British Columbia

No charges against Prince George, B.C., Mountie over 2020 death

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Prosecutors in British Columbia say they won't be charging an RCMP officer in connection with the death of an Indigenous man in Prince George in 2020. A statement from the prosec...

Oct 12, 2023

RCMP dispute photojournalist's account of arrest while covering pipeline protest

VANCOUVER - The RCMP say a photojournalist who is suing the force was not exempt from complying with a court injunction while reporting on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline that's nearing com...

Oct 12, 2023

B.C. church group, caught between Israel-Hamas war, struggles to get home

VANCOUVER - A group from a British Columbia church that had been touring historical sites in Israel when Hamas fighters began killing civilians is struggling to find a way home with the confusion of t...

Oct 12, 2023

Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south

VANCOUVER - Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emer...

Oct 12, 2023

B.C. Real Estate Association says sales activity impacted by high cost of borrowing

VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia were up in September by more than 10 per cent from the same time last year. However, the B.C. Real Estate Association says sales activity is clearly being af...

Oct 12, 2023

St. Lawrence Seaway workers vote in favour of strike if no deal reached by Oct. 21

MONTREAL - Workers represented by Unifor at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike if they are not able to reach a new contract. The union has set a deadline of Oct...

Oct 12, 2023

B.C. First Nation 'furious' after federal government rejects order to protect owls

VANCOUVER - The chief of a British Columbia First Nation says members of his community are "furious" after the federal government reversed course on an emergency order to protect the endangered northe...

Oct 11, 2023

'New wave of building' in Vancouver comes as mayor makes plans to focus on more homes

VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver has set out a foundation to address the housing crisis in the city, while reducing barriers to building and streamlining regulations. Ken Sim released a seven-point ...

Oct 11, 2023

Planned B.C. gold mine near Quesnel passes environmental assessment

VICTORIA - Plans for a gold mine near Wells, in B.C.'s Cariboo region, took a significant step forward with the granting of an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman ...

Oct 10, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head

VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver co...

Oct 10, 2023