Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023
Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has ordered an international engineering firm to pay a $1-million fine for releasing a harmful substance that flowed into a Metro Vancouver creek, after an investi...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders
NANAIMO, B.C. - Teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers are being enlisted to tackle repeat violent offenders in a dozen British Columbia communities. Premier David Eby says the government...
Apr 12, 2023
Stabbing on transit bus in Surrey, B.C., leaves man critically injured
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a man has life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Investi...
Apr 12, 2023
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have bee...
Apr 12, 2023
Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building's owner, the operator of the residence and the city's...
Apr 11, 2023
At least 300 visits expected as B.C.'s 2023 cruise ship season officially launches
VANCOUVER - Cruise ship season officially launches in British Columbia as the Sapphire Princess berths in Victoria for a one-day visit. The vessel then travels to Vancouver to begin that city's season...
Apr 11, 2023
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Glencore adds cash component to Teck Resources offer
VANCOUVER - Swiss company Glencore is modifying its hostile takeover offer for Teck Resources Ltd. to include an US$8.2-billion cash component to its proposal. More coming. Companies in this story: (T...
Apr 11, 2023
Vancouver's homeless shelters are overwhelmed following heavy rainfall and decampment
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union Gospel Mission says Vancouver's forced shutdown of an encampment has added another layer of stress to its staff as they put mats in hallways for the overflow of ...
Apr 10, 2023