Category Archives: British Columbia
TransLink says ridership recovery outpacing other North American systems
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says its recovery of ridership that plummeted during the pandemic has been stronger than many other North American transit networks, ...
May 25, 2022
Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious contents that led to the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon has been released from cus...
May 25, 2022
Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance
VICTORIA - British Columbia has extended the deadline to apply for recovery help for farmers hit by last fall's devastating floods. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food says farmers w...
May 25, 2022
Trevali says bodies of four missing workers found, four more still missing
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says the bodies of four workers missing since its Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded last month have been found. Four other workers remain missing. The Canadian minin...
May 25, 2022
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a fundraising dinner on Tuesday evening after two speakers at the event said protesters hurled racial slurs at the mos...
May 24, 2022
Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to 'threat'
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport's website Tuesday afterno...
May 24, 2022
Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a body has been recovered by emergency crews in a lake near Nanaimo. Mounties say in a statement they believe the man drowned while swimming in Long Lake t...
May 24, 2022
Police-involved shooting in Surrey leaves woman injured: B.C. RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a woman was shot and injured during a confrontation with police in Surrey this afternoon. Mounties say they responded to reports of a woman with a weapon ar...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza in small flocks - one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. A statemen...
May 24, 2022