Category Archives: British Columbia
Wounded Victoria officer recalls wild robbery shootout ahead of two-year anniversary
VICTORIA - A Victoria police officer says a wild bank robbery shootout two years ago that left two heavily armed brothers dead and six police with serious gunshot wounds was over in 26 seconds. Staff ...
Jun 27, 2024
Optimistic, but aware: wet weather easing Fort Nelson, B.C., fire fears
FORT NELSON - The mayor of Fort Nelson, B.C., says the community is feeling more comfortable after a week of wet weather and a downgraded drought threat, but that doesn't mean they're blind to the ris...
Jun 27, 2024
B.C. homes and businesses to be eligible for rebates for rooftop solar systems
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's public power utility says for the first time it will provide rebates for the installation of rooftop solar and battery storage systems for residents and businesses....
Jun 27, 2024
Food service workers walk off the job at Vancouver airport for 'one-day strike'
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing food service workers at Vancouver International Airport says more than 200 have walked off the job to push for higher wages. A statement from Unite Here Local 4...
Jun 27, 2024
Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway 1 that blocked access to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. They say a vehicle travell...
Jun 27, 2024
B.C. Investment Management earned 7.5% annual combined pension plan return
VICTORIA - British Columbia Investment Management Corp. says it earned an annual combined pension plan return of 7.5 per cent for its latest year. However, the result fell short of BCI's benchmark whi...
Jun 27, 2024
'Pivotal moment': Trudeau celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Tsilhqotʼin ruling
NEMAIAH VALLEY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to a landmark court ruling that resulted in the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history, visiting the territory of t...
Jun 26, 2024
Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into hundreds of stolen catalytic converters that they say were destined to be sent to t...
Jun 26, 2024
Catholic Church and B.C. First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a Fir...
Jun 26, 2024
Eleven-year-old boy drowns after inflated tube flips in B.C. lake
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - RCMP say an 11-year-old boy has drowned in Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook in southeastern B.C. Police say the boy was out with two other children on Sunday on an inflated tube when it...
Jun 26, 2024