British Columbia

Body found at Langley, B.C., building explosion not a homicide: police

LANGLEY, B.C. - Investigators have determined that a body found at the scene of an explosion in Langley, B.C., was not murder. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that polic...

Oct 26, 2023

Sikh activists in B.C. emboldened by Trudeau's comments on India ahead of referendum

SURREY, B.C. - Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada's allegations of India's links to the killing of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal ...

Oct 26, 2023

B.C. man sentenced to 18 months for 2019 overdose death of 14-year-old Carson Crimeni

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail with another 18 months of conditional supervisionafter pleading guilty to manslaughter in the high-profile overdose death of a 14-...

Oct 26, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police raid drug activists' office, two arrested

Vancouver police have executed search warrants at the offices of the Drug User Liberation Front, an activist group that says it runs a "compassion club" for distributing drugs. Police arrested two peo...

Oct 26, 2023

West Fraser Timber third-quarter earnings, sales lower compared with last year

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it earned US$159 million in the third quarter, compared with US$216 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based company says sales were US$1.7 billion, dow...

Oct 25, 2023

Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students

VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with ...

Oct 25, 2023

'Elegant' low-carbon energy projects planned by northern B.C. First Nation: Eby

VICTORIA - A northern British Columbia First Nation has signed an agreement with the province to work together on what Premier David Eby calls an "elegant" proposal for a clean energy hub on band terr...

Oct 25, 2023

Food Banks Canada report paints dire picture of Canada-wide affordability crisis

VANCOUVER - There are many heartbreaking tales behind the record number of Canadians using food banks as they struggle with high inflation and mounting housing costs, says a Vancouver food bank execut...

Oct 25, 2023

Bank of Canada widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady today

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning. Forecasters are widely expecting the central bank to hold its key interest rate steady as the economy weakens an...

Oct 25, 2023

More than half of B.C. businesses in survey reported cyberattacks in past year

VANCOUVER - Global accounting firm KPMG says cybercrime is a growing issue in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. The firm says a survey of 700 Canadian businesses conducted last month revealed t...

Oct 24, 2023