British Columbia

Locked out Rogers Communications workers in B.C. ratify five-year contract

BURNABY, B.C. - Nearly 300 Rogers Communications workers have voted strongly in favour of a new contract, ending a company lockout that began two weeks ago. The United Steelworkers union Local 1944, U...

Nov 21, 2023

B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...

Nov 21, 2023

Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's "hard to understand" why other politicians still believe in relying on the private sector to deliver affordable housing and instead it's time f...

Nov 21, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali's lawyers call no evidence in B.C. murder trial

VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyers have told the jury in his first-degree murder trial they will not be calling any evidence in defence of allegations he sexually assaulted and killed a 13-year-old gir...

Nov 21, 2023

Victoria Police warn pedestrians of cougar roaming near downtown

VICTORIA - Police are warning pedestrians about an adult cougar roaming near downtown Victoria, telling them to avoid the area this morning. Victoria Police say on social media the cougar was spotted ...

Nov 21, 2023

Mayor of Surrey, B.C., announces constitutional challenge over policing

SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says the city will mount a constitutional challenge to the province's appointment of an administrator to take over the police board and oversee the transition...

Nov 20, 2023

After trying to buck trend, newspaper founded with Ralph Nader's succumbs to financial woes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - After trying to buck a national trend of media closures and downsizing, a small Connecticut newspaper founded earlier this year with Ralph Nader's help has succumbed to financia...

Nov 20, 2023

CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process...

Nov 20, 2023

Police watchdog called to investigate man's death in Dawson Creek, B.C.

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Mounties in northeastern British Columbia say one man is dead after exchanging gunfire with police and barricading himself inside an apartment overnight. Officers found the man de...

Nov 19, 2023

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. convention

VICTORIA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh took political swings at both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre today at a convention for British Columbia Pre...

Nov 19, 2023