Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for 'heavy hand' of mask mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she doesn't believe there's a need for the "heavy hand" of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent ...
Nov 16, 2022
B.C. Liberal Party members vote to change name to BC United
VICTORIA - British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party's name to BC United. Leader Kevin Falcon says 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name ch...
Nov 16, 2022
Nationwide test of emergency alert system set for Wednesday
NANAIMO - A test of Canada's emergency alert system will take place Wednesday. Phones will buzz and alerts will air on television and radio on Wednesday, Nov 16 at 1:55 p.m. to test the national Alert...
Nov 16, 2022
Surrey, B.C., council votes in favour of keeping RCMP, rather than municipal force
SURREY, B.C. - City councillors in Surrey, B.C., have voted narrowly in favour of sticking with the RCMP, rather than proceeding with a move to a municipal police force. Council voted 5-4 in favour of...
Nov 15, 2022
Bird flu fighters in B.C. face unprecedented challenge, as H5N1 spread across Canada
VANCOUVER - By some measures, the ongoing outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia pale when compared to the devastating eruption of the disease in 2004 that prompted a cull of 17 million birds. But...
Nov 15, 2022
Vancouver police identify suspects who poured maple syrup on Emily Carr painting
Vancouver police say they've identified the suspects who threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to a wall at the Vancouver Art Gallery over the weekend. Sgt. Steve Addison sa...
Nov 14, 2022
Two men who escaped Vancouver Island prison plead not guilty to murder
VANCOUVER - Two men accused of killing a man the day after escaping a minimum-security federal prison on Vancouver Island have each pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder as their trial gets underw...
Nov 14, 2022
Surrey council considers report that could end transition to municipal police service
SURREY, B.C. - Councillors in Surrey are set to consider a staff report that contains an option to halt all spending and hiring for that city's fledgling Surrey Police Service. The report provides an ...
Nov 14, 2022
B.C. flood recovery tempered by fears of new climate disasters looming on horizon
VICTORIA - When a dike was breached and floodwaters started to flow across British Columbia's Sumas Prairie a year ago, poultry farmer Corry Spitters said all he could do was let nature take its cours...
Nov 14, 2022
Independent investigation launched after B.C. woman dies in police shooting incident
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after the death of a woman in a police shooting incident in North Vancouver. The Independent Investigations ...
Nov 13, 2022