Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners. A statement from the Ministry of Energy says cryp...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier. While nearly 410,000 people ...
Apr 11, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's murder conviction
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C., over what his lawyers say we...
Apr 11, 2024
Auto parts maker Magna International signs strategic partnership with Sanctuary AI
VANCOUVER - Magna International Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with Sanctuary AI for the development of general purpose AI robots for use in the company's manufacturing operations. Financial ...
Apr 11, 2024
Tiny B.C. town rallies around killer whale calf rescue effort as time ticks away
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - It's just after 10 a.m., and Yvonne Malanfant has finished brewing a fresh pot of coffee and placing a plate of homemade quesadillas with a side dish of spicy mayonnaise on a table fo...
Apr 11, 2024
Studies on B.C. safer supply emerge, finding different answers to different questions
VANCOUVER - Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impacts of British Columbia's safer supply program, which provides prescription alternatives to toxic illicit drugs, with two studies ...
Apr 11, 2024
Two dead in northern B.C. First Nation, suspect hurt after standoff with police
TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. - Two people are dead after a reported shooting in a northern B.C. First Nation. Mounties in the community of Tsay Keh Dene, roughly 360 kilometres north of Prince George, responde...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. plans law allowing police to arrest or ticket over school disruptions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says will put in place 20-metre access zones around schools to protect students from disruptive behaviour, including aggre...
Apr 10, 2024
Strawberries in space: North Vancouver firm wins $380,000 with out-of-this-world menu
VANCOUVER - Space food doesn't have to mean Tang and pured meat in a tube, with a North Vancouver company instead coming up with a menu including mushroom bacon and fresh strawberries to win a contest...
Apr 10, 2024
Punk rock drummer Jon Card dead at 63, played with SNFU, D.O.A. and the Subhumans
VANCOUVER - Drummer Jon Card, who played stints with Canadian punk rockers D.O.A., SNFU, The Subhumans and Personality Crisis, has died at the age of 63 in Vancouver. Card was a staple in the Canadian...
Apr 10, 2024