Category Archives: British Columbia
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posts net profit of US$762 million in its second quarter
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posted a net profit of US$762 million in its latest quarter as the acute transportation challenges facing the company in recent quarters showed signs of improve...
Jul 27, 2022
B.C. teenager pushed back against online extortionist, Crown attorney tells jury
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt...
Jul 27, 2022
Two people arrested in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik: homicide team
SURREY, B.C. - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik, the man acquitted in 2005 for bombings aimed at Air India jets that killed 331 people, w...
Jul 27, 2022
Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a woman they describe as "vulnerable" has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set it on fire. A statement from police says it happened at...
Jul 27, 2022
Teck Resources posts record quarterly profit amid soaring commodity prices
VANCOUVER - High commodity prices boosted Teck Resources Ltd.'s balance sheet as the mining company posted a record quarterly profit more than five times higher than the same period last year. The Van...
Jul 27, 2022
Police release photos of gunman and seek witnesses to shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have released photographs of a 28-year-old gunman, as they seek witnesses to Monday's shooting rampage in Langley, B.C., that left two victims dead and two wounded. The photos s...
Jul 26, 2022
Gaps remain in involuntary psychiatric admission compliance, says B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA - A report says three-year-old recommendations to protect the legal rights of people involuntarily admitted to psychiatric facilities in British Columbia are still not being adequately implem...
Jul 26, 2022
Sex charges stayed in case of former B.C. Indigenous leader Edward John
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John. The de...
Jul 26, 2022
Crown begins closing argument in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown and defence counsel have finished calling evidence in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd b...
Jul 26, 2022
Salvage work begins to remove barge stuck for months on Vancouver beach
VANCOUVER - Work is finally underway in Vancouver's English Bay to remove a huge barge that has been washed up on the beach for eight months. A company has begun drilling piles into the shoreline to a...
Jul 26, 2022