Category Archives: British Columbia
Report finds Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim misused influence, harassed councillor Sean Orr
VANCOUVER - An investigator has found that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim "misused the influence of his office" and harassed a councillor in violation of the council's code of conduct. The report dated Monda...
May 14, 2026
Federal government invests $12-million in B.C. forestry sector
RICHMOND - The federal government has announced it is investing about $12 million in British Columbia's forestry sector, days after other tariff-hit Canadian industries were offered $1.5 billion in su...
May 14, 2026
Tories question CBC funding of spoof-style Indigenous show on residential schools
OTTAWA - Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sit...
May 14, 2026
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would...
May 14, 2026
Police watchdog agency to probe woman's fall from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency is investigating the death of a woman who fell from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge in an incident that unfolded over more than nine hours. The I...
May 14, 2026
Review by legislative committee finds 2024 B.C. election was fair and accurate
VICTORIA - A review by legislators on the 2024 British Columbia provincial election has found that the vote was "administered fairly, accurately and transparently," although the group has issued 48 re...
May 14, 2026
Recall petition to be issued against OneBC MLA Dallas Brodie, who says it's fine
VICTORIA - The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie -- and she says she's fine with that. Elections BC said it would...
May 14, 2026
Man pleads guilty in 2025 fatal stabbing outside Coquitlam, B.C., pub
COQUITLAM - Police say a 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a stabbing last year that left another man dead. Homicide investigators say Timothy Vansnick was originally charged with ...
May 14, 2026
What could a supercharged El Nino mean for Canada?
A rapidly warming planet due to human-caused climate change is set to amplify what forecasters say could be a supercharged El Nino, spelling possible hot and dry conditions to come for parts of Canada...
May 14, 2026
Water restored but not drinkable in Kamloops, B.C., with more restrictions in place
KAMLOOPS - Water supply has been restored to parts of Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior, but it remains unsuitable for consumption as crews work to fix a water main break that caused the outag...
May 14, 2026