British Columbia

People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing h...

Dec 16, 2023

Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving. Vict...

Dec 15, 2023

Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident at Coquitlam, B.C., detachment

VICTORIA - An RCMP officer has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in the Coquitlam, British Columbia, detachment a year ago. The BC Prosecution Service says in a release that Sgt. Ant...

Dec 15, 2023

$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has reached a funding deal with the City of Vancouver that could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade. Trudeau, atten...

Dec 15, 2023

Island Health invests in Port Alberni recruitment

Island Health is advocating for Port Alberni through a series of billboards and bus ads across Canada. A $340,000 ad campaign was launched across Canada showing the natural beauty of the Alberni Valle...

David Wiwchar Dec 15, 2023

Rogers Sugar strike at impasse, company says as it pauses talks with union

VANCOUVER - Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the company's latest offer. Workers at the refinery have ...

Dec 15, 2023

52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu

VANCOUVER - More than 50 poultry farms in British Columbia have been infected with avian flu since October, but animal health officials say that rate is slowing as the fall migration of wild birds end...

Dec 14, 2023

British Columbia sets tougher penalties for trucks that hit overpasses

DELTA, B.C. - The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash into highway overpasses after a rash of such incidents in recent years. Transportation Minister Rob Flemin...

Dec 14, 2023

Death toll among B.C.'s homeless rising, hits 342 people last year: Coroner's report

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Coroners Service says there's been a sharp increase in deaths among people experiencing homelessness. A statement from the coroners service says the deaths of 342 people ...

Dec 14, 2023

Study shows colonials forced Indigenous woolly dogs into extinction

VANCOUVER - For thousands of years, a breed of white, woolly dog played an important and cultural role for Coast Salish people in Western Canada but when colonists moved in the animal quickly became e...

Dec 14, 2023