Category Archives: British Columbia
HSBC expects later close of Canadian division sale to RBC
VANCOUVER - HSBC Holdings plc says the sale of its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada is going to take longer than first expected, but that the deal remains a key priority. London-based HSBC sa...
May 02, 2023
Vancouver's April home sales down 16.5% from a year ago: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms. The B.C. board says sales for the month...
May 02, 2023
Two men dead after boating incident off B.C. coast, RCMP say
SKIDEGATE, B.C. - British Columbia RCMP say two men are dead after a boating incident on the west coast of Haida Gwaii. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it received a request for...
May 01, 2023
Premier Eby says B.C. officials will brief Surrey mayor, council over police dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he expects his government and Surrey's mayor and council to work together to resolve the police service issue in the Metro Vancouver city. Eby says h...
May 01, 2023
B.C. introduces exemptions for children, spouses living in 55-plus stratas
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents who find themselves entangled in new property bylaws because their home has been changed to a 55-plus age restriction now have more protection. The government bro...
May 01, 2023
Serial arsonist who targeted B.C. restaurants sentenced to five-plus years in prison
BURNABY, B.C. - An arsonist who caused more than half a million dollars in damages when he set fire to two Metro Vancouver restaurants has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. RCMP in Bur...
May 01, 2023
Jury deliberates at B.C. inquest into death of man after a police beating
BURNABY, B.C. - The jury at a British Columbia coroner's inquest has begun deliberations after hearing 11 days of testimony about a beating by Vancouver police officers and the death of Myles Gray. Co...
May 01, 2023
Some communities in B.C.'s interior remain on flood watch with rain in the forecast
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia's Interior remain under a flood watch as a spell of warm weather over the weekend melted snow and rain is in the forecast in some communities. The River Forecast ...
May 01, 2023
Vancouver port traffic dips in 2022, hinting at economic slowdown to come
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. The authority, which overseas Cana...
May 01, 2023
TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ban
VANCOUVER - Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. Three years later, wit...
Apr 29, 2023