Category Archives: British Columbia

Pro-Palestinian protesters block access to container port in Metro Vancouver
DELTA, B.C. - Pro-Palestinian protesters have blocked access to a major container port terminal in Metro Vancouver. Terminal operator GCT Canada says "illegal protesters' actions are causing an unsafe...
Apr 15, 2024

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. ...
Apr 15, 2024

Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on
VANCOUVER - Eight years to the day after British Columbia declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby says the toxic drug crisis has had a "catastrophic impact" on families and communities. ...
Apr 14, 2024

B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the ...
Apr 13, 2024

Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...
Apr 12, 2024

Man faces two murder charges after shooting at remote B.C. First Nation
TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. - Police say a man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with fatal shootings in a northern B.C. First Nation community this week. Mounties in Tsay...
Apr 12, 2024

RCMP in B.C. warn of fake Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold online
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island are warning Swifties about an online scam after several people lost money while trying to secure tickets for Taylor Swift concerts through Facebook groups. ...
Apr 12, 2024

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report
VANCOUVER - A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner's report says she was ...
Apr 12, 2024

Saskatchewan teachers to go back into bargaining with province following dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers are returning to the contract bargaining table and the end job action that had threatened to upend extracurricular activities, including graduation ceremonies. The Saska...
Apr 12, 2024

Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't understand why the federal New Democrats are pulling back their support for the carbon price, though he acknowledges they are facing political he...
Apr 12, 2024