British Columbia

A timeline of events leading up to the new tentative B.C. port deal

VANCOUVER - The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia and the association of employers have announced a new tentative agreement to end their long-running dispute over a colle...

Jul 31, 2023

Multi-vehicle crash on busy Vancouver route kills one, injures seven

VANCOUVER - A 26-year-old Uber driver has been killed in an early morning collision in Vancouver involving three vehicles. A statement from Vancouver police says a red Cadillac carrying a 17-year-old ...

Jul 31, 2023

Youngster dies after tree falls at provincial campsite in B.C.'s Okanagan region

KELOWNA, B.C. - A child has been killed in British Columbia while visiting a provincial park in the Okanagan, south of Peachland. A statement from BC Parks says the child was at a campground at Okanag...

Jul 31, 2023

Breakthrough in B.C. port dispute as new tentative deal is reached

VANCOUVER - A late-night breakthrough could herald an end to British Columbia's long-running port dispute, with the longshore workers' union and the employers' association announcing a new tentative a...

Jul 31, 2023

New tentative deal is reached in B.C. port workers dispute

VANCOUVER - The two sides involved in a labour dispute affecting about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia say they've reached a new tentative deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union ...

Jul 30, 2023

Mom in B.C. Amber Alert charged with abduction after children found safe in Alberta

SURREY, B.C. - The mother of two missing children who were the subject of an 11-day Amber Alert across British Columbia has been charged with abduction after being arrested in Alberta. Surrey RCMP Cpl...

Jul 30, 2023

Minister's tweet raises spectre of federal action as B.C. port workers vote down deal

VANCOUVER - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan responded Saturday to British Columbia port workers' decision to reject a mediated contract offer overnight by raising the prospect of more federal i...

Jul 29, 2023

IHIT identifies victim in fatal B.C. shooting believed to be linked to gang conflict

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim in a fatal shooting in Richmond, B.C., this week as Ravinder Samra. They say the investigation is in its early sta...

Jul 28, 2023

B.C. real estate agent fined $20,000 after being caught swigging milk at home showing

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught on camera drinking milk straight out of the jug at a home he was showing. A consent order released by the BC ...

Jul 28, 2023

Hundreds allowed to return home near Kamloops, B.C., as evacuation order eases

VANCOUVER - An evacuation order covering hundreds of properties south of Kamloops, B.C., has been scaled back to an alert as crews make good progress containing a wildfire about 10 kilometres south of...

Jul 28, 2023