British Columbia

REVIEW: 'Wonder' brings Super Mario back to his roots, with a few twists

TORONTO - Super Mario is returning to his old stomping grounds for the first time in more than a decade. The mustachioed plumber is best known as the prototypical hero of Nintendo's popular two-dimens...

Oct 18, 2023

First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's south coast is weathering its first atmospheric river of the fall and the province's Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says residents should prepare...

Oct 18, 2023

National Business Book Award finalists include top Bay Street names, ex-BoC governor

TORONTO - The former governor of the Bank of Canada and several top Bay Street names are among the three finalists for the National Business Book Award 2023. Stephen Poloz, who served as a governor of...

Oct 18, 2023

A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reports Q3 profit up from year ago

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says it earned $10.6 million in net income in its third quarter up from $9.6 million a year earlier. The fast food income fund says the increase for t...

Oct 18, 2023

Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

VANCOUVER - A free and confidential legal service is now being offered to people who have been sexually assaulted in British Columbia. The not-for-profit Community Legal Assistance Society has officia...

Oct 17, 2023

Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey, B.C., woman

SURREY, B.C. - A 25-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after an unoccupied cargo truck hit and killed a pedestrian in Surrey, B.C. Police say the woman was walking on t...

Oct 17, 2023

Jury in B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told witness died before finishing testimony

VANCOUVER - The jury in a British Columbia Supreme Court murder trial has been told that an expert witness didn't finish her testimony because she is dead. Justice Lance Bernard told the jury Tuesday ...

Oct 17, 2023

B.C. premier says spat over Surrey police force 'no longer up for discussion'

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a court challenge by the City of Surrey over being forced to continue the transition to a municipal police service "will not be successful." Eby says...

Oct 17, 2023

Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

EDMONTON - A spokesperson for Alberta's finance minister says the proposal to have a future provincial pension plan mirror the Quebec investment model remains up for consideration. The statement from ...

Oct 17, 2023

Tortoise, Frank the Tank, found wandering in a B.C. field of bok choy needs home

VANCOUVER - With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down. Shelle...

Oct 17, 2023