British Columbia

B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe

VANCOUVER - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia says it has suspended a doctor from practising while it completes an investigation into allegations that he circumvented COVID-19...

Mar 29, 2022

Man jailed for pointing handgun at teens near Departure Bay Beach

NANAIMO - Four teens planning to film a TikTok video flipped the script by instead phoning police, resulting in an 18-month jail sentence against the accused.Darian Scott Rogers, 27, pleaded guilty to...

Mar 29, 2022

Man charged with attempted murder after officer in Kelowna, B.C., was stabbed

KELOWNA, B.C. - A 39-year-old man faces numerous charges, including attempted murder, for allegations he stabbed an RCMP officer from Kelowna, B.C. Richard McCrea is also accused of aggravated assault...

Mar 28, 2022

No new health-care facility outbreaks declared in B.C.

VICTORIA - Six more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,989 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says hospitalizations due to the virus have increas...

Mar 28, 2022

Attempted murder charge laid after attack on Kelowna Mountie

An attempted murder charge has been laid after the stabbing of a Mountie in Kelowna over the weekend.Police say the officer received a serious stab wound above the eye during the incident Saturday, Ma...

Mar 28, 2022

Cooling-off period won't ease B.C.'s real estate affordability crunch, says expert

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says people buying homes in the province's hot real estate market could soon be protected by a cooling-off period that gives them time to back out of an agre...

Mar 28, 2022

Man arrested for assault on student in Vancouver's latest stranger attack

Vancouver police say a Coquitlam man faces charges over allegations he attacked an 18-year-old exchange student on Sunday. Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that the victim was walking with a fri...

Mar 28, 2022

Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia this week after the band said it found evidence that the remains of 93 chil...

Mar 28, 2022

B.C. family court mediation not adequate for domestic violence victims: advocates

VANCOUVER - New provincial family court rules in British Columbia meant to resolve legal matters without going to courthave been called"effective" by the province,but some lawyers and advocates say th...

Mar 28, 2022

Experts disagree on violent threat posed by incels in Canada

VANCOUVER - Some experts say violent online rhetoric among so-called involuntary celibates is a concern as pandemic rules lift, but others say the threat of violence is overstated among a group of men...

Mar 27, 2022