British Columbia

Unions reach pattern contract with Canfor paying 8% wage increase, signing bonus

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Two of Canada's largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and...

Feb 04, 2022

Police say one male dead after suspected targeted shooting in North Delta, B.C.

DELTA, B.C. - A person has been killed in a shooting in Delta, B.C. A statement from Delta Police says officers responded to a call of shots fired just after 2 a.m. at a home on the northeast side of ...

Feb 04, 2022

B.C. Liberal party in court as members cast votes for new leader

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a last-minute petition today asking it to delay the release of results for the new leader of the B.C. Liberal party. Seven candidates ...

Feb 04, 2022

Voting underway in B.C. Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge

VANCOUVER - Voting to elect the next leader of British Columbia's Liberals is underway as the party is expected to be in court Friday to face a challenge that asks a judge to delay the scheduled relea...

Feb 03, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday f...

Feb 03, 2022

Friend remembers ‘always laughing’ Ashley Wadsworth, but ‘she needed help’

VERNON - A friend of Ashley Wadsworth, the young Vernon woman murdered in England this week, says there was never a dull moment with her.But, she had also been reaching out for help and her relationsh...

Feb 03, 2022

B.C. First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows

VANCOUVER - Two First Nations say they will appeal parts of a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling released last month that rejected their bid for an injunction to restore the natural flows of the Ne...

Feb 03, 2022

B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial

VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...

Feb 03, 2022

British Columbia Liberals to begin voting for a new leader

VICTORIA - Online and telephone voting is scheduled to start today for the next leader of the B.C. Liberal party.There are seven candidates running for the leadership, including legislature members Mi...

Feb 03, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.

VICTORIA - The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...

Feb 02, 2022