Category Archives: British Columbia
Province expands funding for Justice Institute of B.C. to add 96 police seats
NEW WESTMINSTER - Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the province is providing funding to add nearly 100 new training seats per class for police recruits at the Justice Institute of British Colu...
Oct 10, 2025
B.C. tables new law on closed meetings between First Nations and municipalities
VICTORIA - The president of the group representing local governments in British Columbia says she welcomes proposed changes that would make it easier for First Nations and municipalities to meet behin...
Oct 10, 2025
'It depends': Carney shifts stance on maintaining emissions cap
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions, suggesting his government might be open to scrapping...
Oct 10, 2025
Vancouver police search for suspect after three stabbed on Yaletown seawall
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say three people were stabbed along the Yaletown seawall and the female suspect remains at large. Police say they responded to calls about the stabbings at around 7:30 Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Here are the B.C. ministries, provincial agencies and roles affected by job action
About 26,000 members of two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers are participating in escalating job action as they push for pay increases in new contracts wit...
Oct 10, 2025
B.C.'s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
BURNABY - British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The BC General Employees' Union said in a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George increases to 9.4 per cent in September
PRINCE GEORGE - Tough news on the jobs front in Prince George.Statistics Canada says the year-over-year unemployment rate increased from 5.4 per cent in September 2024 to 9.4 per cent last month.Labou...
Oct 10, 2025
Woman attacked by bear while walking dog in Squamish, B.C., wildlife area
SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service is warning residents after a bear attack this week in the Squamish area north of Vancouver. The service says a woman was walking her dog in t...
Oct 10, 2025
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter even...
Oct 09, 2025
153 people died in July, 149 in August from unregulated drugs in B.C.: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service say 153 people died in July from unregulated toxic drugs and another 149 deaths occurred in August. Those numbers are up slightly from the previous two m...
Oct 09, 2025