Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Ferry Services Board says it has ousted its president and CEO, effective immediately amid staffing shortages and ferry cancellations. A statement from the publicly owne...
Jul 22, 2022
Man on trial for first-degree murder escapes from Metro Vancouver jail
VANCOUVER - An inmate has escaped from a pretrial holding facility in Metro Vancouver and RCMP say he is considered dangerous and should not be approached. A statement from police says Rabih Alkhalil,...
Jul 22, 2022
Armed and dangerous - Suspect in Chilliwack fatal shootings on the loose
CHILLIWACK - The suspect in a double fatal shooting Thursday (July 21) in Chilliwack remains at large. 50-year-old Eric John Shestalo is suspected in the shooting deaths of two women. A man was also s...
Jul 21, 2022
Minister announces coroner's inquest into Vancouver hotel fire deaths
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s public safety minister has announced a coroner's inquest into the deaths of two people in a fire at the Winters Hotel in downtown Vancouver in April. Mike Farnworth says in a statem...
Jul 21, 2022
No suspense yet in NDP provincial leader race
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a couple of days ago when Attorney General David Eby announced he was running to become the next provincial leader of the NDP, and premier of the province. Since then he has run...
Jul 21, 2022
Environment Ministry to help Vancouver Island golf course get rid of pesky pigs
VICTORIA - Conservation officers are preparing to round up feral pigs on a golf course whose operators say the animals have caused thousands of dollars in damage. Cowichan Golf Club's head pro, Norm J...
Jul 21, 2022
B.C. ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA, citing human rights
VICTORIA - British Columbia is ending an arrangement with Canada Border Services Agency to hold immigration detainees in provincial correctional centres, saying the arrangement doesn't align with its ...
Jul 21, 2022
B.C. announces consumer protection policy for homebuyers in competitive market
VICTORIA - British Columbia has announced a mandatory three-day period to allow homebuyers time to arrange an inspection and take other important steps like securing financing in a high-pressure real ...
Jul 21, 2022
Kamloops realtor suspended after being caught on camera drinking milk from client's fridge
KAMLOOPS - Lyska Fullerton was left reeling after reviewing her home security footage.The Ring camera caught local realtor Mike Rose preparing her home for a showing on Saturday (July 16). While he's ...
Jul 21, 2022
More doctors across Canada should prescribe safer drugs to reduce overdoses: minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs instead of fearing they will be investigated b...
Jul 20, 2022