British Columbia

Eby, Rustad hold campaign events on Vancouver Island on final day of advanced voting

Leaders of the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Conservatives will be on Vancouver Island today for campaign events on the last day of advanced voting before British Columbia's provincial election on Saturday. D...

Oct 16, 2024

Sikh groups calls for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India'...

Oct 15, 2024

Washington mum on Canada's fresh allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats

OTTAWA - American officials have opted against condemning India's response to the explosive accusations that its diplomats were involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada. On Monday,...

Oct 15, 2024

Founders of Vancouver club that sold tested illicit drugs file Charter challenge

VANCOUVER - The founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" that sold heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine bought on the dark web and tested for contaminants, have filed a court challenge arguing their C...

Oct 15, 2024

B.C. Conservatives expected to release costs of promises days before election

VANCOUVER - It's the last week of the British Columbia election campaign after a busy long weekend of promises for the B.C. Conservatives, including a new Children's Hospital for Surrey. B.C. Conserva...

Oct 15, 2024

Calgary libraries to reopen Wednesday following cybersecurity breach

CALGARY - The Calgary Public Library says its branches will reopen later this week with limited services after revealing it suffered a cybersecurity breach. The library says in an update posted on its...

Oct 14, 2024

India to withdraw High Commissioner from Canada as he's named 'person of interest'

OTTAWA - India announced it will withdraw its High Commissioner from Canada after receiving official word that he is a person of interest in a Canadian violent criminal investigation. In a statement, ...

Oct 14, 2024

Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

VANCOUVER - A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have tw...

Oct 14, 2024

NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwic...

Oct 14, 2024

B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students,...

Oct 13, 2024