BY Tom Choy
Vancouver, British Columbia
“The important thing is this: to be ready at any moment to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.” Charles Dickens
Newly installed Vancouver Consul General Madam Maria Andrelita Austria recently addressed the members and directors of the Philippine Canada Trade Council in Burnaby, BC. Madam Austria declares, “It is our utmost concern and goal to meet all the Fil-Canadians in Vancouver and BC to find out about their concerns and issues.”
'We don't want any bandaid solutions. We don't want any photo ops'
The federal minister responsible for organized crime reduction met with concerned Surrey, B.C., residents on Thursday, amid mounting criticism from local anti-gang activists.
More than 20,000 people on evacuation alert or under evacuation order as 565 fires burn across the province
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with first responders and British Columbians displaced by the wildfires scorching the province on Thursday.
Trudeau made the announcement during a photo op with B.C. Premier John Horgan in Nanaimo late Tuesday afternoon, ahead of a retreat with his newly shuffled cabinet.
Charges under B.C.'s Public Health Act are the first in the history of region's medical health office
Authorities have taken the unprecedented step of charging a Vancouver man under the province's Public Health Act for allegedly refusing to comply with a medical health officer's orders for HIV treatment.
Vancouver's medical director of communicable disease control told CBC News the issuing of an order is rare enough in itself. But the case is the first time her office has resorted to the courts for enforcement.
'A lot of people may not understand that it could have consequences for their health,' says advocate
An air quality advisory continues to be in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley as high concentrations of fine particulate matter spread across the South Coast due to smoke from B.C. and Washington State wildfires.
Around 100 François Lake residents are staying behind to defend their homes as three wildfires approach
Packed in the gymnasium of Grassy Plains School, fire management specialist Dana Hicks addressed a crowd of 100 or so residents of the south side of François Lake, B.C., who have chosen not to obey an evacuation order.
A man is dead after a fight Sunday night in the 12900 block of 96th Avenue in Surrey.
Homicide investigators were at the scene early Monday and the roads around the area are closed.
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