Category Archives: British Columbia
A body found 19 years ago in southern Ontario identified as Chilliwack woman - death deemed suspicious
GUELPH - Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human rema...
Aug 23, 2024
B.C. crews move to 'mop up' stage on many wildfires, drought persists in the north
British Columbia's wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have helped crews turn the corner on a number of larger blazes, especially in the south. The latest bulletin from the service says...
Aug 23, 2024
Police ID woman whose body found near Guelph 19 years ago, deem death suspicious
Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human remains were ...
Aug 23, 2024
B.C.'s West Coast Express commuter train still suspended as work stoppage continues
Riders of the West Coast Express in British Columbia's Lower Mainland must continue using alternatives after the first-ever simultaneous work stoppage on Canada's two major railways halted service on ...
Aug 23, 2024
B.C.'s rental protection fund helps non-profits secure nearly 1,500 homes, says Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and maintain affordable rents is on track to exceed its target of 2...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C. ended fiscal year with $5B deficit, as wildfires, lower revenue bite into budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia has ended the fiscal year with a deficit of about $5 billion, some $900 million lower than the most recent forecast, but higher than last year's budget had called for. The ...
Aug 22, 2024
Vancouver police officer faces possible charges over collision that hurt pedestrian
VANCOUVER - The Independent Investigations Office is asking prosecutors to consider charges against a Vancouver Police officer whose vehicle hit a pedestrian in the city's Eastside last year. It says ...
Aug 22, 2024
More shelter beds for people in Victoria street camp cited by police for 'hostility'
VICTORIA - Dozens of new shelter beds are opening for people living on the streets in Victoria, including at an encampment where police escorts have been required for emergency responders. A statement...
Aug 22, 2024
B.C. commuters left without West Coast Express as railways lock out workers
Rail commuters in British Columbia's Lower Mainland must find alternative transportation after Canada's two major railways locked out workers in their first-ever simultaneous stoppage. A bulletin from...
Aug 22, 2024
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024