Category Archives: British Columbia
Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally
VICTORIA - Singer Neil Young made a surprise appearance today at an old growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature. Young, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica, sang two songs: ...
Feb 25, 2023
B.C. Premier David Eby announces more cost-of-living supports
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced another round of the BC Affordability Credit to help offset inflation costs as he marked 100 days at the province's helm. The province s...
Feb 25, 2023
BC Hydro investigating cause of Vancouver explosion, fire near Marine Building
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it has started its investigation into the cause of an explosion and fire near the Marine Building in Vancouver. It says determining the cause is a "top priority," adding that...
Feb 25, 2023
Environment Canada forecasts heavy snowfall across much of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says heavy snow is expected across much of British Columbia this weekend as a weather system moves from north to south across the province. The weather office is forecas...
Feb 25, 2023
B.C. First Nation aims to reclaim narrative from shadows of residential school
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Once it was the site of a building for the former Alberni Indian Residential School, one of the most notorious such institutions in British Columbia and a place linked to sufferin...
Feb 25, 2023
Police, emergency crews respond to explosion, fire near Marine Building in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police and firefighters have responded to an explosion and fire near the Marine Building in Vancouver. Fire Chief Karen Fry says on Twitter that crews are on the scene at an underground el...
Feb 24, 2023
Lawsuit accuses B.C. government of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses the British Columbia government of "sexism and genocide" over a decades-long practice of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization and abortions....
Feb 24, 2023
Man charged with assault of media member, say Mounties in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Charges have been laid against a man accused of assaulting a member of the media during protests of COVID-19 restrictions at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing in Surrey, B.C. Police s...
Feb 24, 2023
B.C. to probe 'troubling' complaints about RCMP in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - British Columbia's solicitor general says the province will investigate what he calls "troubling complaints" about the RCMP in Prince George, adding that the government is commit...
Feb 24, 2023
10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is investing $440 million to better detect, prevent and treat cancer. Premier David Eby says nearly everyone in the province has been affected by cancer in ...
Feb 24, 2023