Category Archives: British Columbia
Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver, Chilliwack and Abbotsford
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with up to 60 millimetres expected by Monday morning. It says the warning comes as a moisture la...
Jun 02, 2024
Vancouver synagogue holding service after arson attack
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver synagogue is set to hold its first service after an arson attack charred the building's front door and left the Jewish community shaken. Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt says he anticip...
Jun 01, 2024
Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski is charged with her murder
LUMBY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say the ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski has been charged with her murder, more than six weeks after she was reportedly abducted from her home in the village of...
May 31, 2024
Vancouver Police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters for blocking rail lines
VANCOUVER - Police say they have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking rail lines in East Vancouver. Cst. Tania Visintin says protesters who were blocking ...
May 31, 2024
BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives
VICTORIA - The caucus chair for the BC United party is defecting to the BC Conservatives, adding to the woes of the province's official opposition. Lorne Doerkson, who represents Cariboo-Chilcotin, an...
May 31, 2024
Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved a settlement agreement between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government. The agreement is the result of a cou...
May 31, 2024
Forecasters warn B.C. to prepare for hot summer: forecast outlook
VICTORIA - Forecasters say British Columbia should prepare for hotter than normal temperatures in June. An outlook from Environment Canada says the first week of June will be cooler than normal across...
May 31, 2024
Unifor alleges Amazon ramped up hiring at B.C. warehouse ahead of union vote
VANCOUVER - Unifor has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Amazon amid a vote by workers at a Delta, B.C., warehouse over whether they want to join the union. The union claims Amazon bee...
May 31, 2024
Incendiary device thrown at Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation
VANCOUVER - The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an "incendiary device" was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in the city and police are investigating. It says in a statement online ...
May 31, 2024
'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot
VANCOUVER - In November last year, American border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the U.S. be halted. Homeland Security agent David Spitzer said in an affidavit that 13 Mexican nati...
May 31, 2024