Category Archives: British Columbia

New $1.4M fund aims to bring more veterinarians to rural B.C.
VICTORIA - A new program is offering up to $25,000 to help clinics attract more veterinarians to the rural British Columbia. Businesses can apply for a portion of the $1.4 million recruitment and rete...
Dec 12, 2024

More than 40 vehicles vandalized in Nanaimo, B.C., in one night
NANAIMO, B.C. - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses or camera footage that may help them pinpoint the person, or people, involved in the vandalism of dozens of vehicles over several hours. A...
Dec 12, 2024

New conservation area announced for Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - Another piece of the puzzle for conservation efforts along the Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C. is in place. Nature Conservancy Canada says wildlife including grizzly bear numbers have ...
Dec 12, 2024

B.C. semi driver hits four cars, now faces drunk driving charges: police
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police are recommending criminal charges of impaired driving against the driver of a semi truck that hit four vehicles in a Metro Vancouver city. A statement from BC Highway Pat...
Dec 11, 2024

Quebec police arrest five men in connection with three killings in 2023, 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec police say they've arrested five men in connection with three killings over the last 18 months in Montreal and in a suburb just east of the city. Montreal police and Quebec provincia...
Dec 11, 2024

B.C. falls behind in meeting needs of seniors as population grows, says advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt says in a report that despite some inv...
Dec 11, 2024

Public inquiry called into conduct of Vancouver police in Myles Gray's beating death
VICTORIA - A public hearing will be held to examine the conduct of seven Vancouver police officers in the beating death of Myles Gray, with Police Complaint Commissioner Prabhu Rajan saying there is "...
Dec 11, 2024

B.C. First Nation to develop salmon hatchery with Fisheries Department
VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot'in National Government in British Columbia says it has formed a "historic partnership" with the federal Fisheries Department to develop a permanent salmon conservation hatcher...
Dec 11, 2024

Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order
VANCOUVER - The union representing British Columbia port supervisors in a dispute with their employers has applied for a judicial review of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon's decision last mon...
Dec 10, 2024

Passenger from B.C. had 10 kg of Christmas-wrapped meth: New Zealand border agency
VANCOUVER - New Zealand's border agency says a woman is in custody after arriving on a flight from Vancouver with more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents. The New Zeala...
Dec 10, 2024