Category Archives: British Columbia
BC backtracks on LNG 'net-zero' carbon pollution rules
The BC government's quiet rollback of carbon pollution rules for proposed LNG projects undermines provincial net-zero promises, says a Green Party MLA.Last month, Adrian Dix, minister of energy and cl...
Apr 27, 2025
Death toll increases to 11 in ramming attack on Vancouver Filipino festival
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's interim police chief says the death toll in the ramming attack on a Filipino community festival on Saturday has increased to 11. Steve Rai says dozens more are injured and the ...
Apr 27, 2025
Nine dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say nine people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city's Filipino community Saturday night, leaving a trail of debris...
Apr 26, 2025
Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to...
Apr 26, 2025
Man dies after car jumps curb, crashes into seven vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just be...
Apr 26, 2025
Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, fi...
Apr 26, 2025
Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine's tailings dam
VANCOUVER - A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold. The Xa...
Apr 25, 2025
Vancouver fire investigation determines blaze may have been 'intentionally set'
VANCOUVER - Police say a fire that burned two businesses in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday may have been intentionally set. Spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that information received ...
Apr 25, 2025
Pace of rent increases slows, but housing costs still rising in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The pace of rent increases in Metro Vancouver slowed last year compared with 2023 and the rental stock is growing, but the regional district says homelessness continues to rise and the wai...
Apr 25, 2025
Vancouver Police Board says report on complaint of arrest quotas coming in June
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crack down on crime in the Downtown Eastside will be delivered in June....
Apr 24, 2025