Category Archives: British Columbia
Jury retires in Ibrahim Ali's marathon B.C. murder trial
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old...
Dec 07, 2023
Lululemon earns US$248.7 million in third quarter, revenue rises to US$2.2 billion
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its net income for the third quarter was US$248.7 million, compared with US$255.6 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based apparel company says net revenue...
Dec 07, 2023
B.C. housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says premier
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade. Eby provided details of the housing...
Dec 07, 2023
Hiker missing for a year near Sooke, B.C., found dead
SOOKE, B.C. - The remains of a hiker who disappeared near Victoria a year ago have been found. Sooke RCMP say the remains of 38-year-old Melissa McDevitt have been located, and police do not believe c...
Dec 07, 2023
Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC deputy
WINDSOR, Ont. - A senior Bank of Canada official warns the recent surge in newcomers has propped up rent and home prices, adding pressure to inflation. In a speech in Windsor, Ont., deputy governor To...
Dec 07, 2023
Home buyers waiting for Spring
Home sales are up but prices are down, as real estate experts expect markets to cool through Christmas. 25 units sold in Port Alberni in November, up slightly from the 23 sold in October and the 22 so...
Dec 07, 2023
Hwy 4 closure
TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY FOUR AT CAMERON LAKE IS SET TO BE SHUT DOWN BRIEFLY TODAY. CREWS WILL CLOSE THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM TO CLEAR ACCUMULATED ROCK DEBRIS FROM THE STORM EARLIER THIS WEEK. MO...
Dec 07, 2023
Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are both looking over their shoulders at the political gains being made by the new k...
Dec 06, 2023
Christmas Lights Dimmed
PORT ALBERNI - The Christmas light display across lower Johnston Road has been dimmed due to a lack of provincial permits for crossing a highway. City CAO Mike Fox said staff and council are disappoin...
Dec 06, 2023
Bezanson Still Missing
PORT ALBERNI - Port Alberni RCMP are renewing their request for tips in the disappearance of Scott Bezanson one year ago. The 52-year old was last seen on December 2nd 2022 and police said then it was...
Dec 06, 2023