Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
BURNABY - British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The BC General Employees' Union said in a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Woman attacked by bear while walking dog in Squamish, B.C., wildlife area
SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service is warning residents after a bear attack this week in the Squamish area north of Vancouver. The service says a woman was walking her dog in t...
Oct 10, 2025
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter even...
Oct 09, 2025
153 people died in July, 149 in August from unregulated drugs in B.C.: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service say 153 people died in July from unregulated toxic drugs and another 149 deaths occurred in August. Those numbers are up slightly from the previous two m...
Oct 09, 2025
Murder trial of former B.C. lawyer concludes, decision to be given in Kamloops
VANCOUVER - The first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer accused of killing his client has concluded at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo is accused of ...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C.'s attorney general introduces changes for credit fraud protection bill
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Attorney General says the province is working to "modernize" consumer protection laws to help safeguard residents against credit fraud and other misleading business pract...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. housing bill focuses on multi-units, publicizing short-term rental penalties
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is proposing changes to its short-term rental laws, including allowing for compliance orders and penalties to be published to deter people from breaking the ...
Oct 09, 2025
Vehicles vandalized with swastikas in New Westminster, B.C., police say
NEW WESTMINSTER - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they're working to identify a suspect in a vandalism spree that saw swastikas drawn on several vehicles. They say the first incident is believed ...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. government says dissolving Vancouver park board will require referendum
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is moving to pass legislation to require a referendum on the future of Vancouver's park board, which Mayor Ken Sim has vowed to dissolve to give power over p...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. police seize $1M in assets related to alleged drug-trafficking operation
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a six-month investigation into a suspected illicit drug trafficking ring they describe as large and "sophisticated" has led to four arrests and the seizure of m...
Oct 09, 2025
