British Columbia

BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

VANCOUVER - Another award has been stripped from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the former judge, law professor and British Columbia representative for children and youth whose claims of Indigenous ancestr...

Mar 09, 2023

A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A man has died in northeastern British Columbia after being hit by a piece of equipment used for snow clearing. The pedestrian was on a street in a business area of Fort St. John...

Mar 08, 2023

Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus

VANCOUVER - More than 1,000 volunteers have fanned out across Metro Vancouver for the first homeless count since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Homeless Services Association of BC says 11 mun...

Mar 08, 2023

Safety board releases report on B.C. tug sinking that claimed two lives

VANCOUVER - A newly released report into a deadly tug boat sinking off British Columbia's north coast contains recommendations in hopes of preventing future tragedies. Transportation Safety Board chai...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 08, 2023

B.C. auditor general renews calls for better fraud risk management in public bodies

VICTORIA - British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the province's public institutions are susceptible to fraud, but he can't release specifics about the theft and corruption reported to h...

Mar 07, 2023

B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency. Premier David Eby says the funding will...

Mar 07, 2023

B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

VICTORIA - The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 211 people died in January, bringing the number of deaths to at least 11,195 si...

Mar 07, 2023

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...

Mar 07, 2023

Surrey to use new provincial fund to shave 5% from proposed 17.5% property tax hike

SURREY, B.C. - Councillors in Surrey, B.C., plan to use newly allotted provincial funding to reduce the city's proposed 17.5 per cent property tax increase slated for the 2023 civic budget. During a f...

Mar 07, 2023

Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones recommends Ritchie Bros. shareholders back IAA deal

VANCOUVER - Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones is recommending shareholders of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. support the company's deal to buy U.S. automotive salvage company IAA Inc. In its assessment, ...

Mar 07, 2023