Category Archives: British Columbia

Killer Ibrahim Ali to be moved from psychiatric hospital to detention centre: judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be removed from the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has been held throughout his first-degree murder trial. ...
Jan 26, 2024

Is it time for a rethink of B.C.'s forest practices and policies?
PRINCE GEORGE - It's time to rethink forestry practices and policy, according to researchers at UBC. They looked at past hydrology studies and found that many severely and consistently underestimated ...
Jan 26, 2024

B.C. Health Minister announces appointment of new seniors advocate
VICTORIA - B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province's new seniors advocate is Dan Levitt, an adjunct professor of gerontology at Simon Fraser University and the head of a non-profit long-term...
Jan 26, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. to restrict cellphones in schools to protect kids from online harm
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of measures that Premier David Eby says will help protect young people from online threats. Eby says the ...
Jan 26, 2024

Rogers Sugar reaches tentative deal with Vancouver refinery workers
VANCOUVER - Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing workers at its Vancouver refinery. Details of the tentative deal were not immediately available. The...
Jan 26, 2024

B.C. Centre for Disease Control reports fourth flu-related death of child under 10
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting another influenza-related death of a child under 10. In its latest weekly update, the centre says the death was reported during the week of...
Jan 25, 2024

Eby announces 180 free treatment beds for people with addictions in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's disturbed by the record number of people who died in the province last year of illicit drug overdoses and recognizes they aren't doing enough t...
Jan 25, 2024

B.C. odour incidents spark questions around corporate ethics and communication
Vancouver resident Robert Ford was heading to a yoga class Sunday morning when he smelled an odour he likened to "semi-burnt fuel." As a member of council at his Kitsilano apartment building, he said ...
Jan 25, 2024

Is B.C.'s energy security at risk?
PRINCE GEORGE - Energy security is defined as the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price, but is BC's energy security at risk? BC has imported power when our grid has not ...
Jan 25, 2024

B.C. urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11-to-1 staff-youth ratio
VICTORIA - A new report has found that the number of young offenders in British Columbia has "dramatically decreased," putting the ratio of staff to youth in custody at almost 11-to-one. The report fr...
Jan 25, 2024