British Columbia

B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matching inflation with 6.9% hike

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that the government says fulfils a promise to tie the benchmark pay level to inflation. The new minimum wage kicks i...

Apr 05, 2023

Man pleads not guilty to murdering 13-year-old Marrisa Shen, of Burnaby, B.C.

VANCOUVER - A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago repeatedly denied killing the girl as his trial started. Ibrahim Ali pleaded not guilty and told the jur...

Apr 05, 2023

Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police have dispatched officers to a tent encampment on the city's Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. The City of Vancouver says it has asked police to help...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

SURREY, B.C. - Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. ...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital

SURREY, B.C. - The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C., bus on Saturday has returned home from hospital after his throat was slashed in an attack a family member says could have...

Apr 04, 2023

B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio

VICTORIA - British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the...

Apr 04, 2023

$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock

VICTORIA - Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he's sure he won't be back for another tax season. He doesn't have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on...

Apr 04, 2023

B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new B.C. ridings, revisions to 72 others

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Electoral Boundaries Commission is recommending the creation of six more electoral districts in the province, raising the number of ridings to 93 from the current 87. The...

Apr 04, 2023

Vancouver's March home sales down 42.5% from a year ago: B.C. board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales fell 42.5 per cent in March from a year ago and were 28.4 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average. Last month's sales totalle...

Apr 04, 2023

Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano

GRAND FORKS, B.C. - A fungus that has led to some Canadian bat populations becoming endangered has been found in British Columbia. The province's Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says ...

Apr 03, 2023