British Columbia

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...

Mar 07, 2023

Surrey to use new provincial fund to shave 5% from proposed 17.5% property tax hike

SURREY, B.C. - Councillors in Surrey, B.C., plan to use newly allotted provincial funding to reduce the city's proposed 17.5 per cent property tax increase slated for the 2023 civic budget. During a f...

Mar 07, 2023

Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones recommends Ritchie Bros. shareholders back IAA deal

VANCOUVER - Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones is recommending shareholders of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. support the company's deal to buy U.S. automotive salvage company IAA Inc. In its assessment, ...

Mar 07, 2023

New trial for man unaware his guilty pleas would stop Charter argument: B.C. court

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal has overturned guilty pleas and ordered a new trial for a man who it says was unaware the pleas would prevent him from claiming his Charter rights were v...

Mar 06, 2023

Advisory firms recommend Ritchie Bros. shareholders vote against IAA deal

VANCOUVER - A report by Institutional Shareholder Services recommends shareholders of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. vote against the company's deal to buy automotive salvage company IAA Inc. The prox...

Mar 06, 2023

Two skiers, buried in weekend avalanches in B.C., saved by friends: Avalanche Canada

VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada confirms two skiers have been caught and injured in separate slides east of Pemberton, B.C. The Avalanche Canada website says both events happened Saturday and each one in...

Mar 06, 2023

Police investigate stabbing death of 22-year-old man in East Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they are investigating a suspected homicide in the city's Killarney neighbourhood. The department says in a news release it received reports about a man who had bee...

Mar 04, 2023

Highway between Hope and Merritt, British Columbia, closed due to extreme weather

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will be closed until at least Saturday afternoon due to extreme weather. The ministry says it's als...

Mar 03, 2023

Up to the gills in goldfish: Large invasive fish a problem in B.C. waters: expert

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A researcher says pet owners who dump their unwanted goldfish into British Columbia's waterways are putting native fish populations at risk. Brian Heise, an associate professor in the...

Mar 03, 2023

Province halts old-growth logging in at-risk owl territory another two years

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's extending an old-growth logging ban for part of the Fraser Canyon for another two years to help with the recovery of the endangered spotted owl. Th...

Mar 03, 2023