Category Archives: British Columbia

Jewish teachers file antisemitism complaint against B.C. Teachers' Federation: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver labour lawyer says a group of British Columbia teachers has launched a human rights complaint against their union, saying the BC Teachers' Federation "has engaged in and enable...
Jul 02, 2024

Van driver hurt after road-rage shooting at Richmond, B.C., intersection: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Richmond, B.C., are seeking witnesses to a "reckless and brazen" road-rage incident in which a car passenger pulled out a gun and shot at a van driver at an intersection. Ri...
Jul 02, 2024

Sixteen-year-old girl dies after fentanyl overdose in Prince George, B.C.: RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 16-year old girl who was taken to hospital last week after a drug overdose has died. Prince George RCMP's Serious Crime Unit is investigating...
Jul 02, 2024

FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills
SURREY, B.C. - FortisBC says it has become the first utility in North America to automatically designate a portion of their residential customers' natural gas use to RNG, or renewable natural gas. The...
Jul 02, 2024

Rapper Rick Ross involved in Canada Day concert altercation in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - American Rapper Rick Ross has been involved in a violent altercation in Vancouver, where he performed a concert on Sunday. A video posted on social media early Monday shows the rapper at t...
Jul 02, 2024

20 homes affected in flash flooding west of Kamloops: emergency officials
SAVONA - Officials say a flash flood west of Kamloops, has impacted at least 20 homes in the community of Savona, but no injuries have been reported. Thompson-Nicola Regional District activated its em...
Dave Barry Jul 01, 2024 Image: File / Pattison Media

Deal struck to end labour dispute at WestJet
CALGARY - WestJet has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of travellers over the Canada Day long weekend.In a news release on its...
Jul 01, 2024

Underwater gardeners work to restore B.C.'s majestic kelp forests
In the chilly waters of Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound, gardeners are at work on the sea floor. They are scientists from the University of Victoria who are trying to regrow kelp forests, a crucial p...
Jul 01, 2024

Barefoot hiker rescued after spending two cold nights in B.C.'s North Shore mountains
NORTH VANCOUVER - An ill-prepared hiker has been pulled out of British Columbia's North Shore mountains after losing his shoes and all charge on his mobile phone. Allan McMordie of North Shore Rescue ...
Dave Barry Jun 28, 2024

B.C. Review Board lets child killer Schoenborn keep eligibility for 28-day leave
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, will keep his eligibility for up to 28 days of unescorted leave from a Metro Vanco...
Jun 28, 2024