Category Archives: British Columbia
Weekend storm brings B.C. only modest relief from drought, but more rain to come
VANCOUVER - Several days of heavy rain over British Columbia's central and south coasts have only slightly eased drought conditions gripping the region. The province's online drought map shows the Nic...
Oct 31, 2022
CP NewsAlert: B.C. government offers new pay model for doctors to help health crisis
VANCOUVER - Family doctors in British Columbia are getting a significant raise under the province's new compensation model as part of a plan to address the crisis in the health care system. The provin...
Oct 31, 2022
Exiting B.C. Premier Horgan says he learned to listen, but fuse still burns bright
VICTORIA - John Horgan says some of the greatest lessons he learned while premier of British Columbia came from people considered political adversaries. He said he found ways to work with people of al...
Oct 31, 2022
Mischief trial set to start for Doug McCallum, outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in...
Oct 31, 2022
Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say five people were stabbed in less than an hour early Sunday as Halloween partiers flooded the city's entertainment zones. Sgt. Steve Addison says all five victims we...
Oct 30, 2022
Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, w...
Oct 29, 2022
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022
Urgent recommendation calls for inspection of Canadian-made De Havilland Otter planes
VANCOUVER - Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state...
Oct 28, 2022
New storm approaches B.C., as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than 100,000 customers blacked out during the first powerful storm of British Columbia's late-arriving fall, but forecasters...
Oct 28, 2022
Michelin Guide lands in Vancouver with eight stars for eight eateries
VANCOUVER - The Michelin Guide has deemed eight Vancouver restaurants each worthy of one of its prestigious culinary stars. The Parisian ode to gastronomy revealed its second Canadian edition at a gal...
Oct 27, 2022