Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. father charged with murder says he was attacked, daughters killed
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man accused of killing his two young daughters says he was stabbed in the throat by an unidentified assailant in his apartment and, when he came to, ...
Aug 24, 2019

Sockeye returns plunge in B.C., official calls 2019 'extremely challenging'
VANCOUVER - Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson&...
Aug 24, 2019

BC Hydro rates going down?
VICTORIA - For the first time in decades, B-C Hydro is requesting a decrease in electricity rates, effective in the spring -- although data submitted by the Crown utility shows rates will still go up ...
Aug 23, 2019

B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...
Aug 23, 2019

Big rally in Mackenzie, B.C., draws attention to continuing lumber crisis
MACKENZIE, B.C. - An energetic rally by workers in Mackenzie in north-central British Columbia has highlighted the desperate situation facing many forestry-dependent communities across ...
Aug 23, 2019

Huawei executive's defence team alleges Canadians were 'agents' of the FBI
VANCOUVER - A defence team for a Chinese telecom executive is alleging Canadian officials acted as "agents" of American law enforcement while she was detained at Vancouver's airport for thre...
Aug 23, 2019

Border official questioned Meng on alleged business in Iran: court documents
VANCOUVER - Court documents released ahead of a Huawei executive's extradition trial suggest a Canadian border official questioned Meng Wanzhou about her business before RCMP arrested her. T...
Aug 22, 2019

B.C. father charged with murdering daughters says suicide note was old
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man who is accused of killing his two young daughters has told a jury that a suicide note police found at the scene was a month old. Andrew Berry has pleaded n...
Aug 22, 2019

Surrey, B.C., plan to switch to municipal force from RCMP gets preliminary nod
SURREY, B.C. - The Vancouver-area city of Surrey, home to Canada's largest RCMP detachment, has been given provincial approval to begin a transition to a municipal police department. British...
Aug 22, 2019

Sockeye returns plunge in B.C., official calls 2019 'extremely challenging'
VANCOUVER - Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit. Andrew Thompson, regional director for...
Aug 22, 2019