Category Archives: British Columbia

RCMP say multiple stabbings at North Vancouver library, six taken to hospital
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say multiple victims were stabbed inside and outside a library today in North Vancouver, B.C. Police say in a statement on Twitter that a suspect is in custody and there's no ongo...
Mar 27, 2021

B.C. reports 908 new COVID-19 cases, third-highest daily total yet
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 908 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third-highest daily total in the province since the start of the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Hea...
Mar 26, 2021

B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...
Mar 26, 2021

No violation of Meng's charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-...
Mar 26, 2021

Coal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers
FERNIE, B.C. - Canadian mining company Teck Coal has been assessed $60 million in fines for contaminating waterways in southern British Columbia."It's the largest-ever penalty assessed under the Fishe...
Mar 26, 2021

B.C. labour minister concerned over recent workplace deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's labour minister says he has contacted the head of the province's workplace safety agency after six workers died on the job in the past four weeks. Harry Bains says he's r...
Mar 26, 2021

Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities announced Thursday that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will go ahead in person this year, even though Romania is battling a surge of COVI...
Mar 25, 2021

Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared the serial numbers with U.S. investigators of the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-C...
Mar 25, 2021

B.C. raising fines for promoting, attending events that break COVID-19 rules
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is more than doubling the fines for those promoting and attending events against COVID-19 health rules in an effort to crack down on "selfish behaviour." The fine has in...
Mar 25, 2021

Romanian police protest cutbacks, poor conditions
BUCHAREST, Romania - Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions. They converged in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs b...
Mar 25, 2021