Category Archives: British Columbia
Ritchie Bros. shareholders approve acquisition of IAA Inc. at special meeting
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its shareholders approved the company's deal to buy U.S. automotive salvage company IAA Inc. at a meeting Tuesday that caps months of criticism since th...
Mar 14, 2023
Another teen driver busted by Abbotsford Police, gets parent's Mercedes impounded
ABBOTSFORD - A Fraser Valley teenager will have to live with the consequences of reckless driving after being observed by Abbotsford Police early Monday morning (March 13) at 100 kilometers over a pos...
Mar 14, 2023
Body found after shots fired in Surrey, B.C., homicide unit investigating
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a body with apparent gunshot wounds has been found in a parked vehicle in Surrey, B.C. A statement from Surrey RCMP says the body was discovered as officers were called to th...
Mar 14, 2023
B.C. 'encouraged' by Ottawa bail reform, cautious about impact on racialized groups
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general says the province is treading carefully to ensure the overincarceration of Indigenous people and other racialized groups is not made worse by proposed f...
Mar 13, 2023
Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government
VICTORIA - Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the s...
Mar 13, 2023
Safety board urges caution after B.C. water taxi crashes in thick fog
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board has issued a warning to small boat operators that they shouldn't rely on a single electronic navigation aid, after a water taxi rammed a rock in thick ...
Mar 13, 2023
Woman found dead after firefighters douse blaze at Vancouver tent encampment
VANCOUVER - Police say a body has been found inside the remains of a burned tent at an encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. A statement from Const. Tania Visintin says the woman's body was fou...
Mar 13, 2023
South B.C. highway passes see more snow, Avalanche Canada urges caution as storm hits
VANCOUVER - The first day of spring is exactly one week away, but extreme winter conditions still persist on British Columbia's southern and southeastern mountain passes as snowfall warnings are poste...
Mar 13, 2023
Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.
DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. - Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the coast of British Columbia over the weekend. It says a 3.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday just before ...
Mar 12, 2023
Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans
INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that...
Mar 11, 2023