Category Archives: British Columbia

Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, B.C., courthouse, including nearby Do...
Jan 08, 2025

Mounties seize 171,000 packs of illicit cigarettes in Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say officers have seized more than $1.7 million worth of contraband tobacco after executing a search warrant at a property in Langford. West Shore RCMP sa...
Jan 08, 2025

Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, B.C., and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended. New Westminster Police s...
Jan 07, 2025

Special prosecutor appointed in case involving relative of B.C. provincial judge
VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says it has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving a person related to a provincial court judge. It says senior lawyer Chris Johnson was chosen in ord...
Jan 07, 2025

B.C. woman already banned from midwifery is charged after infant dies
LADYSMITH, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who describes herself as a childbirth advocate has been charged with manslaughter after police say an infant she helped deliver died days after its birth. RC...
Jan 07, 2025

Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules
OLIVER, B.C. - A winery in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules. Immigration, Refugees...
Jan 07, 2025

David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Eby ...
Jan 07, 2025

B.C. wineries again allowed to sell direct-to-consumer in Alberta
VANCOUVER - British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers this week, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer. T...
Jan 07, 2025

Trail closed in Nanaimo, B.C., for public safety after 'aggressive' cougar sightings
NANAIMO, B.C. - The Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia says it's temporarily closing a hiking trail due to the presence of an "aggressive" cougar. It cites public safety in a notice post...
Jan 07, 2025

GFL Environmental selling majority stake in environmental services business
VAUGHAN, Ont. - GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to sell a majority interest in its environmental services business to private equity firms Apollo and BC Partners in an agreement that will see...
Jan 07, 2025