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Pandemic pushes BC Ferries revenue losses to $62 million in first quarter

Pandemic pushes BC Ferries revenue losses to $62 million in first quarter

VICTORIA — BC Ferries says the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in first quarter losses of $62 million, compared with net earnings of $12.2 million in the same period last year. The losses are from three months ending June 30.
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B.C.'s education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

B.C.'s education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

More than 100,000 potentially incorrect transcripts sent out
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BC Ferries is making face masks mandatory on board all vessels

BC Ferries is making face masks mandatory on board all vessels

You'll need to mask up in all of the terminals, too.
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Why don’t Vancouver police officers wear body cameras?

Why don’t Vancouver police officers wear body cameras?

Toronto Police Services Board voted Tuesday to equip Toronto officers with cameras at cost of $34 million
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Education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

Education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

More than 100,000 potentially incorrect transcripts sent out
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Evacuation alert lifted for homes near Solomon Mountain wildfire

Evacuation alert lifted for homes near Solomon Mountain wildfire

UPDATE 2:12 p.m. Kim Wright, southeast fire centre information officer with the BC Wildfire Service tells Castanet the Mount Solomon wildfire is being classified as held but unit crews are still in place.
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Cooler weather could help wildfire fight near Penticton

Cooler weather could help wildfire fight near Penticton

UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. Cooler weather today is expected to help in the fight against the Christie Mountain wildfire burning at the southern edge of Penticton.
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Behind the scenes of the Christie Mountain wildfire (VIDEO)

Behind the scenes of the Christie Mountain wildfire (VIDEO)

"I have never, ever, seen anything like this," says a water operator in one affected area
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Vancouver parents concerned about sending children back to school

Vancouver parents concerned about sending children back to school

District’s back-to-school plan needs approval from Ministry of Education
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US officials install cable barrier along Canadian border at Aldergrove

US officials install cable barrier along Canadian border at Aldergrove

It was put in place in an effort to curb “dangerous criminal enterprises,” says the U.S. Border Patrol
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