Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. park site of Chinese-style matchmaking, as parents seek wedded bliss for kids
BURNABY, B.C. - In a corner of a park in Metro Vancouver, the hunt for marital bliss is on. Groups of middle-aged and elderly Chinese pass around their smartphones or photos plucked from wallets, smil...
Feb 13, 2023
Canadian government gives funding to help Vancouver's Chinatown revitalization
VANCOUVER - The federal government is spending $1.8 million to help make Vancouver's historic Chinatown lighter and brighter. Harjit Sajjan, minister responsible for the Pacific economic development a...
Feb 13, 2023
One dead, one seriously injured after Cariboo Highway crash south of 150 Mile House: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Police say one person is dead and another is seriously injured in hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the Cariboo Highway near Williams Lake Friday (Feb. 10) afternoon....
Feb 13, 2023
Ritchie Bros. Q4 profit expected to be between US$42M and US$45M
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says it expects its fourth-quarter profit to come in between US$42 million and US$45 million. In its preliminary results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, the c...
Feb 13, 2023
Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue teams after disasters
VANCOUVER - Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deploye...
Feb 12, 2023
Online romance scammers may have a new wingman - artificial intelligence
VANCOUVER - The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite...
Feb 12, 2023
Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada
VANCOUVER - When Vancouver-based Justin Wong was studying online for his master of arts at Trinity Western University during the pandemic, he had to get up at 4 a.m. to collaborate with classmates. Th...
Feb 11, 2023
B.C. Liberals say Eby's overdose strategy is too narrow, but he says he doesn't mind
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he doesn't mind being told his government's approach to the toxic drug and overdose crisis is too narrow and doomed to fail. At least it shows a consensus that m...
Feb 10, 2023
Lifted trailer box rams overpass in Richmond, B.C., snarling traffic, RCMP say
RICHMOND, B.C. - A busy commuter route in Metro Vancouver closed for hours Friday while engineers assessed the safety of an overpass involved in an unusual crash. RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang says a trailer...
Feb 10, 2023
Two 15-year-old girls injured in crash in Richmond, B.C., police say
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say two 15-year-old girls have been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl. RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say one of the pe...
Feb 10, 2023