Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. announced it has closed its acquisition of U.S. firm IAA Inc. after a contentious few months that saw shareholders divided over the deal. Shareholders of the...

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children. In ...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Bus service across most of B.C.'s Fraser Valley, from Abbotsford to Hope, has been halted by a strike. More than 200 members of CUPE Local 561 walked off the job, affecting all bus ...

NANAIMO, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say one person is in hospital after a shooting in downtown Naniamo. The RCMP say the shooting was first reported by community safety officers who were flag...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a "prolific offender" has been arrested after officers used a spike belt to prevent the suspect from fleeing in an allegedly stolen vehicle. It says ...

VICTORIA - More than 40,000 school support staff in British Columbia have ratified new contracts. Employees including education assistants, Indigenous support workers and custodians working in kinderg...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man convicted of sexually assaulting two women has been granted a new trial after the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the trial judge used inadmissible evidence to support a ...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and he's asked Canada's intelligence agency...

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver hotel has apologized for the actions of an employee after the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres said one of its members endured a humiliating interaction with t...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A distraught man has been shot and killed during a confrontation with police in Prince George, B.C. A statement from RCMP says the force has notified the independent B.C. office ...