Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. killer seeks to attend sentencing by video as lawyer cites safety concerns
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for Ibrahim Ali, who was convicted of first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the man wants to appear at his sentencing hearing by video over fear...
Apr 16, 2024
Western Forest Products indefinitely curtails Alberni Pacific Division facility
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says it's indefinitely curtailing operations at its Alberni Pacific Division facility. The Vancouver-based company says the facility has been temporarily curta...
Apr 16, 2024
Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing 'suspiciously high' employee data
VANCOUVER - Unifor says it's temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a "suspiciously high" emp...
Apr 16, 2024
B.C. coroner's jury hears from victim's son about night of fatal hostage taking
BURNABY, B.C. - The son of a woman killed in a hostage standoff in Surrey, B.C., in 2019 says he stood a block away watching as a "tank" was brought in, and heard multiple flashbangs going off on the ...
Apr 16, 2024
B.C. construction sector seeks support as workers shortage, late payments persist
VICTORIA - British Columbia's construction industry says its workforce numbers have improved in recent years, but labour shortages persist and are putting "extreme pressures" on employers. The BC Cons...
Apr 16, 2024
Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set...
Apr 16, 2024
B.C. celebrates 10 billion seedlings planted since 1930
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia officials are celebrating the planting of 10 billion seedlings since reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago. A statement from the Forests Ministry says two bi...
Apr 15, 2024
Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than t...
Apr 15, 2024
B.C. woman found dead after alleged abduction, man arrested: RCMP
LUMBY, B.C. - An RCMP investigation into the alleged abduction of a woman from Lumby, B.C., has turned into a probe of a suspicious death. Mounties say in a statement that officers with the North Okan...
Apr 15, 2024
B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other s...
Apr 15, 2024