Category Archives: British Columbia

Defence lawyer in trial of escaped B.C. inmate says Crown did not prove guilt
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of an escaped inmate says the jury must acquit his client because the evidence doesn't align with the prosecution's theory of even...
Dec 13, 2022

Sticking with RCMP would save Surrey, B.C., $235 million: report
SURREY, B.C. - City council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to send a plan to the province to keep the RCMP as its police force, saying it would save $235 million over five years. Mayor Brenda Locke, who c...
Dec 13, 2022

Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information
VANCOUVER - The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were "inseparable," and proves the pair planned their attack...
Dec 12, 2022

ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the provincial auto insurer is applying for a two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance to help alleviate some of the high cost-of-living pressures on British Col...
Dec 12, 2022

Bank of Canada governor warns geopolitical trends could make inflation fight harder
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the bank was surprised this year how the combination of large supply chain shocks and an overheated economy would play out on inflation. He says R...
Dec 12, 2022

Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in Febr...
Dec 12, 2022

BC Children's prepared to double-bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season
VANCOUVER - BC Children's Hospital has approved double-bunking patients in single-occupancy rooms as it tries to cope with an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses. A memo obtained by The Cana...
Dec 12, 2022

ICBC announce two-year rate freeze
NORTH VANCOUVER - The provincial government has announced a two year rate freeze at ICBC. Premier David Eby says it will help British Columbians with the high cost of living and says the move was made...
Dec 12, 2022

'It is your new normal': Canada's aging work force root of national labour shortage
VANCOUVER - When Dan Gallagher looks around his company, he sees a lot of retirement parties in his future.While it's not something he formally tracks, the CEO of Mikisew Group - a Fort McMurray, Alta...
Dec 11, 2022

Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
Dec 11, 2022