Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. man's injuries after police altercation 'looked like a hanging': hearing told
VANCOUVER - Myles Gray had injuries that "looked like a hanging" when he died following an altercation with Vancouver police, a paramedic told a hearing into the actions of seven officers. Scott McEwe...
Mar 04, 2026
OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is de...
Mar 04, 2026
Man charged with murder in death of live-in partner: B.C. homicide investigators
SURREY - Police say a 48-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Cunningham, whose remains were found last August in a home the pair shared in Maple Ridge, B.C....
Mar 04, 2026
Photo Gallery: Dance festival celebrates Indigenous artistry
Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada. Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous ...
Mar 04, 2026
Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by a fired B.C. health executive to seek employment insurance benefits, nearly five years after he lost his job for refusing the COVID-19 va...
Mar 04, 2026
Festival celebrates Indigenous cultures through art forms once banned
VANCOUVER - Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada. Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade...
Mar 04, 2026
Two dead after loaded semi-truck crashes off Alaska Highway east of Fort Nelson, B.C.
SUMMIT LAKE - Police say two people are dead after a semi-truck went off an embankment along the Alaska Highway in northeastern British Columbia. Northern Rockies RCMP say they received an automated c...
Mar 04, 2026
B.C.'s Eby is urging West Coast governors to fall in line with daylight time change
VICTORIA - British Columbia is urging U.S. states along the West Coast to fall in line with the provincial government's decision to adopt permanent daylight time. Premier David Eby announced Monday th...
Mar 04, 2026
Moms describe being trapped in a cycle of anguish when a loved one faces mental health crises
TORONTO - Nancy Saunders says her son Ben Brennan accomplished so much in his short life. He was an exceptional musician, loved writing and was a freelance recording engineer, she said. Brennan played...
Mar 04, 2026
B.C.'s move to end clock changes won't be without complications
The mayor of Prince George in northern British Columbia is the father of six adult children, who got used to the struggle of getting his kids out of bed on dark winter mornings as they were growing up...
Mar 04, 2026