British Columbia

Donation bins to return to Vancouver as new standards aim to prevent deaths

VANCOUVER - Clothing donation bins are being allowed back on the streets of Vancouver as long as they meet a strict set of safety conditions after a series of deaths in British Columbia when peop...

Oct 02, 2019

No evidence FBI, RCMP directed border guards' examination of Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says there's no evidence to support a "conspiracy" theory that United States officials directed Canadian border guards to interrogate Huawei Technolo...

Oct 02, 2019

Tug capsizing last year in Vancouver highlights industry risks: TSB

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the capsizing of a tug at the mouth of the Fraser River in Vancouver shows the risks the industry faces because of a lack of awareness of the fact...

Oct 02, 2019

Vancouver area home sales jump 46.3 per cent in September to near average level

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales jumped 46.3 per cent in September compared with last year to hit near average levels after a decline in prices. The board sa...

Oct 02, 2019

B.C. sergeant-at-arms retires after legislature spending review

VICTORIA - The sergeant-at-arms of the British Columbia legislature has announced his retirement after he was placed on administrative leave last year when questions were raised about his sp...

Oct 01, 2019

Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...

Oct 01, 2019

Premier John Horgan visits B.C. town with long-standing links to Yukon

LOWER POST, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan will meet with residents in the province's north when he visits the community of Lower Post, about 10 kilometres south of the Yukon boundar...

Oct 01, 2019

Telus to buy ADT Security Services Canada for roughly $700 million

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. has signed a deal to buy ADT Security Services Canada Inc. for roughly $700 million. ADT Canada has approximately 500,000 customers and approximately 1,000 staff across the cou...

Greg Fry Sep 30, 2019

Orange Shirt Day provides open discussion on residential schools and reconciliation

September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day across Canada and students and residents of Prince George showed their support across the City for reconciliation.Nusdeh Yoh Elementary school held a special assemb...

Sep 30, 2019

Road tips for this winter

RICHMOND-Fall is here and winter is near and road conditions are bound to change.According to a release from Shift into Winter an organization aimed at providing tips and resources to motorists on how...