Category Archives: British Columbia
Trapped B.C. orca calf's skin whitening, no sign of emaciation: Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon is turning white due to the low salinity of the water, but the Fisheries Department says the calf is active and i...
Apr 08, 2024
Four arrested, including three youths, over 2021 death of man in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Four people have been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old man in Penticton, B.C., more than two years after he was found gravely hurt in a field. B.C. RCMP spokesman Cpl. James ...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. under fire after accounting firm accused of conflict in running grant
SAANICH, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the government has asked the auditor general to review the province's grant programs after allegations of conflict-of-interest from a clean-tech...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven't received a booster aga...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C.'s government buys land for transit-oriented housing development
SAANICH, B.C. - British Columbia's government is spearheading a new public development project on Vancouver Island aimed at bringing more affordable homes closer to transit access. Premier David Eby s...
Apr 08, 2024
Woman arrested for attacking 'random strangers' in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER - A woman has been arrested over what Vancouver police say is a series of assaults against "random strangers" in the city. Police say officers responded to multiple calls on Sunday in the ci...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...
Apr 08, 2024
Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and 'extraordinary events'
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," as ...
Apr 08, 2024
Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug ...
Apr 08, 2024
Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C., RCMP seek information
CHETWYND, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man. A statement from RCMP in Chetwy...
Apr 07, 2024