Category Archives: British Columbia
Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents' complaint against city
VANCOUVER - B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at Crab Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic surv...
Dec 18, 2023
University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor's degree in Nisga'a language
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga'a language fluency will be offered starting next September at the University of Northern British Columbia. A statement from the university ...
Dec 18, 2023
B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1700 block of Riverside Road, and the sect...
Dec 18, 2023
Missing man found dead
An 83-year old man with dementia who was reported missing last week has been found dead Brian Watkins had last been seen driving his green Pontiac Sunfire on Lakeshore Road on Wednesday. On Friday, Se...
Dec 18, 2023
Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake
VICTORIA - Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre. John Cassidy, a se...
Dec 18, 2023
'My way of giving back': Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community
TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the First...
Dec 18, 2023
B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Officials in Cranbrook, B.C., say the city's transfer station for garbage and recycling was "intentionally" set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight. A st...
Dec 17, 2023
'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...
Dec 17, 2023
People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules
VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing h...
Dec 16, 2023
Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving. Vict...
Dec 15, 2023