Category Archives: British Columbia
No decision on B.C. ostrich case until at least Oct. 30, as cull opponent is arrested
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Supreme Court of Canada likely won't decide until at least Oct. 30 whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against a planned cull of ostriches at a British Columbi...
Oct 17, 2025
Three Indigenous-led marine refuges established in waters off B.C.'s North Coast
BANKS ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government and two First Nations have jointly announced the establishment of three marine refuges along British Columbia's North Coast. The Haida Nation an...
Oct 17, 2025
B.C. RCMP putting up billboards to find 11-year-old boy, missing for three weeks
Police are posting messages on billboards across British Columbia as they escalate efforts to locate a missing 11-year-old boy who they think is with an unidentified caregiver. Burnaby RCMP said in a ...
Oct 17, 2025
Five things to know about British Columbia's ongoing public service strike
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government and the union representing its striking public service workers announced Friday they would go into non-binding arbitration to try to find a solution to the ...
Oct 17, 2025
Health warning as unlicensed food businesses surge in B.C. garages and homes
Health authorities in British Columbia are urging people not to buy food from unlicensed businesses after a surge of complaints about illegal food services in the Lower Mainland. The Fraser Health Aut...
Oct 17, 2025
Vancouver officer cleared by watchdog after man's leg is broken during confrontation
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says a Vancouver officer will not face charges after a struggle with an intoxicated man resulted in a severely broken leg. The Independent Investigations Of...
Oct 17, 2025
BCGEU and province to enter non-binding mediation in bid to end labour dispute
The union representing striking public service workers across British Columbia has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the province in their labour dispute. The BC General Employees' Union says...
Oct 17, 2025
B.C. wants intimate-partner violence protection in federal bail reform bill
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she's hopeful a federal bill on bail reform being introduced in Parliament next week will address the need for more protections in intimate-partner ...
Oct 16, 2025
B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island gets back 80 hectares of land from Ottawa
NANAIMO - A British Columbia First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Rel...
Oct 16, 2025
Alberta watchdog will investigate N.S. police handling of wrongful murder conviction
HALIFAX - The daughter of a Nova Scotia man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 17 years in prison says she's glad a police watchdog has at long last agreed to investigate whether officer...
Oct 16, 2025