Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Supreme Court finds Victoria has authority to restrict camping in city parks
VICTORIA - The B.C. Supreme Court has found that the City of Victoria did not go beyond its authority by passing bylaws restricting overnight camping in some city parks. Three homeless petitioners sou...
Jun 12, 2026
New chair for police board in Surrey, B.C., after former chair quit in protest
SURREY - The police board in Surrey, B.C., says it has chosen its next chair, days after the last chair resigned over a controversial dismissal of the city's police chief. The Surrey Police Board says...
Jun 12, 2026
B.C. firm 'over the moon' about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration
VANCOUVER - Shaun Riddell is "over the moon" - figuratively, if not quite yet literally - since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the gr...
Jun 12, 2026
B.C. toxic drug deaths show another steep decline, down 32 per cent in April
VICTORIA - Overdose deaths in British Columbia are continuing to fall sharply, with April's toll down by almost a third compared to the same month last year. The BC Coroners Service recorded 119 death...
Jun 11, 2026
Dead grey whale found off B.C. coast brings total count this year to 10
VANCOUVER - Another dead grey whale has been discovered off the British Columbia coast, marking the 10th such discovery so far this year. The Fisheries Department says the latest whale was spotted flo...
Jun 11, 2026
Canada Post moves to convert nearly half a million more homes to community mailboxes
Canada Post is rolling out the latest phase of its transition from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, selecting more than three dozen communities that will undergo the conversion starting n...
Jun 11, 2026
Parent fined after 12-year-old youth hurt in e-scooter crash in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER - The parent of a 12-year-old in North Vancouver has been ticketed after their child was injured when the e-scooter they were riding crashed into a car. RCMP say the crash happened on ...
Jun 11, 2026
AltaGas in talks with more Asian customers to supply fuels from B.C. terminal: CEO
CALGARY - The chief executive of AltaGas Ltd. says the company is in talks with customers in India, Vietnam, Taiwan and other Asian markets to supply Canadian propane and butane as it expands its expo...
Jun 11, 2026
Mother of B.C. cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd welcomes federal online safety bill
The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented by a cyberbully says proposed federal legislation tackling online safety would have helped her daughter and...
Jun 11, 2026
B.C. home sales struggle in May as mortgage rates rise and labour market stays weak
VANCOUVER - Rising mortgage rates and a weaker labour market are weighing on home sales in British Columbia, especially in the Lower Mainland. The B.C. Real Estate Association says home sales on the M...
Jun 11, 2026
