Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver police search for suspect after three stabbed on Yaletown seawall
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say three people were stabbed along the Yaletown seawall and the female suspect remains at large. Police say they responded to calls about the stabbings at around 7:30 Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Here are the B.C. ministries, provincial agencies and roles affected by job action
About 26,000 members of two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers are participating in escalating job action as they push for pay increases in new contracts wit...
Oct 10, 2025
B.C.'s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
BURNABY - British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The BC General Employees' Union said in a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Woman attacked by bear while walking dog in Squamish, B.C., wildlife area
SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service is warning residents after a bear attack this week in the Squamish area north of Vancouver. The service says a woman was walking her dog in t...
Oct 10, 2025
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter even...
Oct 09, 2025
153 people died in July, 149 in August from unregulated drugs in B.C.: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service say 153 people died in July from unregulated toxic drugs and another 149 deaths occurred in August. Those numbers are up slightly from the previous two m...
Oct 09, 2025
Murder trial of former B.C. lawyer concludes, decision to be given in Kamloops
VANCOUVER - The first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer accused of killing his client has concluded at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo is accused of ...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C.'s attorney general introduces changes for credit fraud protection bill
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Attorney General says the province is working to "modernize" consumer protection laws to help safeguard residents against credit fraud and other misleading business pract...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. housing bill focuses on multi-units, publicizing short-term rental penalties
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing changes to its short-term rental laws, including allowing for compliance orders and penalties to be published to deter people from breaking the ...
Oct 09, 2025
Vehicles vandalized with swastikas in New Westminster, B.C., police say
NEW WESTMINSTER - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they're working to identify a suspect in a vandalism spree that saw swastikas drawn on several vehicles. They say the first incident is believed ...
Oct 09, 2025