Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. ports shuttered as lockout takes hold in latest labour dispute
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia's ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The BC Mari...
Nov 05, 2024
Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest
VANCOUVER - A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls "unjustified violence against temple devotees" during unrest on Sunday in which t...
Nov 04, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Elections BC says box of 861 votes uncounted, others votes unreported
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes including 14 votes going unreported in...
Nov 04, 2024
Winter storm warning issued for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
VANCOUVER - A special weather statement has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. Environment Canada states the stretch of Highway 5 will see heavy s...
Nov 04, 2024
B.C. sees strong winds along the coast, winter storm warnings for Interior highways
Environment Canada is warning of strong winds and heavy rain over much of coastal British Columbia and a large swath of the central Interior, while winter storm warnings are in effect for stretches of...
Nov 04, 2024
Vancouver home sales surge in October amid lower borrowing costs: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region jumped 31.9 per cent in October compared with the same month last year, marking potential early signs of a long-awaited rebound aft...
Nov 04, 2024
B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union
VANCOUVER - The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is...
Nov 04, 2024
The hallways look the same and where are the bathrooms, say B.C.'s newly elected MLAs
VICTORIA - A record number of first-time provincial politicians are about to descend on British Columbia's legislature, looking to make positive contributions for the province and trying to find the w...
Nov 04, 2024
'Canada is watching': New northern Alberta police service trying to lead by example
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie's new police force gets d...
Nov 04, 2024
Taylor Swift shows spark beading bonanza and big sales for crafting retailers
When Taylor Swift swings through Vancouver in December, Mikaela St Louis will be among the pop star's most prepared fans. The long-term care nurse based in Campbell River, B.C., will travel to one of ...
Nov 04, 2024