Category Archives: British Columbia

Four arrested after Vancouver police say guns found in encampment tent
Vancouver police say four men have been arrested after two guns were seized from a tent in a Downtown Eastside street encampment. Police say the weapons found in the tent near East Hastings and Carral...
Marcus Gordon Aug 22, 2022

At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Dozens of people have been left without a home after an apparent explosion sparked a fire between two buildings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Assistant Fire Chief Pierre Morin with Van...
Marcus Gordon Aug 22, 2022

B.C. union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands
VANCOUVER - A union representing thousands of provincial government workers in British Columbia has escalated job action with a ban on overtime. B.C. General Employees' Union president Stephanie Smith...
Marcus Gordon Aug 22, 2022

MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster
VICTORIA - A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week. John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes i...
Aug 20, 2022

B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
VANCOUVER - Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago. Seven members, including Nisga'a Na...
Aug 20, 2022

Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood
Vancouver police are investigating what they call a series of violent stranger assaults in the city's Fairview neighbourhood and trying to establish if the incidents are related. Constable Tania Visin...
Aug 19, 2022

Bar and pub group says B.C. to ration liquor sales due to BCGEU strike
VANCOUVER - An organization that represents British Columbia's private liquor stores says the province has imposed limits on alcohol sales at government-run outlets in response to job action affecting...
Aug 19, 2022

Wolf missing from Vancouver zoo found safe, returned to pack
ALDERGROVE, B.C. - A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack. The Greater Vancouver Zoo says in a statement the discovery of the one-year-old female canin...
Aug 19, 2022

B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after 'Celebrate CO2' tweet
VICTORIA - The Opposition B.C. Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. Party leader Kevin ...
Aug 18, 2022

'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a "weak spot" in the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific j...
Aug 18, 2022