Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver Police say man posed as dad, trying to take five-year-old girl from daycare
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man posing as a parent tried to take a five-year-old girl from a home daycare, in what they call a "troubling" case. They say the incident happened on Dec. 13, wh...
Jan 05, 2024
Homicide team takes over case of a missing man from Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has stepped into a missing person case involving a B.C. man whose disappearance police now say is suspicious. The team says in a news release th...
Jan 05, 2024
Snowfall warning triggers travel advisories for two B.C. highways
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation has issued travel advisories for two major highways in the province as up to 20 centimetres of snow starting today is in the forecast for the ...
Jan 05, 2024
Third child under 10 dies of complications linked to influenza in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A third child has died in British Columbia due to complications linked to influenza, cases of which continue to rise in the province. The latest update from the B.C. Centre for Disease Con...
Jan 04, 2024
Conservation group buys out hunting rights in B.C. rainforest to protect wildlife
VICTORIA - A British Columbia conservation group says it has purchased exclusive hunting rights to a quarter of the Great Bear Rainforest on the province's north and central coast to protect wildlife ...
Jan 04, 2024
Vancouver police deploy body-worn cameras to 85 officers in pilot project
VANCOUVER - Dozens of Vancouver police officers are now recording their interactions on body-worn cameras in a pilot project the department says is aimed at improving public trust. Deputy Chief Howard...
Jan 04, 2024
B.C. seeks input on helping disaster evacuees ahead of wildfire season
VICTORIA - British Columbia is seeking public input on how it helps disaster evacuees, in the wake of the province's worst wildfire season on record. The Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate R...
Jan 04, 2024
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson criticizes company's diversity and inclusion efforts
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s founder has criticized the Vancouver-based apparel company's diversity efforts in a new interview. In an article published this week by Forbes, Chip Wilson share...
Jan 04, 2024
Teck Resources says Quebrada Blanca copper production below guidance for 2023
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says production for 2023 at its Quebrada Blanca mine fell short of its guidance due to reliability and consistency issues in the fourth quarter. The Vancouver-based min...
Jan 04, 2024
B.C. government fined $710K for unsafe wildfire mitigation work
WONOWON, B.C. - British Columbia's government has been fined more than $700,000 after inspectors say they found unsafe wildfire mitigation practices at a site in the province's northeast. A summary po...
Jan 03, 2024