Category Archives: British Columbia
One dead, two injured after explosion, fire in downtown Vancouver hotel: officials
VANCOUVER - City officials say one person is dead and two others are injured following a fire in Vancouver's downtown eastside Saturday morning. The fire department confirmed the small blaze ignited o...
Jun 11, 2022
Loretta Rogers, director and matriarch of Rogers Communications Inc., dies at 83
VANCOUVER - Loretta Rogers, the matriarch of the Rogers family and long-time director at telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83. Her daughter Martha Rogers confirmed her d...
Jun 11, 2022
Flood warning, high streamflow advisory in northern B.C. continues
VICTORIA - A high streamflow advisory and flood warning the River Forecast Centre issued earlier this week for northern British Columbia remain in effect today. The warning for the Liard River in the ...
Jun 11, 2022
Former judge's report into B.C. money laundering to be released Wednesday
VICTORIA - The final report and recommendations of British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering are scheduled to be released Wednesday. The B.C. government says in a statement the Cullen Co...
Jun 10, 2022
High streamflow advisory issued for rivers overwhelmed by November's flooding in B.C.
VICTORIA - A high streamflow advisory has been issued by the River Forecast Centre for some of the same British Columbia rivers where flooding last November ripped away roads and devastated communitie...
Jun 10, 2022
B.C. Liberals gather in Okanagan, consider name change, look toward 2024 election
PENTICTON, B.C. - Members of British Columbia's Liberal party are set to gather at a convention in Penticton this weekend to welcome new leader Kevin Falcon and map strategy ahead of the next election...
Jun 10, 2022
Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards used
VANCOUVER - The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is asking its members how much racism or discrimination they encounter when presenting their status card at banks or retail outlets. A news release from the o...
Jun 10, 2022
Digital investigator with Dutch police testifies at B.C. harassment trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first police witness from the Netherlands has appeared at the jury trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Wybren van der Meer a...
Jun 09, 2022
Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022