British Columbia

Parksville's homeless struggling without cold weather shelter

PARKSVILLE - As the weather turns cold, there is nowhere to go for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside region.A cold weather shelter was initially proposed for the 52-unit supportive hous...

Maria Doty Dec 03, 2019 Organizations are struggling to establish a cold weather shelter in Parksville as the weather takes a turn for the worse. (Christpher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

B.C. sawmill explosions report calls for more investigative independence

VANCOUVER - A report reviewing responses by the British Columbia government and WorkSafeBC after two fatal sawmill explosions is calling for a more streamlined investigative process and new ways for w...

Dec 03, 2019

RCMP warn Surrey budget will hurt services, health of officers

SURREY, B.C. - The assistant commissioner of the RCMP in Surrey, B.C, is warning that the city's 2020 budget will hurt services as well as the health of its members and support sta...

Dec 03, 2019

Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year

VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...

Dec 02, 2019

RCMP release identity, details of body found in alley in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - RCMP are looking for help piecing together the timeline of events that led to a man's body being left near a dumpster in Kamloops, B.C. Mounties have identified the man...

Dec 01, 2019

B.C. forest industry facing uncertain future as mills close across province

VICTORIA - It seems barely a day goes by without an announcement about layoffs, temporary closures or permanent mill shut downs in British Columbia's struggling forest industry. As a result, thousands...

Dec 01, 2019

U.S. using fraud allegations to dress up sanctions complaint: Meng's defence

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the United States is "dressing up" its complaint that she violated sanctions as a case of fraud and have asked the B.C. Supreme Cour...

Nov 30, 2019

Vancouver bans plastic bags, straws, foam containers and other single-use items

Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, while introducing what the city believes to be a first-of-its-kind fee for disposable cups i...

Nov 30, 2019

B.C. tour company ordered to pay $35K for using bait to attract bears

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a guiding company in the province has received the highest-ever fine imposed by a B.C. court for using bait to attra...

Nov 30, 2019

B.C. RCMP announce charges in 1993 homicide of 23-year-old Vicki Black

VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia say a man is in custody and facing a murder charge in the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Vancouver in 1993. The Mounties announced in a news release Friday...

Nov 30, 2019