Category Archives: British Columbia
Police say man found dead in running vehicle in Surrey, B.C., was fatally shot
SURREY, B.C. - An Alberta man has been identified as the victim of the latest fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C. Homicide investigators say 27-year-old Richard Ofosuhene of Edmonton was found Tuesday, inj...
Sep 21, 2022
Teck Resources cutting steelmaking coal sales guidance after equipment failure
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. is cutting its steelmaking coal sales guidance after an equipment failure at its Elkview operation in B.C. and a strike at Westshore Terminals. The Vancouver-based mine...
Sep 21, 2022
Woman who survived deadly torrent released from B.C. dam sues regional district
VANCOUVER - A woman whose husband saw a "wall of water rushing toward them" as the pair fled a huge torrent released from a North Vancouver dam is suing Metro Vancouver's regional district for neglige...
Sep 21, 2022
B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children says she's concerned that neither the province nor the country gathers data on the rate of mental health disorders for children in care, espec...
Sep 20, 2022
As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Campfires are now permitted in all six of British Columbia's fire centres, as the only remaining campfire ban is lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre. However, bans still apply to any fir...
Sep 20, 2022
Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver child, found in Alberta
An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old and his moth...
Sep 20, 2022
UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled after missing child and mother found
UPDATE: 6:20 a.m. The Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child taken from BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. The BC Amber Alert system issued the cancellation just after 6 a.m., but di...
Sep 20, 2022
Canfor temporarily reducing production capacity in B.C. due to market conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is temporarily cutting production in British Columbia due to what it says are challenging market conditions. The lumber producer says it is taking a two-week curtailment start...
Sep 20, 2022
Amber Alert issued for three-year-old boy last seen at Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER - An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old boy who Vancouver police say was abducted from a local hospital. Vancouver police are asking for assistance locating Phaivanh Correia-Ch...
Sep 20, 2022
Sentencing hearing begins for Dutch man convicted of extorting B.C. teen Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is expected begin today for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the years before her suicide. A B.C. Supreme Cou...
Sep 20, 2022
