British Columbia

Odds of another rate hike have fallen, BoC governing council agreed as they held rate

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council agreed the odds of another rate hike have decreased during its discussions ahead of the interest rate decision earlier this month. The Bank of Canada re...

Dec 20, 2023

No charges in B.C. 2022 Christmas Eve bus crash that left 4 dead

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from a bus crash on an icy highway in the province's Interior last Christmas Eve that killed four people. Ser...

Dec 20, 2023

B.C. secures largest civil forfeiture of its kind at $10 million

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says its civil forfeiture office has secured $10 million from a company that provided payment processing services for people found guilty or who are alleged ...

Dec 19, 2023

One arrested in B.C. police operation near three North Vancouver schools

VANCOUVER - One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. RCMP say officers responded to a report of an assault at around 5 a.m. ...

Dec 19, 2023

Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online due back in court in January

NEWMARKET, ONTARIO - The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to people who later took their own lives is due back in court next month. Kenneth Law briefly appeared in court by ...

Dec 19, 2023

Woman found dead under 'suspicious circumstance' at Metro Vancouver home

LADNER, B.C. - Police in Delta are calling the death of a woman "suspicious" after her body was found at a home in Metro Vancouver. They say officers were dispatched Monday just after 5 p.m. to a resi...

Dec 19, 2023

Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents' complaint against city

VANCOUVER - B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at Crab Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic surv...

Dec 18, 2023

University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor's degree in Nisga'a language

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga'a language fluency will be offered starting next September at the University of Northern British Columbia. A statement from the university ...

Greg Fry Dec 18, 2023

B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1700 block of Riverside Road, and the sect...

Dec 18, 2023

'My way of giving back': Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the First...

Dec 18, 2023