Category Archives: British Columbia

PRINCE GEORGE - The jobless rate in Prince George stayed locked in at 3.8 per cent in April, significantly lower than the provincial rate of 5.4 per cent. The provincial rate increased from 5.1 per ce...

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reports that its first-quarter profit increased compared with a year ago as its revenue climbed more than six per cent. The telecom company has also raised its quarterly divide...

VANCOUVER - A plane crash in Ontario that killed an alleged hit man also claimed the life of a man believed to be linked to a separate murder plot. A warrant for the arrest of Duncan Howard Bailey was...

VANCOUVER - Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at ...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has launched an investigation into a surge in crime connected to repeat offenders in the province.The province, in co-operation with the BC Urban Mayors' Caucus, has hir...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has hired two experts to investigate and report on how best to prevent cycles of crime involving prolific offenders and those who commit random violent attac...

VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says founder and chief executive Brian Hill is stepping down from the role after leading the clothing retailer for 38 years. The Vancouver-based company, which went public in ...

VANCOUVER - Jenn Dawkins remembers the spring day in 2016 when she joined four other female firefighters at British Columbia's legislature to lobby for the inclusion of breast cancer as a presumed occ...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Mounties say a piano teacher in Kelowna, B.C., has been charged with sexual crimes against a child and there could be more victims or people who can help their investigation. Police sa...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province has almost caught up with the backlog of surgeries from the pandemic and weather events while it sets new targets to whittle down the ex...