Vancouver Mayor Calls For An End To All Street Checks By VPD

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced that he wants to end the practice of street checks in Vancouver. The Mayor will introduce a motion calling on Council to affirm this priority and ...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Two New Deaths And New Cases Hit The 20 Daily Mark In A Long While

There were two new deaths announced from COVID-19 on Thursday and daily cases also shot up to 20 after a long while of daily cases averaging below 15 a day. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie H...

Canadian Sikh Group Says Canada Needs To Bring Air India Perpetrators To Justice

“Today, as we reflect on this horrific event and senseless loss of lives, it leaves us tobelieve that the Government of Canada is least interested in finding out the perpetrators of Air India Flight...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Average For Another Week Remains Below 15

Despite the 14 new cases of COVID-19 announced Wednesday, the daily average for the week so far remains below 15 as Phase 3 was announced today which really means nothing more than allowing British Co...

BC's Phase Three Reopening Mainly About Travel And Tourism Within The Province

VICTORIA – BC government announced the Phase 3 reopening plan on Wednesday which mainly concerns safe and respectful travel and tourism within the province."Thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of ...

Longshoremen Union Donates $25,773 To Children’s Hospital Despite COVID-19

SURREY – Despite the obstacles caused by the current COVID-19 crises, Longshoremen union Local 502 moved ahead with the annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. They donated $25,773 and the ten-year...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Daily Low Cases Continues Over The Weekend With One New Death

Low daily cases of COVID-19 continued over the weekend, averaging less than 15 cases a day with one new death as BC is expected to open Phase Three this week. In the first reporting period from June 1...

New Survey Says WCB Should Cover Workers Who Contract COVID-19 At Work

Asked if the WCB should provide coverage for workers infected with the virus on the job, four out of every five respondents agreed. And 76.4 percent supported better compensation for workers who are i...

NOT FOR PROFIT: Seniors Care Homes Should Be Operated By The Government And Not Private-For-Profit Sector

British Columbia’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie reported that British Columbia’s care homes generated $1.4 billion annually in revenue of which $1.3 billion comes from public funding. She als...