Category Archives: British Columbia
Local state of emergency in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as two water pumps fail
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - A state of local emergency has been declared in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, east of Vancouver, as two of three pumps at the community's water treatment plant have...
Nov 02, 2023
Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER - One of Claude Romney's earliest memories from when she was a young girl in France is of her father being arrested by German soldiers and a French police officer. "When my father was arrest...
Nov 02, 2023
B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine
DEASE LAKE, B.C. - A new agreement between the province and an Indigenous government in northern British Columbia will require the nation's consent ahead of any significant changes at a major copper a...
Nov 01, 2023
Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent in part because of the effect a wave of upcoming mortgage renewals is expected to have o...
Nov 01, 2023
B.C. set to table housing law requiring small-scale and multi-unit zoning
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is set to introduce legislation aimed at easing the housing crisis by spurring the development of small-scale and multi-unit homes. The new law would require...
Nov 01, 2023
Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won't seek reelection, citing party's 'insidious narratives'
DENVER (AP) - U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado's rural eastern plains, announced Wednesday he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, citing many in his p...
Nov 01, 2023
B.C. Coroner's death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
VICTORIA - A death review panel from the British Columbia Coroners Service recommends community groups be allowed to hand out drugs without a prescription in an attempt to stop toxic drugs from killin...
Nov 01, 2023
B.C. pair accused of neglect in death of North Okanagan youngster in 2020
VERNON, B.C. - Two North Okanagan residents have been ordered to appear in a Vernon, B.C., courtroom in January as they face charges of neglect that led to the death of a child nearly four years ago. ...
Nov 01, 2023
Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown in September has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was re...
Nov 01, 2023
Medication could have been confused with Halloween treats in Colwood, B.C.: Police
COLWOOD, B.C. - Police in a community west of Victoria are urging parents to check their children's Halloween candy carefully for medication that might have been mistakenly handed out to trick-or-trea...
Nov 01, 2023