Category Archives: British Columbia

Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. - a city she's never visite...
The Canadian Press Mar 10, 2026

Marc Miller says Musqueam deal has 'nothing to do with' private property
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation has "nothing to do with" private property. He says instead tha...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

B.C. to bring in safety zones, ban harassment around sites of worship
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in legislation to prevent intimidation, harassment and obstruction of people from going to their temples, churches and other places of worship. T...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Overseas trade propels Port of Vancouver to record cargo volumes
MONTREAL - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says a record amount of cargo flowed through its terminals last year as shippers sought to grow overseas markets far from an increasingly protectionist U...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Lawyer says no proof of his client was present when B.C. couple was killed
ABBOTSFORD - One of three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple has conceded that evidence against him shows he knew of the planned home invasion that resulted in their deaths - but his l...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Gray likely died of cardiac arrest, complicated by police actions: pathologist
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers testified Monday that it did not reveal a single,...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park testified Monday at a hearing in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, who appe...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

200 alleged victims of Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse could share $30M
VANCOUVER - Lawyers say a $30-million class-action settlement over child abuse allegedly committed for decades at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools could be shared by more than 200 ex-students. Joe ...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Vancouver's snow-free run could end as late-winter warnings issued in southwest B.C.
VICTORIA - Snow is expected to make a late-winter visit to southwestern British Columbia, with Environment Canada issuing a special weather statements for much of Vancouver Island. The weather agency ...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Damaging winds forecast for much of Alberta and parts of B.C. and Saskatchewan
EDMONTON - Environment Canada warned residents in much of Alberta and southern Saskatchewan to secure loose objects and expect damage as strong winds whipped through, leaving thousands of residents in...
The Canadian Press Mar 08, 2026