Category Archives: British Columbia

Canadian activist accuses Hong Kong of meddling after reward for arrest
VANCOUVER - A Canadian activist is accusing Hong Kong authorities of meddling in Canada's internal affairs after police in the Chinese territory issued a warrant for his arrest. Victor Ho and fellow C...
Dec 24, 2024

24-year-old woman in Burnaby, B.C., dies after being hit by vehicle
A 24-year-old pedestrian struck by a vehicle last week in Burnaby, B.C., has died. Police say the woman was hit the night of Dec. 17 and taken to hospital in critical condition where she later died. A...
Dec 24, 2024

IHIT names homicide victim whose body was found in B.C. bush fire
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have released the name of a homicide victim whose remains were found during a bush fire in Langley, B.C., last year, as they appeal for witnesses in the case. The Integrated Hom...
Dec 24, 2024

B.C. 'ammonia' leak spurs evacuations, road closure, turns out to be carbon dioxide
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a gas leak from a truck that shut down a major road and triggered evacuations is believed to involve carbon dioxide, and not toxic ammonia as first s...
Dec 24, 2024

Ripe avalanche conditions for parts of B.C. expected to persist this week: forecaster
A forecaster says ripe avalanche conditions are expected to persist across much of British Columbia for the rest of the week. Large swaths of the province, stretching from the coast to the Alberta bou...
Dec 24, 2024

Police warn of fake banker scam after B.C. senior defrauded of $9K
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties in Burnaby are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect believed to have defrauded a senior of thousands of dollars by posing as a bank employee. Police say they rec...
Dec 24, 2024

YVR janitors suspend strike escalation after tentative deal
VANCOUVER - Striking janitors at the Vancouver International Airport say they have suspended a planned Christmas Eve escalation after reaching a tentative deal with their employer Alpine Building Main...
Dec 24, 2024

One storm moving inland, two to go, in B.C.'s Christmas week battering
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says the first of a series of Christmas week storms forecast for British Columbia's coast is moving inland, after bringing 140 km/h winds to some exposed coastal areas. ...
Dec 24, 2024

Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling
MONTREAL - Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers t...
Dec 24, 2024

Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a law passed by the provincial government to stave off opposition to a supportive housing development in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano is unconstit...
Dec 23, 2024