Category Archives: British Columbia
Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values
VANCOUVER - Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples." In 2021, import...
Dec 09, 2023
IHIT investigators release image of suspect in father and son killings in Richmond
RICHMOND - Investigators have identified a suspect in the double homicide of a father and his son last month in Richmond. A blurry image of the suspect was released to the media Friday afternoon (Dec....
Dec 08, 2023
CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape claim, revamps anti-harassment plans
VANCOUVER - Canada's spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency's British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told Canad...
Dec 08, 2023
Police ID father killed in B.C. double homicide, suspect captured on video
RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP in Metro Vancouver have identified one of the victims in the double homicide of a father and his 13-year-old son at their home in Richmond, B.C. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti with the In...
Dec 08, 2023
Police investigating series of extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.
WHITE ROCK - Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a series of extortion threats that police say may be linked. RCMP say they are working with police in Abbotsford to advance the inv...
Dec 08, 2023
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months
VANCOUVER - About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia. became the first province to offer them in April. The province says in the first eight months of ...
Dec 08, 2023
Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It s...
Dec 08, 2023
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...
Dec 08, 2023
B.C. jury to resume deliberations in Ibrahim Ali's murder trial
VANCOUVER - A jury is resuming deliberations today in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up Thursday. Ali is accused of murdering a 13-year...
Dec 08, 2023
Inside Ibrahim Ali's murder trial: threats, hallucinations, a dead witness and delays
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyers had a problem. They couldn't get him to understand a key point - that he was still on trial for the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl. "He's useless to us," d...
Dec 07, 2023