British Columbia
- B.C. man speaks to the benefits of world's first Chikungunya vaccinewww.grandforksgazette.ca B.C. man speaks to the benefits of world's first Chikungunya vaccine
The WHO shortlisted tropical virus for priority research in 2018, vaccine is now available in Canada
- Gender justice groups urge BC government to repeal harmful name change bancwhwc.com Gender justice groups urge BC government to repeal harmful name change ban
Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands– Gender justice groups from across the province are calling on the BC Government to repeal Bill 26 the Name Amendment Act (No 2) 2024. The bill changed the Name Act, restricting access t
- Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, dead at 65
> In a statement posted to X by Horgan's press secretary Sheena McConnell, the Horgan family said he passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria on Tuesday morning. > > "Our hearts are broken to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and friend, John Horgan," the statement reads. > > "The wellbeing of British Columbia and everyone in it was everything to him. > > "Live long and prosper," the statement concludes, with a nod to Horgan's love of Star Trek.
- B.C. investigating 1st presumptive human avian flu case in Canada
Teenager from Fraser Valley region in hospital as sample sent to lab for confirmation
British Columbia health officials are investigating what's believed to be Canada's first human case of avian influenza after a teenager tested presumptively positive for the disease, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday.
The teenager, who the ministry says is from the Fraser Health region, is currently receiving care at B.C. Children's Hospital, while officials work to confirm the diagnosis and trace potential sources of exposure.
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B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, says the case marks the first time H5 avian influenza has been detected in a person in Canada, although there have been isolated cases reported in the U.S. and other countries.
- [OC] British Columbia Railway Museum, Squamish, BC
Photo taken on a beautiful day in September 2024.
- Vancouver-area home sales surge in October amid lower borrowing costs: real estate board - 5,452 newly listed properties, up 16.9% from last year and 20% above the 10-year seasonal average
> The composite benchmark price sat at $1,172,200, down 1.9 per cent from October 2023 and 0.6 per cent from September.
- Kootenay Lake ferry workers to strike, shut down crossingswww.eaglevalleynews.com Kootenay Lake ferry workers to strike, shut down crossings
Only essential travel and emergency services will have access to the ferry
- B.C. landlord who evicted longtime tenant, hiked rent and re-listed unit ordered to pay $16Kbc.ctvnews.ca B.C. landlord who evicted longtime tenant, hiked rent and re-listed unit ordered to pay $16K
A landlord from B.C.’s Lower Mainland who evicted a longtime tenant only to rent out the same unit months later for more money has been ordered to compensate him $16,480.
I am relieved to hear that this tennant got some money back.
There seems to be a difference in views on what housing means to people. To the landlords, it's an exchange, a source of income for losing access to space. Landlords think it's fair to evict a tennant if it means they can charge more for rent. To the tennant, it's literally where they eat, live, and sleep. Their SOL if the landlord kicks them out. The because of this, the demand-curve on a demand-supply graph is steep. This causes the sensitivities were seen in the rental market these past couple years. The supply side is also steep because of NIMBY's.
So what happens? Prices go up and quantities don't change. Current landlords are rewarded, new landlords are hardly created, and tenants are left scrambling as they move from place to place, having their entire life uprooted each time.
And then people wonder why Canada isn't having kids. LOL
- B.C. mayor's 'luxury' trip to Dubai climate conference was against ethics rules: commissionerbc.ctvnews.ca B.C. mayor's 'luxury' trip to Dubai climate conference was against ethics rules: commissioner
New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone's all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai for a climate conference last December violated the city's Code of Conduct for Council Members and the Community Charter, the city's ethics commissioner has ruled.
- Trans woman playing women's university hoops in B.C. league says rival team attacked her for her gendervancouversun.com Trans woman playing women's university hoops in B.C. league says rival team attacked her for her gender
Vancouver Island University forward Harriette Mackenzie posts on Instagram that "sadly, situations like this are nothing new to me"
