Category Archives: British Columbia

Museum to honour Chinese Canadian troops who fought in war and for citizenship rights
VANCOUVER - Former B.C. judge Randall (Bud) Wong remembers getting out of bed early one morning when he was five to greet his uncle at the train station in Vancouver at the end of the Second World War...
Nov 09, 2024

The Royal Canadian Legion turns to Amazon for annual poppy campaign boost
The Royal Canadian Legion says a new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon is helping boost its veterans' fund, and will hopefully expand its donor base in the digital world. Since the Oct. 25 laun...
Nov 09, 2024

Talks to resume in B.C. port dispute in bid to end multi-day lockout
VANCOUVER - Contract negotiations resume today in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia's ports since Monday. The BC Maritime Employers Associat...
Nov 09, 2024

Surrey recount confirms B.C. New Democrats win election majority
The British Columbia New Democrats have a majority government of 47 seats after a recount in the riding of Surrey-Guildford concluded with the party's candidate 22 votes ahead of his provincial Conser...
Nov 08, 2024

B.C. police officer stabbed during arrest in stolen vehicles investigation
SURREY, B.C. - Police say an officer in Surrey, B.C., was stabbed during an arrest linked to a vehicle theft investigation. RCMP say officers working on a number of alleged motor vehicle thefts found ...
Nov 08, 2024

B.C. forecaster downgrades north coast flood risk after atmospheric river event
KITIMAT, B.C. - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has downgraded a flood warning for the province's north coast after what it describes as a strong atmospheric river event this week. A high str...
Nov 08, 2024

Parts of B.C. parks closed after storms damage roads, trails, campsites
SOOKE, B.C. - Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads. The Mi...
Nov 08, 2024

Sides in B.C. port dispute to meet in bid to end lockout after talk with minister
VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labour dispute that triggered a lockout at British Columbia's ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this wee...
Nov 08, 2024

Man pleads guilty, sentenced to six years in prison for crash that killed 7-year-old
SOOKE, B.C. - Police say a man who was behind the wheel in a single-vehicle crash that killed a child on Vancouver Island has been sentenced to six years in prison. Mounties in Sooke, B.C., say 49-yea...
Nov 08, 2024

Telus Corp.'s net income, operating revenue rise in third quarter
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says its net income attributable to common shares more than doubled during its third quarter despite the company adding fewer net new customers compared with the same time last...
Nov 08, 2024