Category Archives: British Columbia
Two victims identified in Montreal alleged hit-and-run; suspect back in court Jan. 8
MONTREAL - A Namibian man returning home from church and another man heading to a friend's party have been identified as the victims of a New Year's Day fatal hit-and-run in Montreal. Court documents ...
Jan 03, 2024
Teck closes sale of minority stakes in coal business to Nippon, Posco
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has closed its previously announced deal to sell minority interests in its steelmaking coal business to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and South Korean steelmaker P...
Jan 03, 2024
Time not right to stage play amid Gaza tensions, says Victoria, B.C., theatre
VICTORIA - Tensions connected to the war between Israel and Hamas have prompted a British Columbia theatre company to cancel the scheduled run of a play set in the region. Victoria's Belfry Theatre sa...
Jan 03, 2024
B.C. school district fined for failing to address student's anxiety
VANCOUVER - An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder. Tribunal...
Jan 03, 2024
B.C. truckers group calls for government safety review on overpass strikes
VANCOUVER - After more than 30 overpass strikes by commercial trucks in British Columbia in the past two years, a trucking group is urging the transportation minister to conduct a wide-ranging safety ...
Jan 03, 2024
Lisa Batstone, B.C. mother who murdered daughter, 8, dies in prison
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was convicted of murdering her eight-year-old daughter has been found dead in prison. Correctional Service Canada says Lisa Batstone, who was serving an...
Jan 03, 2024
Ballard Power Systems signs new long-term supply deal with NFI
VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems has signed a new long-term supply agreement with bus maker NFI Group Inc. The Vancouver-based fuel cell company says the deal marks a new phase in its partnership wit...
Jan 03, 2024
B.C. union representing Lower Mainland transit workers issues 72-hour strike notice
BURNABY, B.C. - A union representing more than 180 transit workers in B.C. has issued a 72-hour strike notice. CUPE Local 4500 represents workers employed by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, which runs...
Jan 02, 2024
Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs
VANCOUVER - A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools. Vancou...
Jan 02, 2024
B.C.'s December was warm, but not record-breaking: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn't quite warm enough to break temperature records. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor says the mean te...
Jan 02, 2024