Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. woman on the lam in $60,000 Alberta meat scam arrested in Ontario
THREE HILLS, Alta. - A B.C. woman charged in connection with a 60-thousand-dollar meat scam last year has been arrested in Ontario. RCMP say Krysta-Lyn Williams of Penticton, was arrested in Picton, O...
Dec 03, 2024

Crash on Trans Canada Highway kills two, seriously injures third near Ashcroft, B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia. The RCMP in Ashcroft, west of Kamloops, say they...
Dec 03, 2024

Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Security fencing is going up around BC Place stadium in preparation for the final days of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour this weekend, while dozens of Swifties gather near by to feel the vibe an...
Dec 03, 2024

Fourth deer in B.C. found with fatal chronic wasting disease
A fourth case of fatal chronic wasting disease has been found in a white-tailed deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region. The provincial Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says federal...
Dec 03, 2024

Man hurt in unprovoked stranger attack in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating an assault in downtown Vancouver where a stranger hit a man in the face in an unprovoked attack. Vancouver Police say the attack happened over the weekend on West ...
Dec 03, 2024

Dense fog from high-pressure system creates near-zero visibility in Vancouver area
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of near-zero visibility in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley areas of British Columbia as a high-pressure system brings dense fog. The weather agency says...
Dec 03, 2024

Vancouver home sales jump in November as more new listings keep prices steady: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver Realtors say the number of homes that changed hands in the region increased 28.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, as buyers continued to take advantage of ...
Dec 03, 2024

B.C. police discipline ruling voided because officer overseeing investigation retired
VANCOUVER - A disciplinary decision against a former Vancouver police sergeant, who was found to have improperly shared degrading messages about a colleague who was sexually assaulted, has been voided...
Dec 03, 2024

B.C. Securities Commission imposes $18 M in sanctions over crypto case
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission has imposed more than $18 million in sanctions on a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner who it says diverted customers' assets to gambl...
Dec 02, 2024

Heavy rain and snow pummel parts of B.C. as winter storms bring more warnings
Stormy weather in British Columbia has dropped more than 200 millimetres of rain on parts of the central coast and more than 70 centimetres of snow near the Alaska Panhandle. Environment Canada says m...
Dec 02, 2024