Category Archives: British Columbia
Virtual emergency care launching at four hospitals in B.C.'s Interior
BURNABY - Patients seeking emergency care at four hospitals in British Columbia's Interior may now be seen by a doctor working virtually in a pilot project aimed at modernizing rural health services. ...
Dec 09, 2025
B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general has announced further provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward ju...
Dec 09, 2025
Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stranger attack in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged in a fatal stranger attack in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Police say it happened on Nov. 28th near Gore and Powell streets at about 3 a.m. They say t...
Dec 09, 2025
B.C. rent decline leads Canadian jurisdictions in December
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is crediting its anti-speculation policies with a decline in rental asking prices. Rentals.ca says in its December report that B.C.'s average rent has fallen...
Dec 09, 2025
Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion was defeated b...
Dec 09, 2025
Naval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than two hours in water
VICTORIA - A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre ...
Dec 09, 2025
Atmospheric river pours over several parts of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river is washing over several parts of British Columbia, with the worst of the weather system hitting part of Vancouver Island and the Fraser and Skagit valleys. Environment...
Dec 09, 2025
Tests confirm no chronic wasting disease in case of deer in B.C.'s Okanagan
ENDERBY - The British Columbia government says testing has confirmed a sample from a deer harvested in the Okanagan region was negative for chronic wasting disease. Chronic wasting disease is an infec...
Dec 08, 2025
Extortion task force says man charged over shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - The British Columbia Extortion Task Force says a charge has been laid against a 21-year-old man in one of dozens of extortion-related shootings in Surrey. Police say the Crown has approved a ...
Dec 08, 2025
B.C. announces coroner's inquest into shooting death of autistic teen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry has announced an inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Surrey in February. The announcement comes less than...
Dec 08, 2025