Category Archives: British Columbia

Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled
VANCOUVER - A diehard Taylor Swift fan who lives in Prince George, B.C., says a flight cancellation forced her and a group of other Swifties to rent a car and make the near 800-kilometre journey to Va...
Dave Barry Dec 07, 2024

3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatsCan
HALIFAX - Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 - the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is av...
Dec 07, 2024

Environment Canada issues more than a dozen weather warnings in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says freezing rain and flurries are set to hit parts of B.C. today, issuing more than a dozen weather warnings over heavy rain and snowfall at higher elevations. The for...
Dave Barry Dec 07, 2024

Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter hospitalized after 'serious medical emergency': BC NDP
VANCOUVER - Former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter has been hospitalized following a "serious medical emergency," according to the BC NDP. In a statement released Friday afternoon, NDP provincial director ...
Dave Barry Dec 06, 2024

Heavy rain expected for Metro Vancouver for first night of Taylor Swift weekend
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain for parts of B.C.'s south coast and a blanket of snow for areas in the B.C. Interior. The weather agency says parts of Metro Vancouver, Howe Sou...
Dec 06, 2024

B.C. prosecutors proceed with motor vehicle charges, not criminal, after fatal crash
VICTORIA - The B.C. Prosecution Service says it will continue to pursue charges under the Motor Vehicle Act against the driver allegedly involved in a crash that killed a university student and hurt t...
Dave Barry Dec 06, 2024

Police close Highway 97 in Okanagan for an assault investigation
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say they have closed Highway 97 to all traffic while officers investigate an assault. Police say the attack happened in the early morning hours on Friday. They h...
Dec 06, 2024

B.C. minister wants new safety plan for Victoria schools, threatens board removal
VICTORIA - British Columbia Education Minister Lisa Beare has appointed a special adviser to help the Victoria school board "revise and improve" its safety plan after it barred police from schools exc...
Dec 06, 2024

Ombudsman to investigate delay in sending social assistance cheques amid post strike
VICTORIA - Thousands of social assistance cheques have not been distributed in British Columbia because of the Canada Post strike, prompting an investigation by provincial ombudsperson Jay Chalke. Cha...
Dec 06, 2024

The Latest on the culmination of Taylor Swift's Eras tour in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Superstar Taylor Swift takes the stage tonight for the first of three shows in Vancouver. Here is the latest on the event: 7:45 a.m. It's the beginning of the end of the Eras Tour for Tayl...
Dec 06, 2024