Category Archives: British Columbia
Mischief trial set to start for Doug McCallum, outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in...
Oct 31, 2022
Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say five people were stabbed in less than an hour early Sunday as Halloween partiers flooded the city's entertainment zones. Sgt. Steve Addison says all five victims we...
Oct 30, 2022
Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, w...
Oct 29, 2022
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022
Urgent recommendation calls for inspection of Canadian-made De Havilland Otter planes
VANCOUVER - Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state...
Oct 28, 2022
New storm approaches B.C., as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than 100,000 customers blacked out during the first powerful storm of British Columbia's late-arriving fall, but forecasters...
Oct 28, 2022
Michelin Guide lands in Vancouver with eight stars for eight eateries
VANCOUVER - The Michelin Guide has deemed eight Vancouver restaurants each worthy of one of its prestigious culinary stars. The Parisian ode to gastronomy revealed its second Canadian edition at a gal...
Oct 27, 2022
B.C. wife of ISIS fighter is released on bail, pending peace bond hearing
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria this week after marrying an ISIS fighter has been granted bail pending a peace bond hearing. Ki...
Oct 27, 2022
Windstorm brings widespread power outages and damage
PRINCE GEORGE - Thursday morning brought strong winds, later followed by some much needed rain. What was not needed was the power outages and damages caused by the winds, which were peaking at 90 kilo...
Oct 27, 2022
New B.C. premier David Eby to be sworn in Nov. 18
VICTORIA - David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin on Nov. 18, the office of outgoing leader John Horgan has announced. The Office of the Premier says in ...
Oct 27, 2022