British Columbia

Engagement on cannabis consumption spaces in B.C. produces mixed opinions

VICTORIA - British Columbia has released results of public engagement on the possible approval of cannabis consumption spaces, such as at special events or businesses where marijuana is available for ...

Jan 10, 2023

Parole board recommends charge against sex offender Hopley, who abducted B.C. boy

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - More than four years after convicted sex offender Randall Hopley finished his sentence for abducting a young British Columbia boy, the parole board is recommending charges against h...

Jan 09, 2023

Homicide investigation after three people found dead in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - Three people have been found dead inside a home in Surrey, B.C. A news release from the Surrey RCMP says officers attended the home around noon Monday and found the people deceased. Pol...

Jan 09, 2023

B.C. will pay fees, fund schooling upgrades to get more nurses in health-care system

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will pay fees for international nurses and help finance former nurses who want to return to health care in a push to get more workers into the system. Premi...

Jan 09, 2023

B.C. pastor accused of sexual charges involving children

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A pastor who was servicing a Metro Vancouver church has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference against children. Police in New Westminster say they began an i...

Jan 09, 2023

Lululemon raises revenue guidance, but lowers expectations for gross margins

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. raised its revenue guidance for its fourth quarter, but lowered its expectations for its gross margins. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it...

Jan 09, 2023

B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator

VANCOUVER - Ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government after mediated negotiations. A joint statement Saturday from the H...

Jan 08, 2023

B.C.'s blue box recycling system to accept more items, primarily single-use plastics

VICTORIA - British Columbia is increasing the types of items it accepts for recycling in its residential blue box program. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change says it is adding more single-...

Jan 07, 2023

Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president

VANCOUVER - A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution. John Randle, Pacific regional president of...

Jan 06, 2023

B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres to prepare for more illness

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases. Health ...

Jan 06, 2023