Category Archives: British Columbia

Lawyer for victims' family members doubts Pickton will ever be granted parole
VANCOUVER - Serial killer Robert Pickton is now eligible to apply for day parole, but a lawyer representing family members of some of his victims says there's no chance of it being granted. The Parole...
Feb 22, 2024

'Seagrass' allowed filmmaker to explore Japanese Canadian stories, family fractures
VANCOUVER - As Meredith Hama-Brown's debut feature film "Seagrass" made waves during its festival run last fall, the Vancouver writer-director says she heard from many Japanese Canadians who thanked h...
Feb 22, 2024

Teck Resources reports Q4 profit up and record copper production
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier as it ramped up operations at its Quebrada Blanca mine and produced a record amount of copper. The ...
Feb 22, 2024

In the news today: Canadians back aid to Ukraine, Sentencing for London truck killer
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Support for military aid to Ukraine rising: poll More Canadians want the federa...
Feb 22, 2024

Time not right for cuts despite deficit budget projection, says B.C. finance minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says increasing the deficit in today's provincial budget is the right path to take in order to allow the government to provide needed services to people....
Feb 22, 2024

UPDATE: One person has died after load from construction crane falls, hitting floors of unfinished Vancouver building
**UPDATE: The B.C. government has confirmed that one person has died as a result of this construction incident.** Original story below: VANCOUVER - A load being lifted by a crane high above a Vancouve...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2024

B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, which was part of the province's work to align ...
Feb 21, 2024

Man arrested for robbing blind, homeless man in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 37-year-old man has been charged over accusations he robbed a blind, homeless man of his cane earlier this week. They say the victim is a 40-year-old newcomer to ...
Feb 21, 2024

No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the budget she tables on Thursday will protect services and won't raise taxes for ordinary residents, but she also forecasts an increas...
Feb 21, 2024

Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...
Feb 21, 2024