Category Archives: British Columbia

Teck zinc production to take a hit after equipment failure at refinery
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says zinc production will be less than expected after an electrical equipment failure on the weekend at its refinery in Trail, B.C. The company says the failure affecte...
Aug 27, 2019

B.C. father accused of killing his girls says he didn't lie about loan shark
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island father accused of murdering his two young daughters denied Monday he was lying to the court. At first Andrew Berry ignored the question from Crown at...
Aug 27, 2019

Middle-class gang violence in B.C. breaks from history with higher stakes
VANCOUVER - Police officer Keiron McConnell had been on the job four months when a call crackled over the radio about a stolen vehicle. The driver was arrested after a short chase, but when ...
Aug 27, 2019

Limited fish passage through landslide obstruction on Fraser River: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Authorities dealing with a massive landslide in British Columbia's Fraser River say they've successfully helped thousands of salmon migrate north of the site, but millions of fish rem...
Aug 26, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019

Court orders women accused of defaming author to share emails, online posts
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused of him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia in&...
Aug 26, 2019

Interfor CEO Duncan Davies stepping down from top job at end of year
VANCOUVER - Forestry company Interfor Corp. says chief executive Duncan Davies will step down at the end of the year and be replaced by Ian Fillinger, the company's chief operating officer. Davies wil...
Aug 26, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gangs by the numbers
SURREY, B.C. - Law enforcement in British Columbia report the gang landscape in the province is unlike any other because so many members are joining from the middle and upper classes. Here's a look at...
Aug 25, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019

B.C. families left broken and confused when kids' deaths labelled 'gang-related'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As Jessica Sherman flips through a photo album documenting the short life of her cousin, Harwin Baringh, she stops at an image of him as a young boy reaching out to the camera. She ...
Aug 26, 2019