Category Archives: British Columbia
Trudeau 'surprised' that B.C. firm talks about selling cocaine
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "as surprised as" British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine. Trudeau sa...
Mar 03, 2023
Three men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency
INVERMERE, B.C. - Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the mayor of the mun...
Mar 03, 2023
Micro mobility revolution races ahead, as policymakers and police try to keep up
VANCOUVER - Since Gabriel Kwok started riding an electric unicycle on Vancouver's streets nine months ago, he estimates he's logged about 2,000 kilometres on the briefcase-sized vehicle. The 21-year-o...
Mar 03, 2023
Members of an Afghan refugee family killed in multi-vehicle crash in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three members of a family that had newly arrived from Afghanistan were the victims of a multi-vehicle crash in British Columbia's Interior on Wednesday. Premier David Eby says the deaths i...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to pr...
Mar 02, 2023
RCMP confirm three foreign national skiers have died in an avalanche near Invermere, B.C.
INVERMERE - Mounties in southeast British Columbia say three foreign nationals who were heli-skiing have died following an avalanche Wednesday. According to Cpl. James Grandy, the Columbia Valley RCMP...
Mar 02, 2023
Greater Vancouver home sales up 77% from Jan., down 47% from last year: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says February's home sales were up 76.9 per cent from January, but down 47.2 per cent from the year before. The board says sales for the month to...
Mar 02, 2023
At least one dead, several injured in avalanche in southeastern B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - RCMP confirm at least one person has been killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, about 150 kilometres southwest of Banff, Alta. Cpl. James Grandy says several other...
Mar 02, 2023