Category Archives: British Columbia

Union members authorize possible B.C. port strike but no notice issued
VANCOUVER - The union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports say members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action if necessary in an ongoing labour dispute with port employers. I...
Sep 04, 2024

Review of B.C. refinery stench says cold snap triggered series of events
BURNABY, B.C. - Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench. The review release...
Sep 04, 2024

Veteran BC United legislator Mike Bernier to run as independent in fall election
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Veteran British Columbia legislator Mike Bernier will run in the fall provincial election as an independent instead of joining several former BC United candidates in running under...
Sep 04, 2024

Police investigate two serious incidents near downtown Vancouver theatre
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say extra officers are patrolling an area of downtown after two serious incidents this morning that may be linked. Police say in a post on social media platform X, formerl...
Sep 04, 2024

Vancouver home sales fall 17% in August despite interest rate cuts: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region dropped 17.1 per cent in August from a year earlier and were more than a quarter below the 10-year seasonal average. The real estat...
Sep 04, 2024

Man arrested in Nanaimo, B.C., for alleged machete crime spree
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they've arrested a man who was armed with a machete during an alleged crime spree that included a series of break-ins, chasing and attacking residents and ...
Sep 03, 2024

Shots fired, vehicles burned at Punjabi musician AP Dhillon's Victoria-area home
VICTORIA - Police say someone set fire to two vehicles and fired multiple shots at a Greater Victoria home that property records show is owned by Indo-Canadian musician AP Dhillon. West Shore RCMP say...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. The province's First Nations Hea...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C. Conservatives add, subtract candidates, as some complain of BC United moving in
A series of candidates for British Columbia's upcoming provincial election have disappeared from the B.C. Conservatives' online list of nominees, as some former BC United members move into the Conserv...
Sep 03, 2024

B.C.'s Lind prize for emerging artists gets $1 million donation from family
VANCOUVER - A new donation is securing the future of one of Canada's biggest awards for emerging visual artists. The family of Philip Lind has given $1 million to support the Philip B. Lind Emerging A...
Sep 03, 2024