British Columbia

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 28, 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 him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia in&nbs...

Aug 28, 2019

B.C. father accused of killing daughters denies stabbing self in throat, chest

VANCOUVER - The Crown suggested Tuesday that a Vancouver Island father accused of killing his daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 hesitated before stabbing himself in the throat. Crown attorn...

Aug 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Split emerges in Chinese-Canadian community amid protests

VANCOUVER - Images of police using rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters in Hong Kong in early June spurred Joel Wan to pick up the phone and call the United Nations human rights office from ...

Aug 28, 2019

'They want all that:' Girls becoming more involved in gang violence in B.C.

VANCOUVER - As gang unit officers for the Vancouver police, detectives Sandy Avelar and Anisha Parhar often pull over boys and men in flashy cars with drugs and guns in the glove compartment. But they...

Aug 28, 2019

How many calories in a drink? Researchers say alcohol labels should spell it out

VICTORIA - A study suggests the average Canadian drinker receives more than one-tenth of their daily recommended calories from alcoholic beverages, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the label. ...

Aug 28, 2019

Oklahoma opioid ruling could pressure pharma companies to settle in B.C.: expert

VANCOUVER - An expert in medicine and law says an Oklahoma court ruling that found Johnson & Johnson helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the company to pay US$572 million will indi...

Greg Fry Aug 27, 2019

Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death

VANCOUVER - The father of a suspected killer at the centre of a nationwide manhunt is trying to access a video described as his son's "last will and testament," the man's lawyer said Sunday. Alan...

Aug 27, 2019

New curriculum for kids heading back to school

VICTORIA-Students going back to school this September will benefit from the new K-12 curriculum redesign.According to a media release from the Ministry of Education the new curriculum is personalized ...

Aug 27, 2019

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