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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 10, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 09, 2025
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...
The Canadian Press Oct 09, 2025