Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images
The British Columbia government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent, a crime Attorney General Niki Sharma described as a form...
Oct 06, 2025

Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER - A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death of his client admits to killing the man but says it should be manslaughter, his lawyer told the court on Mo...
Oct 06, 2025

Photo Gallery: B.C. spill response team runs exercises
The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month. Five vessels, including Canada's largest oil response ship, the nearly 75-metre-long K.J. Gardner, were out on...
Oct 06, 2025

Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY - Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate extortion cases in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service announced on Monday the arrest and charges...
Oct 06, 2025

Thousands of union members greeted MLAs outside B.C. legislature as it has resumed
VICTORIA - Thousands of union members representing different sectors filled the lawn outside the British Columbia legislature as politicians inside began the fall session on Monday. The return of the ...
Oct 06, 2025

One person critically injured in road rage incident in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER - RCMP in North Vancouver say a person suffered critical injuries in a road rage incident this weekend. Mounties say they responded after multiple witnesses reported a dispute over mer...
Oct 05, 2025

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
VICTORIA - Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. "Whale, one o'clock," he says. It's a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre lon...
Oct 05, 2025

CFIA confirms death of ostrich with 'pre-existing condition' at B.C. farm
EDGEWOOD, B.C. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an ostrich that was part of a B.C. flock that was recently issued a last-minute stay of a cull order by the Supreme Court of Canada has died. ...
Oct 04, 2025

Doctor staffing shortage in Delta Hospital emergency room leads to temporary closure
DELTA - Fraser Health is warning that the emergency room at the Delta Hospital will temporarily close for more than 12 hours this weekend due to a doctor staffing shortage. It says in a news release t...
Oct 04, 2025

Indigenous Peoples grapple with claims downplaying the history of residential schools
OTTAWA - As Indigenous Peoples marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week, they also had to confront a persistent problem: public figures claiming the history of residential school...
Oct 04, 2025