Category Archives: British Columbia

Judge questions court role in admin of health orders banning church gatherings
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the attorney general is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches to st...
Feb 12, 2021

Police investigate latest fatal shooting in Metro Vancouver that has killed one man
BURNABY, B.C. - Homicide detectives confirm they are responding to a deadly attack in a residential area of southeast Burnaby, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a social media po...
Feb 12, 2021

Snowbirds in pandemic hot seat with Canada's latest travel rules
VANCOUVER - The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds wintering south of the border, while those who stayed home wonder why thousands opted to travel dur...
Feb 12, 2021

Museum must ask 'hard questions' after racism, toxic workplace reports, says chair
VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institut...
Feb 12, 2021

B.C. ferry failed to respond to commands before striking terminal: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - An investigation of a B.C. ferry hitting a dock last spring found the vessel was travelling at speeds higher than recommended and the ship failed to respond when the crew tried to pre...
Feb 11, 2021

B.C. opens latest round of funding to clean up dormant oil and gas wells
VANCOUVER - The latest round of applications is now open under a $100-million fund aimed at cleaning dormant oil and gas wells in British Columbia. B.C. Energy Minister Bruce Ralston says the second h...
Feb 11, 2021

Cut police, build affordable housing instead, says B.C. human rights commissioner
VICTORIA - The all-party committee tasked with reviewing British Columbia's Police Act should consider deploying fewer police officers and using the money saved to build affordable housing, says the p...
Feb 11, 2021

B.C. records 449 more cases of COVID-19 and another nine deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister say the overdose crisis is as important as the COVID-19 pandemic the province has been dealing with for over a year. Dr. Bonnie Henry and A...
Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets record for most over overdose deaths in a year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province recorded the most deaths ever in a single year due to an unnatural cause, with 1,716 lives lost to illicit drug overdoses in 2020. Lisa L...
Feb 11, 2021

Traffic moving again on Highway 5 east of Vancouver after fatal multi-vehicle crash
HOPE, B.C. - A highway east of Vancouver has reopened following a deadly crash that killed one person, seriously hurt five others and left 34 more with non-life-threatening injuries. DriveBC, the prov...
Feb 11, 2021