British Columbia

B.C. tour company ordered to pay $35K for using bait to attract bears

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a guiding company in the province has received the highest-ever fine imposed by a B.C. court for using bait to attra...

Nov 30, 2019

B.C. RCMP announce charges in 1993 homicide of 23-year-old Vicki Black

VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia say a man is in custody and facing a murder charge in the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Vancouver in 1993. The Mounties announced in a news release Friday...

Nov 30, 2019

SPCA urges pet owners to keep pets indoors after cats left outside die

PRINCE GEORGE-The BC SPCA is reminding the public to not leave their pets outdoors, especially during the cold weather after an act of animal cruelty.The RCMP received a complaint of five cats who'd b...

Nov 29, 2019 courtesy of BC SPCA

Back on schedule: Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted at last minute

VANCOUVER - About 350,000 commuters in Metro Vancouver were spared the inconvenience of a full bus strike Wednesday after a month-long transit dispute ended with a tentative agreement. The propos...

Nov 29, 2019

'We made history': UN Indigenous rights bill approved unanimously in B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to formally implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The bill was passed unanimously in t...

Nov 28, 2019

U.S. using fraud allegations to dress up sanctions complaint: Meng's defence

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the United States is "dressing up" its complaint that she violated sanctions as a case of fraud and have asked the B.C. Supreme Cour...

Nov 28, 2019

Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in B.C., downplays Christmas deadline

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says ride hailing is on its way to British Columbia and if the service isn't available by Christmas it shouldn't be seen as a government failure. The premier says the ap...

Nov 28, 2019

Vancouver bans plastic bags, straws, foam containers and other single-use items

Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, disposable cups, plastic straws and other single-use items. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says bylaws passed by city council balance pu...

Nov 28, 2019

Mother of Robert Dziekanski has died during visit to Poland: friend

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mother of Robert Dziekanski, whose death after a confrontation with RCMP officers in 2007 led to a public inquiry, has died in Poland. A friend confirmed the death of Zo...

Nov 28, 2019

B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...

Nov 28, 2019