Category Archives: British Columbia

How a bloody Zoom pitch helped Vancouver filmmaker take ‘Final Destination’ reins
Vancouver filmmaker Zachary Lipovsky says it took innovative thinking - and a fake decapitation - to land the job directing "Final Destination: Bloodlines." The supernatural horror film, in theatres F...
May 12, 2025

Five Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements. The union says the union-led contracts are a significant mi...
May 11, 2025

North Vancouver fire crews battle morning blaze at seniors centre in Lynn Valley
NORTH VANCOUVER - Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning. District of North Vancouver spokesman Ryan Scha...
Alyssa Conti May 10, 2025

BC Wildfire Service dealing with 11 'overwintering wildfires' near Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions. The service ...
May 10, 2025

Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas. Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service, says ...
Alyssa Conti May 09, 2025

Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
Onex Corp. has sold a minority stake in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air in a US$550-million deal that aims to position the Calgary-based airline for growth abroad amid intensifying domestic ...
May 09, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday - and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to...
May 09, 2025

Pembina Pipeline sees enough demand for potential expansion to Cedar LNG project
CALGARY - The chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says he believes there will be enough demand to support an expansion to the Cedar LNG project on the B.C. coast as it looks to sign on more ship...
May 09, 2025

Newly discovered wildfires reported burning out of control in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says four new wildfires are burning out of control in the Prince George Fire Centre. It says all of the new blazes were discovered Thursday. The service says all fou...
Mike VandenBosch May 09, 2025

Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER - The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members hono...
Alyssa Conti May 09, 2025