Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent.Finance Minister Carol James says the latest numbers paint a picture of cautious optimism with a long road ahead on B.C.'s path to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.She says job gains in May and June bring back about 40 per cent of the total number of jobs lost since February.The greatest losses have been in the service sector, but James says that's also where jobs are being added as accommodation and food services accounted for half of last month'

The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a federal law that forbids companies from making people undergo genetic testing before buying insurance or other services.The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act also outlaws the practice of requiring the disclosure of existing genetic test results as a condition for obtaining such services or entering into a contract.The act is intended to ensure Canadians can take genetic tests to help identify health risks without fear they will be penalized when seeking life or health insurance.The law, passed three years ago, is the result of a

The Conservatives say they want a criminal investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have the WE organization run a $900-million program for student volunteers.Their call for police to step in comes after it was revealed that the group has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family.Trudeau is already under investigation by the ethics commissioner for potential conflict of interest with regard to the contract, as his long-standing family ties to the group are well known.But that review was launched prior to revelati

History sheeter Vikas Dubey, who was captured on Friday in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain has been shot dead in an encounter, while he was trying to flee from police van that met with an accident. Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) was bringing him back to Kanpur from Ujjain. Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur shoot out case was arrested by the police in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was on the run for the last six days and had come to Ujjain to offer prayers at Temple, where he was identified by a security guard at the shrine.The gangster is the main accused in the encounter that took place

Authorities said Thursday that they believe ``Glee'' star Naya Rivera drowned in a Southern California lake but they are continuing to search for her. Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Kevin Donoghue said Thursday there is no sign Rivera ever left the waters of Lake Piru, where her 4 year old son was found alone on a boat they had rented a day earlier. He said the search has shifted from an attempt to rescue Rivera to an attempt to recover the the 33 year old's body. Donoghue says surveillance video shows mother and son leaving the dock together. He said Rivera had experience taking boats on the

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's problems with the WE organization grew today. The organization has paid thousands of dollars in speaking fees to Trudeau's family. WE says Trudeau's mother received about 250,000 dollars for 28 speaking appearances at WE-related events between 2016 and 2020. It says his brother Alexandre has been paid 32-thousand dollars for eight events. The federal government initially selected on WE Charity to distribute the Canada Student Services Grant that's worth 900 million dollars. The agreement was cancelled over the Trudeau family's connections to the Toronto-based c

Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building in Surrey, British Columbia. The plea brings an end to a complex legal case that has spanned more than a decade. Bacon pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to murder in the so-called Surrey Six case. Sentencing has been tentatively scheduled for July 23rd when victim impact statements will be heard by the court.

There are 106,805 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 56,216 confirmed (including 5,609 deaths, 25,616 resolved) Ontario: 36,348 confirmed (including 2,703 deaths, 31,977 resolved) Alberta: 8,519 confirmed (including 161 deaths, 7,774 resolved) British Columbia: 3,028 confirmed (including 186 deaths, 2,667 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,066 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 999 resolved) Saskatchewan: 813 confirmed (including 15 deaths, 750 resolved) Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 314 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved) Ne

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the a joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia. "Today, we are announcing 20 new cases, for a total of 3,028 cases in British Columbia. "There are 175 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,667 people who tested positive have recovered. "Of the total COVID-19 cases, 17 individuals are hospitalized, four of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. "There have been no