Category Archives: British Columbia
Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado
DENVER - A wildlife team from the United States has begun an operation to capture grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado. The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes after an a...
Jan 15, 2025
Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in...
Jan 14, 2025
Former CTV News anchor turned advocate criticizes B.C.'s lack of support for families needing Down syndrome care
BURNABY, B.C. - The president of a Down syndrome advocacy group in British Columbia says more funding support is needed for parents and caretakers to avoid tragedies such as the starvation death of a ...
Jan 14, 2025
Tariffs from U.S. could cost up to 500k Ontario jobs, Doug Ford says
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says provincial officials estimate that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian goods could cost up to half a million jobs. Trump has said ...
Jan 14, 2025
Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests
Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by Briti...
Jan 14, 2025
Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it hasn't asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from the B.C. Conservatives about alleged "voting irregularities" in the October provincial election, despite a call fr...
Jan 13, 2025
Environmentalists claim 'setback' for species protection in B.C. port expansion case
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia's waterfront would threaten the s...
Jan 13, 2025
Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in a fire outside a SkyTrain station in the city. They say the 40-year-old man was found by a driver around 2 a.m. on ...
Jan 13, 2025
B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months
A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections. While the patient was recently discharged...
Jan 13, 2025
B.C. starvation death inquest hears victim's emaciated state, poor living conditions
BURNABY, B.C. - Florence Girard was so small when she died that she "looked like a child" in her casket, her sister told a British Columbia coroner's inquest into the death of the woman. Sharon Bursey...
Jan 13, 2025