British Columbia

Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found

KELOWNA, B.C. - The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as mem...

Jul 14, 2021

Warning about aggressive coyotes after toddler attacked, bitten, in Stanley Park

VANCOUVER - A two-year-old girl is recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by a coyote while walking through Stanley Park, in Vancouver. The Conservation Officer Service says it happened ar...

Jul 14, 2021

Nanaimo vet clinics strained by labour shortage

NANAIMO - A long time employee of a south Nanaimo veterinary clinic says more professionals are required to care for sick and injured pets.Erika Boulet, manager of Petroglyph Animal Hospital, said Nan...

Jul 14, 2021

Downtown Nanaimo cooling centre to stay open

NANAIMO - A cooling centre for the vulnerable hasn't closed as planned. The space at the 7-10 Club in the Community Service Building on the corner of Prideaux St. and Fitzwilliam St. was used as a rep...

Jul 13, 2021

Convention centre repurposed as COVID field hospital to close in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The makeshift hospital at the Vancouver Convention Centre, which was repurposed with COVID-19 overflow beds, is being shut down without ever taking patients. Vancouver Coastal Health says ...

Jul 13, 2021

Aritzia swings to Q1 profit as revenues more than double despite store closures

VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says it swung to a $17.9-million profit in the first quarter as revenues more than doubled from a year ago despite a majority of its Canadian stores being closed. The Vancouve...

Jul 13, 2021

Five dead in Kelowna crane collapse: police

KELOWNA - Four people are confirmed to have died in Monday's crane collapse in downtown Kelowna, say police, and a fifth is believed to be buried in rubble in an adjacent building.Kelowna RCMP announc...

Jul 13, 2021

Four dead, one missing after collapse of crane in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The Mounties say four people were killed and a fifth person is missing after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C. Insp. Adam MacIntosh says four people at the site, all construction work...

Jul 13, 2021

More than 160 unmarked graves found at B.C. residential school site: First Nation

CHEMAINUS, B.C. - A newsletter circulating online from a First Nation community on Vancouver Island says more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves have been found at a former residential school s...

Jul 13, 2021

Remembrance event planned after unmarked graves discovered on Penelakut Island

NANAIMO - A somber event is planned to honour the children who lost their lives at a residential school in the Gulf Islands. Joan Brown, chief of the Penelakut Tribe, said the March for the Children e...

Jul 13, 2021