British Columbia

Recall against B.C. legislative member fails with missed deadline: Elections BC

VICTORIA - The British Columbia recall petition launched against Harwinder Sandhu, the member of the legislature for Vernon-Monashee, was a failure. Elections BC says in a statement the recall petitio...

Greg Fry Oct 12, 2022

Deaths of homeless people in B.C. rose by 75% in 2021: coroner

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says deaths of homeless people in the province jumped 75 per cent in 2021 compared with the year before. A preliminary report released by the service shows there we...

Oct 12, 2022

Man guilty of sextortion of B.C. teen Amanda Todd could seek concurrent term: Crown

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch national returns to British Columbia Supreme Court as his multi-day sentencing for child sexploitation resumes. The Crown is seeking a 12-year prison term for 44-year-o...

Oct 12, 2022

Invasion of the stink bugs: Pest thrives in British Columbia's warm October

VANCOUVER - An aromatic insect shaped like a shield is lurking around homes and feasting on stone fruits in parts of southern British Columbia. The brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species in C...

Oct 12, 2022

Vancouver housing strategies abound, but will a fractured council hinder next mayor?

VANCOUVER - Voters in Vancouver's municipal election have been met with an array of proposed solutions to the city's chronic housing unaffordability - but the same question looms over all the mayoral ...

Oct 12, 2022

Victoria man found dead in Spain, more than two months after going missing: police

VICTORIA - A Victoria man who disappeared in Spain in July has been found dead in that country. A statement from Victoria police says 67-year-old Scott Graham was last seen in Madrid. The statement sa...

Oct 11, 2022

Sentencing to begin for Dutch man guilty of harassment linked to death of B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first day of a scheduled four-day sentencing hearing begins in a British Columbia court for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd. Ay...

Oct 11, 2022

Westshore Terminals reaches tentative deal with union, work resumes at terminal

VANCOUVER - Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ending a strike that began last month. The company says...

Oct 11, 2022

An election, then a trial, poses unusual test for Surrey's Mayor McCallum

SURREY, B.C. - Incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum of Surrey, B.C., is facing consecutive challenges - one at the ballot box and the other in a courtroom. It's an unusual turn of events for McCallum, who wa...

Oct 11, 2022

B.C. Mounties arrest suspect in Coquitlam arson

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam say they have arrested a 57-year-old for suspected arson. Police said Friday that two people were inside a home when a fire broke out. They said the people were...

Oct 09, 2022