Category Archives: British Columbia
Teck controlling shareholder calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time
VANCOUVER - The controlling shareholder of Teck Resources Ltd. rejected Glencore's offer to buy the Canadian miner, but says he is open to talking about other possible deals once the company completes...
Apr 17, 2023
Eight years on, inquest into police-linked death of Myles Gray to begin in Burnaby
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's inquest is set to begin in Burnaby, B.C., today that will probe the 2015 death of a man severely beaten by a group of Vancouver Police officers. Myles Gray died on Aug. 13,...
Apr 17, 2023
Avalanche in Thunderwater Lake riding area claims life of snowmobiler
INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada says a snowmobiler died after being caught in an avalanche in a riding area northwest of Invermere, B.C. The avalanche safety organization says a trio of snowmobiler...
Apr 16, 2023
B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations
VANCOUVER - The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty. Federal Cro...
Apr 15, 2023
B.C. First Nations health gets $8.2 billion in federal funding to fix 'disparities'
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will receive $8.2 billion over the next decade to help 200 Indigenous communities in a federal government renewal of funding. During ...
Apr 14, 2023
City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says its fire department reports a "marked improvement" in safety and sidewalk accessibility along a Downtown Eastside street where a large tent encampment was recent...
Apr 14, 2023
Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver paramedic with decades of experience says he has watched as illicit drugs have become more toxic, requiring more effort and more overdose-reversing medication to save pe...
Apr 14, 2023
Bus drivers' union seeks better safety after 'bloody' fight on West Vancouver bus
VANCOUVER - Bus drivers in West Vancouver say they are the latest to experience violence on the public transit system. A statement from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 134 reports a "violent, bloo...
Apr 14, 2023
Missouri to restrict transgender care for minors, adults
COLUMBIA. Mo. (AP) - Missouri's attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on transgender care for adults in addition to minors in a move that is believed to be a first nationally and has ad...
Apr 13, 2023
A dozen more addiction centres coming for youth in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Youth in British Columbia will soon have more access to mental health and addiction services at a dozen new Foundry centres. Increased funding for the centres comes from the latest provinc...
Apr 13, 2023