British Columbia

More universities reviewing honorary degrees given to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

VANCOUVER - Six out of 10 universities say they're reviewing honorary degrees conferred on retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group of Indigenous women to revoke them follo...

Jan 18, 2023

Retail outlet Zellers announces return to B.C. with four locations

Zellers is making a comeback.HBC has announced the planned locations for its first 25 Zellers store experiences within Hudson's Bay.The locations will complement the first-ever Zellers.ca ecommerce si...

Jan 18, 2023

B.C. officer who died in avalanche posthumously promoted to detective, funeral hears

NELSON, B.C. - The British Columbia constable who died in an avalanche last week has been posthumously promoted to detective for his dedication as an officer and commitment to improving his skills in ...

Jan 18, 2023

B.C. signs 'historic' deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A B.C. First Nation and the province have signed what the government is calling a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water and resource development. The agreement,...

Jan 18, 2023

Hootsuite lays off 7% of staff to position its business for long term

VANCOUVER - Social media technology company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off seven per cent of its staff in its third job cut in the last year. The Vancouver company says the latest round of layoffs amoun...

Jan 18, 2023

B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

WHISTLER, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members. The Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service says in ...

Jan 18, 2023

B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C. government of violating its own rules to account for greenhouse gas emission targets. In dismissing the lawsuit file...

Jan 18, 2023

No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Residents of two condominiums in Campbell River, B.C., spent the night out of their suites after a landslide on the hill behind their homes. A release from the City of Campbell ...

Jan 18, 2023

UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investig...

Jan 17, 2023

Vancouver to fund plans to renew its embattled Chinatown neighbourhood

Vancouver councillors have unanimously approved funding for its Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, in an attempt to revive the historic neighbourhood. The plan focuses on enhanced cleaning and sanitatio...

Jan 17, 2023