Category Archives: British Columbia

Environment Canada warns heavy snow expected for coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says inland sections of the central and south coasts of British Columbia should prepare for significant snowfall early this week. It says there is also potential for sno...
Jan 07, 2024

Third shooting in three days in Coquitlam sends man to hospital
COQUITLAM - Mounties in Coquitlam say a third shooting in as many days has left a man with life-threatening injuries. They say officers responded to a call around 4:15 p.m. Saturday and found the man,...
Dave Barry Jan 07, 2024

Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes
Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she's looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. "I thi...
Jan 07, 2024

Search continues Sunday for missing helicopter in B.C.
CHILLIWACK - The search for a helicopter that went missing Friday while travelling from Calgary to Sicamous is continuing Sunday in B.C.'s Southern Interior. A spokesperson for Maritime Forces Pacific...
Dave Barry Jan 07, 2024
Helicopter missing in Kootenays - crash feared
REVELSTOKE - A search is underway for a helicopter that is missing in the Kootenays.In a Saturday news release from Revelstoke RCMP, authorities say they were alerted to the missing chopper just befor...
Dave Barry Jan 06, 2024

Avian flu outbreak under control in Langley region
LANGLEY - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's lifting a control zone in Langley Township issued in November after a bird flu outbreak. The agency says it lifts control zone orders when no mo...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 06, 2024

Environment Canada warns B.C. drivers of snowfall in West Kootenay, North Thompson
VICTORIA - Environment Canada says heavy snowfall is expected in areas of British Columbia as a strong Pacific low pressure system moves across the province. The weather agency is warning people drivi...
Jan 06, 2024

Jarislowsky Fraser to back Browning West request for Gildan shareholder meeting
MONTREAL - Investment manager Jarislowsky Fraser says it will support a move by U.S. investment firm Browning West to replace five directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. in an ongoing fight over who shou...
Jan 05, 2024

Shots fired investigation underway in Ridge Meadows
RIDGE MEADOWS - Ridge Meadows RCMP are asking for the public's help as officers investigate an early morning shooting in that community Friday (Jan. 5).Authorities responded to reports of gunshots in ...
Dave Barry Jan 05, 2024

South Asian communities grapple with extortion threats in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
VANCOUVER - It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose fami...
Dave Barry Jan 05, 2024