Category Archives: British Columbia

NDP's Singh says his caucus is united, after backlash to punishment of MP
BURNABY, B.C. - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus is united behind him, despite recent discord over his decision to punish a veteran member of Parliament. After a backlash, Singh revers...
Mar 29, 2018

Police watchdog clears RCMP in shooting death of gunman in B.C.
VANCOUVER - An investigation that British Columbia’s police watchdog acknowledges took an “unfortunate” length of time has cleared an officer in the shooting death of a fugitive gunm...
Mar 29, 2018

Ancient B.C. footprints confirmed as earliest known in North America
VANCOUVER - Buried deep below a sandy beach and pressed into soft clay, footprints from an ancient time hold clues to life for some of North America’s early humans. At least 29 footprints have b...
Mar 29, 2018

Matthew Good remains in hospital recovering from pneumonia, pulls out of BC show
EDMONTON - Rocker Matthew Good has pulled out of a concert in Prince George, B.C., as he continues to recover in an Edmonton hospital after collapsing onstage Tuesday night. Good, who was being treate...
Mar 29, 2018

Retirees, out-of-province residents calling B.C. 'speculator tax' unfair
VANCOUVER - When Rick Smith’s son decided to move from Yukon to Victoria for college he bought him a condominium to avoid high rents, but a new provincial tax means the property may turn out to ...
Mar 29, 2018

Victoria-based AggregateIQ Data Services denies link to Facebook data scandal
VANCOUVER - A small Victoria, B.C.-based tech firm has found itself mired in a privacy scandal unfolding in Europe as it faces accusations that it played a role in influencing Britain’s vote to ...
Mar 29, 2018
Former Vancouver detective pleads guilty to sexual exploitation, other charges
SURREY, B.C. - The Crown says a former Vancouver police detective constable has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation and breach of trust charges. Crown prosecutor Winston Sayson says James Fisher ple...
Mar 28, 2018

Vancouver mayor to apologize to residents of Chinese descent for past wrongs
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will formally apologize next month for past discrimination against residents of Chinese descent. The apology will acknowledge the wrongdoings of past legislation, regu...
Mar 28, 2018

Organ-donors registrations up by 125,000 in one year after ICBC campaign
VANCOUVER – A new program encouraging customers of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to register as organ donors have boosted the donor list by more than 15 percent in one year. The ...
Mar 28, 2018
Vancouver police say boy allegedly abducted by mother found in Arizona
Vancouver police say a nine-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his mother has been found safe near Phoenix, Ariz. Police say Shawana Chaudhary shares custody of her son with his father and the pair ha...
Mar 28, 2018