Category Archives: British Columbia
Absentee ballot count could settle B.C.'s election, nine days after vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election could finally be decided today with the counting of absentee ballots, after recounts and a tally of mail-in votes failed to settle the contest on the weekend. Ne...
Oct 28, 2024
North Vancouver declares state of local emergency, 3 homes evacuated after heavy rain
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The District of North Vancouver has declared a state of local emergency and ordered three homes evacuated in the Deep Cove neighbourhood over concerns debris left behind from l...
Oct 27, 2024
A look at Tim Houston, leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives
HALIFAX - Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is seeking a second mandate as premier. Born: April 10, 1970. Early years: Born in Halifax and raised in a military ...
Oct 27, 2024
Two recounts to begin in B.C. election, as chance of NDP government grows
Recounts begin this afternoon in two ridings where British Columbia's New Democrats held slim leads after the initial count in last week's still-undecided election. Elections BC says the recounts in J...
Oct 27, 2024
Amanda Todd's family joins American parents in lawsuit against social media giants
WASHINGTON - When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the worl...
Oct 27, 2024
Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns
OTTAWA - Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection A...
Oct 26, 2024
Final count begins in razor-thin provincial election in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbians are awaiting the final tally of last week's razor-thin provincial election, with several ridings that could determine the next government still hanging in the balance. El...
Oct 26, 2024
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Fraser Valley school stabbing
SURREY, B.C. - A man charged in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old in the parking lot of a Metro Vancouver high school two years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Homicide investigators say th...
Oct 25, 2024
Canfor reports net loss of $350 million as lumber market headwinds continue
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it had a net loss of $350.1 million in its last quarter as it took writedowns and impairment charges related to mill closures in a slumping lumber market. The forestry co...
Oct 25, 2024
B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator
VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour di...
Oct 25, 2024