British Columbia

B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

VICTORIA - B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner has called a public hearing into the death of a woman who was struck by plastic bullets fired by Victoria police on Christmas Day 2019. A...

Oct 05, 2023

B.C. sets out law to ban use of illegal drugs in many public places

VICTORIA - British Columbia is setting out new rules as it attempts to navigate a way to curb the overdose crisis with drug decriminalization. Possession of small amounts of many illicit drugs was dec...

Oct 05, 2023

Proposed legislation will restrict drug use in public spaces

BRITISH COLUMBIA-New proposed provincial legislation will create clear rules regarding public drug use and enable police to redirect to safer spaces where they can be connected to health-care services...

Oct 05, 2023

Self-employment pulls back as younger Canadians shy away from entrepreneurship: RBC

TORONTO - Younger Canadians don't want to be their own bosses, intensifying the slowdown in entrepreneurship in Canada, according to a new RBC report. The decline in the self-employment rate is also b...

Oct 05, 2023

Long-necked marine reptile from 80 million years ago to become B.C.'s fossil emblem

VICTORIA - A large, fierce-looking marine reptile with huge teeth that swam 80 million years ago in waters over what is now Vancouver Island could soon be British Columbia's fossil emblem after a five...

Oct 04, 2023

Vancouver housing market more balanced after spring and summer slowdown: board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says a jump in new listings is helping to bring some balance back to the region's housing market. The board says September sales totalled 1,926, ...

Oct 04, 2023

Halifax waives property taxes owed by residents of historically Black community

HALIFAX - The Halifax region has waived back taxes owed by three property owners in North Preston, a predominantly African Nova Scotian community where Black settlers weren't given clear title to thei...

Oct 04, 2023

4 Prince George RCMP members to attend funeral for fallen RCMP Cst. Rick O'Brien

PRINCE GEORGE - Some local representation for the procession and funeral service for RCMP Cst. Rick O'Brien in Langley Wednesday.Prince George RCMP Cpl. Jenn Cooper says four members of the Prince Geo...

Oct 04, 2023

Accident at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver kills heavy equipment operator

VANCOUVER - An industrial accident at the Cypress Mountain Resort in West Vancouver has killed one person. West Vancouver police say it happened Monday. They say the operator of a front-end loader was...

Oct 04, 2023

Funeral for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien, 51, killed while serving search warrant

LANGLEY, B.C. - A regimental funeral, including a procession and final salute, will be held for RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien today in Langley, B.C. O'Brien, who was 51, died Sept. 22 while he and other of...

Oct 04, 2023