Category Archives: British Columbia

UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing 'unproven' security risks
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile phones, citing concerns about data sharing with the social media platform's Chinese...
Apr 03, 2023

Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency
VANCOUVER - Attia Elserfy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018. But the Elserfys say their lives are in limbo because the Ca...
Apr 03, 2023

Teck Resources rejects unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore. Teck board chair Sheila Murray says it is not contemplating a sale of the company at this time. Teck a...
Apr 03, 2023

Gitxaala First Nation in B.C. goes to court over automatic mineral rights
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation that launched a legal challenge over an online registry the province uses to automatically grant mineral rights is in court today. The Gitxaala Nation filed...
Apr 03, 2023

VPD deputy chief "appalled" by online criticism following trans-rights rally
VANCOUVER - The deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department says he is "appalled" by the "vile and abusive comments" officers have received on Twitter after a Friday rally in the city turned viole...
Apr 02, 2023

Vancouver police investigating 'violent confrontations' at trans-rights rally
Vancouver police say they are investigating "violent confrontations" at a Friday rally marking the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Police say the incidents occurred when people attending ...
Apr 01, 2023

Knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus leaves man with life-threatening injuries
SURREY, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating a knife attack on a TransLink bus in Surrey, B.C., that left a man with life-threatening injuries. They say in a statement that...
Apr 01, 2023

B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government
VICTORIA - More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government. The province's Health Employers ...
Apr 01, 2023

Former premier John Horgan officially resigns B.C. seat of Langford-Juan de Fuca
VICTORIA - Former premier John Horgan has officially resigned his Victoria-area seat in the British Columbia legislature. The Office of the Speaker says in a social media post Horgan formally stepped ...
Mar 31, 2023

Hit TV series 'The Last of Us' to film Season 2 in Vancouver, mayor says
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he's looking forward to seeing a post-apocalyptic version of city hall after announcing that hit HBO TV series "The Last of Us" will film Season 2 in the city, moving from...
Mar 31, 2023