Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey Police Board confident police transition continues despite pro-RCMP mayor
VICTORIA - The Surrey Police Board is expressing confidence the city's police transition process from the RCMP to a municipal force will continue despite the election of a pro-Mountie mayor. Mayor-ele...
Oct 16, 2022
Voters opt for change in Vancouver and Surrey
VANCOUVER - Ken Sim's second time running for mayor of Vancouver has been successful.The Vancouver businessman defeated Kennedy Stewart last night with an overwhelming majority.In 2018, Stewart defeat...
Oct 16, 2022
Municipal elections across B.C., with major battles in Vancouver, Surrey expected
VANCOUVER - Voters in downtown Vancouver casting ballots Saturday to elect a new mayor and council said housing was the top campaign issue, with public safety and support for vulnerable people also on...
Oct 15, 2022
Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park
VANCOUVER - Firefighters in West Vancouver are responding to a what they describe as a wildfire at the top of the Caulfeild neighbourhood on the lower slopes of Cypress Falls Park. West Vancouver Fire...
Oct 14, 2022
B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes. "You can always apply more water, but it...
Oct 14, 2022
Cyberbully to be sentenced today in case involving B.C.'s Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted in the cyberbullying and extortion of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide a decade ago is expected to learn his sentence today. The story of 15-year...
Oct 14, 2022
Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers
VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...
Oct 13, 2022
B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal
VICTORIA - Unions representing care aides, lab assistants and cleaning staff have reached a new labour agreement with health employers in B.C. The B.C. government says in a statement the Facilities Ba...
Oct 13, 2022
Sand bags, tiger dams on standby for possible flooding after drought: B.C. government
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's ready to deploy sand bags and tiger dams in case flooding follows the ongoing drought. Emergency Management BC says when rain falls after long dry ...
Oct 13, 2022
B.C. woman charged after men drugged, robbed, while using escort service
SURREY, B.C. - Twenty-one charges, including one of manslaughter, have been laid against a Vancouver woman accused of drugging and robbing men as they used an escort service. Surrey RCMP says an inves...
Oct 13, 2022