Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. announces mandatory crane-related licensing after string of fatal accidents
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will make crane-related licensing and permitting mandatory in a bid to increase safety after a string of deadly accidents over the last five years. T...
Mar 03, 2026
Ending seasonal time change could help business, but not enough for universal support
TORONTO - There are potential economic benefits to ending seasonal time changes, but not enough for British Columbia's move to have drawn complete support from the business community. The province's m...
Mar 03, 2026
Warm winter temperatures returning to B.C. as daily records fall in five communities
CRANBROOK - Warmer than usual weather has returned to British Columbia after a brief cold spell last month, with five communities set to break daily high temperature records this week. Environment Can...
Mar 03, 2026
Focus on mental health, public safety at inquest into Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deaths
VICTORIA - An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, the province's chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Bai...
Mar 03, 2026
Feds release Musqueam title agreements covering much of greater Vancouver
OTTAWA - The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but i...
Mar 02, 2026
Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing...
Mar 02, 2026
B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The B...
Mar 02, 2026
B.C. and Cowichan chiefs start negotiations after landmark court ruling on title
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmon...
Mar 02, 2026
Police-involved shooting in Kelowna, B.C., as driver alleged to have dragged officer
SURREY - Mounties in British Columbia and the province's police watchdog agency are both investigating after shots were fired during a traffic stop in Kelowna where an officer was dragged with a vehic...
Mar 02, 2026
Officer says Myles Gray was restrained face-down for several minutes before death
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray said Monday that Gray was handcuffed and hobbled, and struggled while being rest...
Mar 02, 2026