Category Archives: British Columbia
Provincial funding aims to support climate resiliency on farms
Provincial funding is being rolled out to help farmers and ranchers adopt regenerative agriculture practices, improve farms' drought resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The province has set...
Jul 27, 2022
B.C. teenager pushed back against online extortionist, Crown attorney tells jury
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt...
Jul 27, 2022
Two people arrested in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik: homicide team
SURREY, B.C. - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik, the man acquitted in 2005 for bombings aimed at Air India jets that killed 331 people, w...
Jul 27, 2022
Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a woman they describe as "vulnerable" has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set it on fire. A statement from police says it happened at...
Jul 27, 2022
Teck Resources posts record quarterly profit amid soaring commodity prices
VANCOUVER - High commodity prices boosted Teck Resources Ltd.'s balance sheet as the mining company posted a record quarterly profit more than five times higher than the same period last year. The Van...
Jul 27, 2022
Police release photos of gunman and seek witnesses to shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have released photographs of a 28-year-old gunman, as they seek witnesses to Monday's shooting rampage in Langley, B.C., that left two victims dead and two wounded. The photos s...
Jul 26, 2022
Gaps remain in involuntary psychiatric admission compliance, says B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA - A report says three-year-old recommendations to protect the legal rights of people involuntarily admitted to psychiatric facilities in British Columbia are still not being adequately implem...
Jul 26, 2022
Sex charges stayed in case of former B.C. Indigenous leader Edward John
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John. The de...
Jul 26, 2022
Wildfire near Lytton continues to grow despite ongoing containment
The Nohomin Creek Wildfire has grown to 2,364 hectares.The B.C. Wildfire Centre reported the fire activity increased Monday, July 25, due to ongoing hot and dry conditions, which is expected to contin...
Jul 26, 2022
Jury finds former Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. He clutched h...
Jul 26, 2022
