Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects
PARKSVILLE, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for coastal cleanup and restoration of the marine environment. This brings its total investment ...
May 30, 2023
AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites 'minor' shortfalls
VICTORIA - B.C's auditor general says the province's COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism industry followed most required guidelines, though he raised some concerns about the way it was...
May 30, 2023
Fate of Vancouver Chinatown condo project pushed to June 12 as city hearing adjourns
VANCOUVER - It will be at least two more weeks before any decision can be made on a condo development in the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood. Seventy people, both for and against the nine...
May 30, 2023
B.C. creates anti-racism data committee, releases research priorities
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June. The province says the foc...
May 29, 2023
B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, are found
The remains of a British Columbia woman missing for a dozen years have been found on a rural property in Vanderhoof, RCMP said Monday. The announcement of the discovery came 12 years to the day after ...
May 29, 2023
Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. Yannick Bandaogo pleade...
May 29, 2023
Northeastern B.C. wildfire grows as evacuations return north of Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says a blaze north of Fort St. John has grown significantly, forcing renewed evacuation orders and alerts. The service website says the Donn...
May 29, 2023
Vancouver police investigating fatal shooting linked to gang conflict
Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in a shooting that investigators believe was related to gang conflict in the region. Police say multiple people called to report the s...
May 28, 2023
B.C. district issues wildfire evacuation order in remote area north of Fort St. John
The Peace River Regional District issued a new evacuation order as well as an alert Sunday in response to two wildfires burning in northeastern British Columbia. The district says the Donnie Creek and...
May 28, 2023
Vancouver police investigating fatal stabbing in city's west end
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating a fatal stabbing in a busy neighbourhood Saturday night. They say officers responded to reports that a man had been stabbed near the intersection of D...
May 28, 2023