Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
Nov 17, 2025
TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER - A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch...
Nov 17, 2025
Two charged in B.C. with trafficking in wildlife: Conservation Officer Service
RICHMOND - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says a three-and-a-half-year Wildlife Act investigation has resulted in charges against two people. The service says in a social me...
Nov 16, 2025
Eby says B.C. is at a 'pivot point' as he promises future based on natural resources
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby used his appearance at the convention of British Columbia's New Democrats to highlight several resource projects, while saying that the federal ban on tan...
Nov 15, 2025
Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent
BURNABY - Burnaby, B.C., Mayor Mike Hurley has issued an official apology on behalf of the city for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. He called an official meeting of city...
Nov 15, 2025
Mounties in Langley, B.C., investigate hit and run involving unmarked police car
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they were called to a hit and run in the city that involved an unmarked Abbotsford Police vehicle. They say the crash happened around 7:20 p.m. on Friday on th...
Nov 15, 2025
B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money." The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its...
Nov 14, 2025
'Backdoor dealing': B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND - The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands said he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title c...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. police watchdog finds no officer offence after 2022 crash that injured four
SURREY - The Independent Investigations Office of BC says there are no grounds to find officers committed any offences after four people were injured in a head-on crash caused by a vehicle swerving to...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects
ESQUIMALT - British Columbia's government is investing $241 million over the next three years to boost trades training in a bid to support labour demands anticipated for upcoming major projects. Premi...
Nov 14, 2025