Category Archives: British Columbia
'Scary' or 'empty threats'? Canadians weigh in on Trump's '51st state' plan
The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so. Here's what t...
Jan 08, 2025
B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase
VICTORIA - Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising. A statement from B.C.'s Health Ministry sa...
Jan 08, 2025
Two bodies found after vehicle fire extinguished in B.C. regional park
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police say two bodies were found inside a vehicle that had allegedly been set on fire in a regional park in Abbotsford, B.C. They say officers and firefighters responded to a burnin...
Jan 08, 2025
Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, B.C., courthouse, including nearby Do...
Jan 08, 2025
Mounties seize 171,000 packs of illicit cigarettes in Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say officers have seized more than $1.7 million worth of contraband tobacco after executing a search warrant at a property in Langford. West Shore RCMP sa...
Jan 08, 2025
Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, B.C., and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended. New Westminster Police s...
Jan 07, 2025
Special prosecutor appointed in case involving relative of B.C. provincial judge
VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says it has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving a person related to a provincial court judge. It says senior lawyer Chris Johnson was chosen in ord...
Jan 07, 2025
B.C. woman already banned from midwifery is charged after infant dies
LADYSMITH, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who describes herself as a childbirth advocate has been charged with manslaughter after police say an infant she helped deliver died days after its birth. RC...
Jan 07, 2025
Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules
OLIVER, B.C. - A winery in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules. Immigration, Refugees...
Jan 07, 2025
David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Eby ...
Jan 07, 2025