Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. RCMP arrest man after short standoff along Highway 1
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a man was arrested after a short standoff with police along Highway 1 over the weekend. RCMP say officers attended a call for a single-vehicle inci...
Nov 11, 2024
B.C. veteran, 101, recalls danger, discipline of war, as Vancouver cenotaph turns 100
Second World War veteran Percival Smith says he entered the British Merchant Navy as a teenager and came out as a man, going home to a family that he "couldn't even recognize" after the war Smith, 101...
Nov 11, 2024
'I get goosebumps': Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence Monday in St. John's, N.L., and throngs of people along the city's two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed the...
Nov 11, 2024
Surrey police transition deal still in works, less than three weeks before handover
The Surrey Police Service is less than three weeks from taking over from the RCMP to manage policing in British Columbia's second most populous municipality, but there's still no deal on how responsib...
Nov 11, 2024
From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case
A B.C. teen has a suspected case of H5N1 avian flu - the first known human to acquire the virus in Canada. The provincial government said on the weekend that B.C.'s chief veterinarian and public healt...
Nov 11, 2024
Ottawa urges return to table after B.C. port dispute talks break down
VANCOUVER - The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after mediated talks broke off on Saturday, the first of three scheduled days. A sta...
Nov 11, 2024
Twin port shutdowns risk more damage to Canadian economy: business groups
Business groups are raising concerns about the broad effects of another round of labour disruptions in the transport sector as Canada faces shutdowns at its two biggest ports. Canadian Manufacturers &...
Nov 11, 2024
Environment Canada issues snow, fog and rain advisories across B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued rainfall advisories along B.C.'s west coast with the highest amounts expected around Metro Vancouver. It says downpours of up to 70 millimetres are expected i...
Nov 11, 2024
Environment Canada warns of possible damage as 'intense' storm approaches B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says heavy rain and winds could cause power outages on Vancouver Island as an "intense" storm system is set to hit the B.C. coast today. The weather agency has issued wi...
Nov 10, 2024
Liberals to face third test in federal byelection in British Columbia next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced voters in Cloverdale-Langley City will pick their next member of Parliament on Dec. 16. The byelection in British Columbia will be a third test for the...
Nov 10, 2024