British Columbia

Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison

VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution. A statement Friday says inmate Richard ...

Sep 08, 2023

New outreach centre for youth aims to save lives in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Youth struggling with mental health or addiction will have access to a new outreach centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, providing what the government says will be life-saving support....

Sep 08, 2023

COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. The BC Centre for Disease Control says in a m...

Sep 08, 2023

BoC likely done raising interest rates, despite job gains last month: economists

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected in August, but most forecasters still believe the Bank of Canada is done raising interest rates as overall trends in the economy point to a ...

Sep 08, 2023

Joffre Lakes Park in B.C. stays shut another week after First Nations closure

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's environment minister says Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will remain closed until next Friday, after public access was shut down by two First Nations more than two weeks a...

Sep 08, 2023

Pelosi says she'll run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. First elected to Congress in...

Sep 08, 2023

Boat fire injures one, sends plume of smoke over Vancouver's False Creek

VANCOUVER - Fire has damaged a roughly 10 metre pleasure craft, one of the many small boats that moor long-term in Vancouver's False Creek. Vancouver Fire and Rescue asst. chief Ken Gemmill says a man...

Sep 08, 2023

The IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past du...

Sep 08, 2023

Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fine...

Sep 07, 2023

Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week's hold: Macklem

CALGARY - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time. That's according to prepared remarks the gov...

Sep 07, 2023