British Columbia

Cybersecurity standards emerging in Canada as ransomware business booms

The ransomware business is booming in Canada. Recent victims have included large corporations such as retailer London Drugs, as well as the City of Hamilton, Ont., and the government of Newfoundland a...

Jun 05, 2024

Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates

SURREY, B.C. - LGBTQ+ advocates in British Columbia say some in their communities are confused and disappointed by the political defection of legislator Elenore Sturko to the BC Conservatives, whose p...

Jun 04, 2024

As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning

VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...

Jun 04, 2024

Privacy commissioners investigate B.C. firm that does background checks for landlords

OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...

Jun 04, 2024

B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist

BURNABY, B.C. - The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or ne...

Jun 04, 2024

B.C. organ donor project aims to reduce kidney rejection with better matches

VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have set their sights on virtually eliminating organ rejection by using advanced genetic testing to better match patients with kidney donors. Dr. Paul Keown...

Jun 04, 2024

Vancouver home sales fall nearly 20 per cent in May as inventory continues to climb

VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in May fell 19.9 per cent from the previous year as more new properties continued to hit the market. Great...

Jun 04, 2024

'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...

Jun 03, 2024

'An earthquake': Two BC United MLAs defect to BC Conservatives

PRINCE GEORGE - There have been seismic shifts in B.C. politics over the last few days, with two BC United MLA's crossing the floor to the BC Conservatives.First, it was Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Caribo...

Jun 03, 2024

B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...

Jun 03, 2024