Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The union for locked-out port workers in British Columbia says the BC Maritime Employers Association cut off talks in less than an hour Saturday, refusing to budge on a final offer that th...

A labour dispute continues to paralyze cargo shipping at British Columbia ports, and the union for locked-out workers is accusing employers of abruptly ending contract talks early. The International L...

British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a...

VANCOUVER - Former B.C. judge Randall (Bud) Wong remembers getting out of bed early one morning when he was five to greet his uncle at the train station in Vancouver at the end of the Second World War...

The Royal Canadian Legion says a new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon is helping boost its veterans' fund, and will hopefully expand its donor base in the digital world. Since the Oct. 25 laun...

VANCOUVER - Contract negotiations resume today in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia's ports since Monday. The BC Maritime Employers Associat...

SURREY, B.C. - Police say an officer in Surrey, B.C., was stabbed during an arrest linked to a vehicle theft investigation. RCMP say officers working on a number of alleged motor vehicle thefts found ...

KITIMAT, B.C. - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has downgraded a flood warning for the province's north coast after what it describes as a strong atmospheric river event this week. A high str...

SOOKE, B.C. - Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads. The Mi...

VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labour dispute that triggered a lockout at British Columbia's ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this wee...