British Columbia

B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matching inflation with 6.9% hike

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that the government says fulfils a promise to tie the benchmark pay level to inflation. The new minimum wage kicks i...

Apr 05, 2023

B.C. raising minimum wage by 6.9%

VICTORIA - Good news for those living on the poverty line.British Columbia's NDP government is raising the minimum wage by 6.9 per cent to $16.75 per hour on June 1."Having a minimum wage that keeps u...

Apr 05, 2023

Man pleads not guilty to murdering 13-year-old Marrisa Shen, of Burnaby, B.C.

VANCOUVER - A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago repeatedly denied killing the girl as his trial started. Ibrahim Ali pleaded not guilty and told the jur...

Apr 05, 2023

Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police have dispatched officers to a tent encampment on the city's Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. The City of Vancouver says it has asked police to help...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

SURREY, B.C. - Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. ...

Apr 05, 2023

Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital

SURREY, B.C. - The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C., bus on Saturday has returned home from hospital after his throat was slashed in an attack a family member says could have...

Apr 04, 2023

Province announces new staffing model for nurses across BC

PRINCE GEORGE - A major announcement for nurses and health care in B.C. was disclosed today, with the provincial government announcing that they, the BC Nurses' Union and the Nurses' Bargaining Associ...

Apr 04, 2023

B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio

VICTORIA - British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the...

Apr 04, 2023

$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock

VICTORIA - Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he's sure he won't be back for another tax season. He doesn't have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on...

Apr 04, 2023

Police watchdog clears Williams Lake officers after 2022 death in Boitanio Park

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a pair of police officers after a man's death in Boitanio Park last summer.In a news release, the Independent Investigations of B.C. (IIO) says...

Apr 04, 2023