British Columbia

B.C. detectives identify victim in 2017 cold case found dead in Squamish

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives in B.C. say they have confirmed the identity of a man who was found dead inside a burned vehicle in Squamish three years ago, but the new information has led to more...

Oct 29, 2020

7 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 234 new cases in BC

PRINCE GEORGE - There are seven new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, and 234 provincially as the active case count continues to grow.There are now 2,344 active cases in BC, up by 28 cases provinc...

Oct 29, 2020

B.C. man's lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200,000

VANCOUVER - The maker of Canada Dry ginger ale has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit launched by a B.C. man who alleged he was misled by marketing suggesting the soda h...

Oct 29, 2020

Trans Mountain expansion hits snag, must re-start drilling beneath Thompson River

KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain (TMX) has had a major setback in its expansion project through Kamloops.The pipeline twinning includes a segment beneath the Thompson River that must be installed after Horiz...

Oct 29, 2020

Border officer says he didn't intend to share Meng's phone passcodes

VANCOUVER - A border officer who assisted in the three-hour detention and examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest at Vancouver's airport two years ago says collecting phone pass...

Oct 29, 2020

B.C. reports another COVID-19 outbreak at seniors facility and two more deaths

VICTORIA - Public health officials have declared another outbreak of COVID-19 at a seniors assisted-living facility in B.C., while case counts keep climbing. A news release Wednesday says the la...

Oct 28, 2020

16 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 287 in B.C.

VICTORIA-16 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health.That brings the total of cases to 399 since the start of the pandemic. Provincially 287 cases were reported, including four epi-linked cases, total...

Oct 28, 2020

RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...

Oct 28, 2020

Guide hopes to help Indigenous communities across Canada engage in new IA process

PRINCE GEORGE-Educating and empowering First Nations communities across the country, that is what the Caucus of the First Nations Major Projects Coalitions (FNMPC) aims at doing with the release of a ...

Oct 28, 2020

Security hired to watch B.C. parents angered by COVID rules at youth soccer games

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A youth soccer club in Chilliwack, B.C., has hired a security firm to patrol the sidelines during games because of what the club describes as "borderline violent" confrontations ove...

Oct 28, 2020