Category Archives: British Columbia
Homicide detectives in Coquitlam. B.C., after shooting in busy recreational area
COQUITLAM, B.C. - One person has been shot and killed in an attack at a park in Coquitlam, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it happened at about 6:30 p.m. at the Town Centre skate ...
Apr 20, 2021
B.C. to table budget that's expected to deal with COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will table a budget today that outlines its economic plan after feeling the full force of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year. B.C.'s last budget was ...
Apr 20, 2021
Former B.C. premier to testify at money laundering hearing today
VANCOUVER - Former premier Christy Clark is scheduled to testify today at British Columbia's inquiry into money laundering. She is among a number of former cabinet ministers who are on the witness lis...
Apr 20, 2021
First Nations on Vancouver Island celebrate B.C. Court of Appeal fisheries ruling
VANCOUVER - Canada must remedy problems in commercial fishery regulations arising from a legal battle that was first launched in 2003 by a group of Vancouver Island First Nations, the British Columbia...
Apr 19, 2021
Workers to get paid leave to get Covid vaccine
The B.C. government has introduced changes that, if passed, will provide workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of their Covid-19 vaccine.The amendments to the Employment Standa...
Apr 19, 2021
Vancouver man riding scooter collides with coyote, fends off two others
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 44-year-old man who fell off his electric scooter when it collided with a coyote fought off two more of the animals while he lay injured.Sgt. Steve Addison says t...
Apr 19, 2021
B.C. Covid restrictions extended five weeks, random travel checks coming
Premier John Horgan says serious measures are needed to salvage B.C.'s summer from the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The province announced new measures Monday to keep people from travelling ou...
Apr 19, 2021
B.C. extends COVID-19 measures involving indoor dining for 5 more weeks
VICTORIA - British Columbia has extended pandemic restrictions on indoor dining at restaurants and bars until the end of the long weekend in May. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the me...
Apr 19, 2021
Families of workers killed in B.C. train derailment allege negligence in lawsuit
FIELD, B.C. - Families of two of three people killed in a train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary have filed lawsuits alleging negligence. The westbound Canadian Pacific train was ...
Apr 19, 2021
Flood warning, watches issued as river levels in B.C. Interior swell with snowmelt
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings and watches were in effect for a wide area of British Columbia's Interior because of snowmelt after several days of unseasonably hot weather, causing rivers and streams to s...
Apr 19, 2021
