Category Archives: British Columbia
'Difficult' Surrey, B.C. police decision on RCMP or municipal force Friday: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. Farn...
Apr 27, 2023
Police say they're worried about mother after newborn found dead in Victoria lot
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they are worried about the welfare of a new mother whose baby was found dead. Officers and an ambulance were called Wednesday night to a report of a baby found in a p...
Apr 27, 2023
Hot spell hikes risks of flooding, avalanches and fire across British Columbia
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia heads into its first warm spell of the year, forecasters are warning the heat could raise avalanche and flood risks, while the danger of wildfires has already nudged up...
Apr 27, 2023
Glencore willing to take takeover offer for Teck Resources directly to shareholders
VANCOUVER - Swiss commodities giant Glencore says it is willing to present its takeover offer directly to shareholders of Teck Resources Ltd. if the company's board does not come to the negotiating ta...
Apr 27, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada to release ruling tied to 2007 mass gang slaying in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule Friday on an appeal by two men found guilty of first-degree murder in the gang executions of six people in Metro Vancouver more than 15 years ago...
Apr 27, 2023
Surrey schools face double-decker portables, program cuts, says Falcon, school board
VICTORIA - Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says the New Democrat government has failed to deliver on its promise from 2017 to eliminate portables at Surrey, B.C., schools. Falcon told the Leg...
Apr 26, 2023
BC Financial Services Authority issues 'landmark penalty' against Kamloops woman
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Financial Services Authority has issued its largest penalty to date against a Kamloops, B.C., woman who it says failed to comply with an order to stop unlicensed rental propert...
Apr 26, 2023
Telus Health, Medical Services Commission reach settlement over fee program: minister
VICTORIA - Health Minister Adrian Dix says pending court action launched to protect British Columbia's public health care has been averted with a settlement between Telus Health and Medical Services C...
Apr 26, 2023
B.C. coroner's inquest hears updated toxicology results for Myles Gray
BURNABY, B.C. - A forensic toxicologist says an initial drug screening report suggested Myles Gray had a natural psychoactive compound in his system when he died, but followup testing showed the low c...
Apr 26, 2023
Protected areas, fishing closures, to help B.C.'s threatened southern resident orcas
VANCOUVER - Transport Canada has announced several new measures, ranging from sanctuary zones to fishing closures, as it works to protect critically endangered southern resident killer whales off the ...
Apr 26, 2023