Category Archives: British Columbia
Daughters relieved as trio convicted of murdering parents in B.C. home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - Arnold and Joanne De Jong spent their last night alive surrounded by family, not knowing that three men who had done cleaning work on their property in of Abbotsford, B.C., would later in...
May 08, 2026
Canadian union wants federal scrutiny of EA sale over national security risks
TORONTO - A Canadian union wants federal scrutiny of a takeover of one of the world's biggest video game makers by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a private equity firm owned by U.S. Presiden...
May 08, 2026
Eleven people arrested in B.C. illegal gambling house investigation
MAPLE RIDGE - Police in British Columbia have arrested 11 people in connection with an illegal gambling house in Metro Vancouver. Investigators say they began looking into the suspected gaming operati...
May 07, 2026
British Columbia to let midwives prescribe abortion pill and other drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is giving midwives the ability to prescribe abortion pill Mifegymiso and other drugs, in an expansion of their scope of practice. The province says the changes will make it...
May 07, 2026
B.C. invests $1 million in 'lightning reduction' technology in bid to reduce fires
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new technology from a Vancouver company that aims to both predict and prevent lightning that may trigger wild...
May 07, 2026
Tumbler Ridge school, site of mass shooting, to be torn down and rebuilt on new site
VICTORIA - The school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where students were killed in a mass shooting in February will be torn down and rebuilt on a new site. Premier David Eby said Thursday that the decision b...
May 07, 2026
Independents branded 'NDP farm team' for helping shut down FOI debate
VICTORIA - Two former B.C. Conservatives now sitting as Independents say they voted with their consciences when they helped the governing NDP shut down debate on changes to freedom of information rule...
May 07, 2026
Foreign national arrested in Surrey, B.C., over shooting linked to extortion
SURREY - A foreign national with no status in Canada has been arrested in Surrey, B.C., over a shooting last month that's believed to be linked to extortion. Surrey police say the Canada Border Servic...
May 07, 2026
Bell CEO 'confident' in lofty revenue targets as it doubles down on AI data centres
Bell Canada's parent company has upped its revenue target for its growing AI business by a third as it moves forward with plans to build a cluster of data centres, while assuring it will maintain "res...
May 07, 2026
Metro Vancouver fined $170,000 after worker hurt in 'high-risk' water main operation
NEW WESTMINSTER - Metro Vancouver has been fined about $170,000 after a worker was seriously injured during "high-risk violations" while working on a water main in New Westminster two years ago. WorkS...
May 07, 2026