British Columbia

No defence called in trial of man accused of killing B.C. police officer

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The lawyer for a man accused of murdering a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., will not call a defence in the trial. Martin Peters, who represents Oscar Arfmann, told the...

Jul 24, 2019

A&W fund boosts cash payout as earnings rise and same store sales grow

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund has boosted its monthly distribution after a quarter of improved earnings from same-store sales growth and added stores. The Vancouver-based...

Jul 24, 2019

Jody Wilson Raybould's book on reconciliation to be released Sept. 20

VANCOUVER - A book by former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be released on Sept. 20, according to her publisher. The book, which is titled From Where I Stand...

Jul 24, 2019

Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism

VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...

Jul 23, 2019

Formerly missing Port Alberni teens now suspects in northern BC killings

VANCOUVER - RCMP say two British Columbia teenagers who were first thought to be missing are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C.RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet told report...

Maria Doty Jul 23, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are now considered suspects in the killing of three people in northern BC. (RCMP)

Two teens thought to be missing now suspects in 3 northern B.C. deaths

VANCOUVER - RCMP say two British Columbia teenagers who were first thought to be missing are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 19-year-ol...

Jul 23, 2019

Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism

VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...

Jul 23, 2019

Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families

SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...

Jul 22, 2019

Two Surrey, B.C., men missing, vehicle found in southern Interior

SURREY, B.C. - The discovery of an empty vehicle in British Columbia's southern Interior has prompted a search for two men last seen several days ago hundreds of kilometres away, in Metro Vancouv...

Jul 22, 2019

Two men go missing in northern B.C. near where body is found

DEASE LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in northern British Columbia are searching for two young Vancouver Island men whose vehicle was discovered on fire Friday in the same area where police say a body was...

Jul 22, 2019