of British Columbia (UBC)'s campus to clear the way for two new buildings.
Canada welcomes over 200 Afghan refugees to Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:47 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Sean Fraser, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Wednesday announced that over 200 Afghan refugees landed in Vancouver last night, marking the largest flight to date of Afghan nationals arriving in BC.
Heavy rain in Canada's BC leads to flooding, evacuation of communities
Nov 17, 2021, at 05:18 am
Victoria (B.C.)/IBNS: Relentless rain in Canada's southern British Columbia (BC) on Monday caused the entire city and major highways to be washed away leaving many communities cut off from the rest of the province.
Hundreds evacuated in Western Canada village after fire adds to already grim heat wave situation
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:09 am
Vancouver/Canada/IBNS: Hundreds of people were evacuated from a Western Canada village as fire broke out in addition to the unprecedented heat wave in the region, which led to record-breaking temperature for days.
Extreme heat wave in West Canada to be more common in future with climate change: Scientists
Jul 01, 2021, at 05:16 am
Vancouver/IBNS: The unprecedented heat wave in Western Canada would become more common with climate change, scientists predict.
May 27, 2021, at 02:49 am
Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: John Horgan, premier of British Columbia, announced Tuesday at a news conference about a four-step reopening plan that could see people socializing normally again as early as September if Covid-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to decline.
Canada: Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Jul 18, 2020, at 05:30 am
British Columbia,/IBNS: A COVID-19 outbreak has been detected in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Paul's Hospital in Canada's Vancouver, according to a notice from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), media reports said.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou loses first round of her bid to avoid extradition to the US
May 28, 2020, at 07:57 pm
British Columbia/IBNS: Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou lost the first round of her bid to avoid extradition to the United States on May 27 after B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered in her ruling to go ahead with the extradition proceedings against Meng, media reports said.
Three murders in British Columbia leave Canada in shock
Jul 28, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Manitoba, Jul 27 (IBNS): RCMP said Friday afternoon there could be a possibility of two murderers, Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, wanted in the killings of three people in Northern British Columbia, leaving Northern Manitoba area with the changed appearances with the help of someone who didn’t know who they were, media reports said.
Canada: Thousands in BC likely to be in dark in Christmas
Dec 24, 2018, at 08:44 pm
Vancouver, Dec 24 (IBNS): Thousands of people are likely to be spending Christmas this year in darkness in southern British Columbia, media reports said.
Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm
St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.
Canada: BC farmers planning to grow cannabis
Oct 15, 2018, at 03:20 pm
Victoria, Oct 15 (IBNS): British Columbia (BC) farmers are now planning to grow cannabis, which is set to get legalised in Canada on Wednesday, in their farm lands, media reports said.
Canada: Pipeline explodes near Prince George in British Columbia
Oct 10, 2018, at 01:53 pm
Prince George, Oct 10 (IBNS): The RCMP have said a pipeline exploded near Prince George in British Columbia (BC), media reports said.
Canada: Some people go against evacuation order in BC to protect homes
Aug 25, 2018, at 10:54 pm
Victoria, Aug 25 (IBNS): Some people are going against the evacuation order to protect their homes in British Columbia, where hundreds of wildfires are still active, media reports said.