Category Archives: British Columbia
Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike
SURREY, B.C. - A truckers' group in British Columbia is calling on the province to strengthen drivers' training after the latest case of a semi-trailer slamming into a highway overpass in Metro Vancou...
Dec 29, 2023
High winds return to B.C.'s central coast as more heat records fall
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is facing the return of strong winds reaching 90 kilometres an hour just days after the last such warning in the region. Environment Canada says coastal ar...
Dec 29, 2023
Warm weather wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills as lack of snow leaves trails barren
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's abnormally warm winter has left local ski resorts grappling with a lack of snow during the holiday tourism season, as resorts struggle to keep runs open. Fewer than half...
Dec 29, 2023
Homicide investigation launched after body of 35-year-old found in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide investigators have been called to Chilliwack, B.C., after the discovery of a dead body. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that Mounties in the ...
Dec 28, 2023
Three dead in head-on crash on B.C. Interior highway north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Three people are dead after a head-on crash north of Kamloops in British Columbia's Interior. RCMP Cpl. James Grandy says the accident happened at about 6:50 a.m. on Highway 5, when a...
Dec 28, 2023
Police in Victoria, B.C., seek convicted murderer for breaching parole
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they say has breached his parole conditions. Officers want the public's help locating 41-year-old Jamie Garth H...
Dec 28, 2023
Alleged thief arrested with 34 winter coats on SkyTrain in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested after being found riding the SkyTrain in Vancouver on Christmas Day with a rack of 34 allegedly stolen winter coats. A video posted on social...
Dec 28, 2023
Canaccord sanctioned over trading supervision, fined $475,000
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it has accepted a settlement with sanctions against Canaccord Genuity Corp. related to trading supervision. The regulator says the Cana...
Dec 28, 2023
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER - Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital. Multiple records fell on Wednesday at weather ...
Dec 28, 2023
N.B. gender policy in schools: Premier won't back down, says it's an election winner
FREDERICTON - As he looks ahead to an election year, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of backing down on his government's changes to the province's policy on gender identity...
Dec 28, 2023