Category Archives: British Columbia
Nurses union, B.C. employer reach tentative agreement; ratification set for June
VICTORIA - The union representing about 60,000 nurses in British Columbia and their provincial employer have reached a tentative contract agreement that would give members a 12 per cent wage hike over...
May 22, 2026
Province expands mental health screening tool to Mounties in B.C. Interior
VERNON - British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry says Mounties in the Interior will soon have access to a new mental health screening tool. It says use of HealthIM, which has been implemented in oth...
May 22, 2026
Vast marine conservation reserve, bigger than P.E.I., to protect B.C. central coast
An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia's central coast, spanning an area larger than Prince Edward Island. The protected area, named Mia-yaltwa Ha'li...
May 22, 2026
Remains of missing B.C. actor Stewart McLean found, homicide police say
LIONS BAY - When actor and acting coach Jeff Seymour heard that his friend Stewart McLean hadn't shown up for a scheduled day of filming last weekend, he said he knew something was wrong. "He was meti...
May 22, 2026
Three men killed when boat capsizes off B.C. coast near Powell River
POWELL RIVER - Three men have been killed when a clam-fishing boat they were on capsized in the waters off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast. Powell River Mounties say in a release that the Joint Rescue Co-ordina...
May 22, 2026
165,000 chickens dead after barns catch fire in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - The city of Abbotsford, B.C., says about 165,000 chickens were killed after multiple barns caught on fire. The city says in an email the fire happened at about 4 p.m. Thursday in a rural ...
May 22, 2026
Scuba diver dies in waters near Gariola Island, off Vancouver Island coast
GABRIOLA - A scuba diver has died in the waters off a B.C. Gulf Island, in a death that police say is not considered suspicious. Mounties on Gabriola Island off the east coast of Vancouver Island say ...
May 22, 2026
Strike notice by Metro Vancouver staff, district says essential services unaffected
VANCOUVER - A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice in their dispute with the regional district, which says essential services won't be di...
May 22, 2026
Edmonton dog owner guilty of criminal negligence causing death of 11-year-old boy
EDMONTON - A woman whose two dogs killed an 11-year-old boy at her home showed a "wanton disregard for his life," a judge said Friday as he found her guilty of criminal negligence causing death. Alber...
May 22, 2026
Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
TORONTO - A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with symptoms consistent with a range of illnesses, Canada's top doctor said Friday, noting the risk of the virus ...
May 22, 2026
