Category Archives: British Columbia
Cosmetics retailer Lush laying off staff amid 'scaling down' of Vancouver operations
VANCOUVER - Cosmetics brand Lush says it is laying off staff as it scales down operations at its Vancouver facilities. Amanda Caruso, a spokesperson for the U.K.-based brand, cited privacy concerns wh...
Sep 23, 2024
Union for grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver says strike to start Tuesday
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice. The Grain Workers Union Local 333 says in a notice po...
Sep 23, 2024
A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election
Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in British Columbia amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the ...
Sep 23, 2024
Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story
David Screech doesn't mince words when asked about street disorder and crime around his business in downtown Victoria. He described vehicle break-ins, people defecating on or near his store property, ...
Sep 23, 2024
Early days of B.C. campaign sees NDP, Conservatives trade barbs over housing, drugs
VANCOUVER - Drug policy and housing shortages are emerging as the top issues early in British Columbia's election campaign. New Democrat Leader David Eby and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad spent...
Sep 23, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Missing 6-year-old B.C. girl found safe near Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe. Resources from across the province were enlisted in t...
Sep 22, 2024
New seats redrew B.C. legislature's floor plan & they'll bring political calculations too
VANCOUVER - Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fi...
Sep 22, 2024
A look at the new districts in B.C.'s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats
The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The...
Sep 22, 2024
Day 2 of B.C. election campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats in Metro area
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day. John Rustad's B.C. C...
Sep 22, 2024
Six-year-old Schweder still missing, as resources from across province deployed to help with search: RCMP
BURNS LAKE - Resources from across the province are being deployed to help in the search for a missing six-year-old girl, according to a B.C. RCMP press release.Oaklynn Schweder was last seen at about...
Sep 21, 2024