British Columbia

Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake

VICTORIA - Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre. John Cassidy, a se...

Dec 17, 2023

B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Officials in Cranbrook, B.C., say the city's transfer station for garbage and recycling was "intentionally" set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight. A st...

Dec 17, 2023

'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...

Dec 17, 2023

People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing h...

Dec 16, 2023

Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving. Vict...

Dec 15, 2023

Northern Health expands home support in Quesnel

QUESNEL-Residents living in Quesenel will benefit from the expansion of 24/7 home support with coverage by a team of eight people on day shift and four in the evenings. Additionally, Quesnel has two c...

Dec 15, 2023

Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident at Coquitlam, B.C., detachment

VICTORIA - An RCMP officer has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in the Coquitlam, British Columbia, detachment a year ago. The BC Prosecution Service says in a release that Sgt. Ant...

Dec 15, 2023

$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has reached a funding deal with the City of Vancouver that could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade. Trudeau, atten...

Dec 15, 2023

Rogers Sugar strike at impasse, company says as it pauses talks with union

VANCOUVER - Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the company's latest offer. Workers at the refinery have ...

Dec 15, 2023

52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu

VANCOUVER - More than 50 poultry farms in British Columbia have been infected with avian flu since October, but animal health officials say that rate is slowing as the fall migration of wild birds end...

Dec 14, 2023