Category Archives: British Columbia

Inquest told interactions with caretaker in B.C. woman's death challenging at times
BURNABY, B.C. - A former co-ordinator at the homecare organization overseeing Florence Girard's care says interactions with the woman's caretaker grew more challenging before Girard's starvation death...
Jan 16, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Eby calls Trump tariffs 'economic war' that would cost B.C. $69 billion
British Columbia Premier David Eby says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has made a "declaration of economic war" on Canada and B.C. with his proposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Eby and F...
Jan 16, 2025

Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk
VANCOUVER - Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside the...
Jan 16, 2025

Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous 'overrepresentation'
The Victoria Police Department has released race-based data showing an "overrepresentation" of Indigenous people in cases involving police use of force over a six-year period. But the force says the o...
Jan 15, 2025

Professional association of B.C. bylaw workers releases cheeky top calls list
VANCOUVER - The professional association for B.C. bylaw workers says among its top 10 "interesting" calls received last year included a resident complaining about a neighbour "purposefully" flatulatin...
Jan 15, 2025

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier
VANCOUVER - Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate "corrective action" when it was made aware some products wer...
Jan 15, 2025

'Water's away': How Canadian helicopters and waterbombers are helping tame L.A. fires
A long line of fire and billowing smoke are seen through the helicopter's windshield as it swoops towards one of the several fires burning in the Los Angeles area. "Three, two, one, water's away," one...
Jan 15, 2025

B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector
B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could be "devastating" to the province's forestry sector. He says the provinc...
Jan 15, 2025

Forestry 'transition' sets off review of BC Timber Sales, province says
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The "significant pressures" on British Columbia's forest industry have prompted a review of BC Timber Sales, the organization that manages about 20 per cent of the annual allowab...
Jan 15, 2025

B.C. farmers challenge government order to cull ostrich herd over avian flu outbreak
British Columbia ostrich farmers ordered to cull a herd of 400 due to an avian flu outbreak are holding onto hope that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will change its mind before their kill date i...
Jan 15, 2025