Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver begins process of closing homeless encampment at Crab Park
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's park board says it has begun the process of closing the homeless encampment that has been in place at a local park since 2021. The park board says it is talking directly with e...
Oct 23, 2024
Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment
VANCOUVER - A coalition of Jewish organizations says it is "deeply alarmed" by a rising tide of antisemitism at the University of British Columbia in recent weeks. A joint statement sent out by six gr...
Oct 23, 2024
Family is 'distraught' in search for missing man along B.C.'s Coquitlam River
The daughter of a man missing after taking a walk along the Coquitlam River remains hopeful her dad will be found alive four days after he disappeared. Jessica Belding says her family is "distraught" ...
Oct 23, 2024
Police watchdog called after fatal shooting in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say they've notified the provincial police watchdog after a confrontation that left one man dead and an officer injured. Penticton RC...
Oct 23, 2024
'Alarming': Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas
CALGARY - A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern. The report, released Wednesday, is the first update on radon exposure...
Oct 23, 2024
Furstenau to speak as prospects loom for minority government in B.C.
VICTORIA - Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is set to meet the media for the first time since British Columbia's indecisive election on Saturday, amid speculation about a possible minority government. The...
Oct 23, 2024
Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of ...
Oct 23, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Two people confirmed killed when Vancouver Island road washed out
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the body of a second person has been found inside their vehicle after a road washed away amid pouring rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Police say two vehicles ...
Oct 22, 2024
Youth arrested after alleged threat of school shooting in Richmond, B.C., police say
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say a youth has been arrested after a report of online threats against a school in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond, B.C. RCMP say the Richmond School District contact...
Oct 22, 2024
B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day
Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season. The health ministry says ...
Oct 22, 2024