Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Housing CEO to retire amid murders, violence against homeless
VICTORIA - The head of BC Housing has announced his retirement, saying he no longer has confidence he can solve the complex problems facing the Crown agency. In a letter posted on BC Housing's website...
Aug 02, 2022
Cooler weather could offer respite to crews battling wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A wildfire burning in British Columbia's southern Okanagan now covers nearly 28 square kilometres after hot weather fuelled explosive growth since it was sparked Friday. About 300 properti...
Aug 02, 2022
Fewer people buying pot from unlicensed shops last year than in 2018: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - A new study shows the number of consumers who turned to unlicensed stores to purchase cannabis has dropped by almost 40 per cent between 2018 and 2021. The BC Stats study commissioned by t...
Aug 02, 2022
Ice cream truck operator says inflation is chilling business, despite summer swelter
VANCOUVER - It's been a scorching summer across much of Canada, but that is cold comfort for ice cream truck operators like Meedo Falou, who says inflation and high fuel costs are melting away his pro...
Aug 02, 2022
Man charged with aggravated assault after alleged attack on Vancouver police officer
Vancouver police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an alleged attack Saturday on an officer in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a stateme...
Jul 31, 2022
Two of three victims in shooting at Surrey, B.C. sports park now dead, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say what appears to be a targeted shooting of three men at a Surrey, B.C. sports park has now resulted in two deaths. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is urging witness...
Jul 31, 2022
Surrey RCMP investigate shooting: one dead, two suffering serious wounds
SURREY, B.C. - One man is dead and two others are in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Surrey, B.C. The RCMP says in a statement officers responded Saturday afternoon to ...
Jul 30, 2022
Police shoot man after officer wounded with weapon in rough Vancouver neighbourhood
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon while on patrol in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a s...
Jul 30, 2022
Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow
VANCOUVER - When torrential rain caused widespread flooding and washed out major highways across British Columbia last fall, the provincial government was quick to flag the creation of a system to ran...
Jul 30, 2022
Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...
Jul 29, 2022