Category Archives: British Columbia

Some communities in B.C.'s interior remain on flood watch with rain in the forecast
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia's Interior remain under a flood watch as a spell of warm weather over the weekend melted snow and rain is in the forecast in some communities. The River Forecast ...
May 01, 2023

Vancouver port traffic dips in 2022, hinting at economic slowdown to come
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. The authority, which overseas Cana...
May 01, 2023

TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ban
VANCOUVER - Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. Three years later, wit...
Apr 29, 2023

Baby found dead in Victoria parking lot died of natural causes: police
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say an autopsy of a baby found dead in a parking lot Wednesday has concluded the newborn died of natural causes. A statement from the police department says they have loc...
Apr 28, 2023

Application for jury to see photo of Myles Gray's injuries made too late: coroner
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Myles Gray says the jury won't be allowed to see a photo of the man's injuries because the application was mad...
Apr 28, 2023

B.C. Crown Prosecutor says Ibrahim Ali killed girl, 13, during sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A trial has heard that a 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C., was passing through a neighbourhood park when she was dragged into the forest by Ibrahim Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled...
Apr 28, 2023

Future of Teck remains unclear after tumultuous week
VANCOUVER - The future of Canada's largest diversified mining company remains unclear after a tumultuous week that saw Teck Resources Ltd. pull its restructuring plan at the last hour while mining gia...
Apr 28, 2023

B.C. government to announce Surrey police service decision, RCMP or municipal force
VICTORIA - A decision is due today on who will police the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey: the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says t...
Apr 28, 2023

B.C. nurses ratify new three-year collective agreement
VICTORIA - Nurses in British Columbia have ratified a new three-year collective agreement covering about 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in the province. The new deal incl...
Apr 27, 2023

Grand chief says B.C. declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province
VICTORIA - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the...
Apr 27, 2023