Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey murder victim unknown to police, just moved to the city, police say
SURREY - Homicide investigators say the man who died in a shooting in Surrey last week had no known ties to the ongoing gang conflict in Metro Vancouver. Thirty-eight-year-old Aren Smith has been iden...
Mar 23, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation says B.C. willing to keep talking to resolve concerns
VANCOUVER - Leaders of Saskatchewan's Key First Nation say they held a "productive discussion" with senior officials from British Columbia and have agreed to keep talking about critical outstanding is...
Mar 22, 2023
Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. judge says former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart can recover more than $100,000 in legal costs related to a failed defamation case launched by political rivals in the once-dominant...
Mar 22, 2023
Homicide team probes isolated, deadly attack on man in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Homicide investigators have been called to the scene of a deadly attack in West Vancouver. A statement from West Vancouver police says the male victim was involved in an altercation with a...
Mar 22, 2023
Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. Documents ...
Mar 21, 2023
Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes
VANCOUVER - Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for "peaceful coexistence" between the animals and humans. Their pups are born in the spring...
Mar 21, 2023
Hate crimes unit joins probe of international student's assault in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., confirm the BC Hate Crimes Team has joined an investigation into an attack on an international student in the city. A statement from the Kelowna detachment says ...
Mar 21, 2023
B.C. pharmacist who faked his COVID-19 vaccinations suspended for 30 days
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia pharmacist has been disciplined for claiming to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and falsifying provincial health records to hide his unvaccinated status. The College of P...
Mar 21, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare
VANCOUVER - Leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation are in Vancouver to launch plans to take over control of child welfare services for its members. It comes as the Key First Nation sent a letter to Pr...
Mar 21, 2023
B.C. anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault change after moving his practice
DELTA, B.C. - An anesthesiologist in British Columbia is facing a second charge of sexual assault. Police in Delta, B.C., say Dr. Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, who operated a pain clinic in that community befor...
Mar 20, 2023