Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. strike escalates but doesn't hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer
SURREY, B.C. - The president of the British Columbia General Employees' Union says an expansion of job action in the province's public service strike doesn't immediately include liquor or cannabis dis...
Sep 08, 2025
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023 has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Blair Donnelly, who attended...
Sep 08, 2025
Man arrested for impaired driving of pink Barbie truck in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A British Columbia man has been arrested for allegedly driving a pink toy Barbie truck down a city street while impaired. RCMP in Prince George, B.C., say officers encountered the man ...
Sep 08, 2025
Vancouver festival attack fund to become endowment for Filipino community
VANCOUVER - A fund that raised $2 million for victims and families after the Lapu Lapu Festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver will be converted into a long-term endowment for the Filipino ...
Sep 08, 2025
Former B.C. minister Katrina Chen 'furious' with Eby over foreign worker remarks
VICTORIA - Former B.C. cabinet minister Katrina Chen says she's "furious" about calls by Premier David Eby to cancel or reform the temporary foreign worker program. Chen says on social media that Eby'...
Sep 08, 2025
Union to announce next phase of B.C. public service strike
The president of the B.C. General Employees' Union is set to make an announcement this morning laying out the next phase of the union's public service strike. The union says Paul Finch is scheduled to...
Sep 08, 2025
Smoke, 'unsettled' weather expected parts of British Columbia
After a weekend of smoke-filled skies across much of British Columbia, conditions are expected to improve on Monday, with the BC Wildfire Service saying smoke should become more localized to areas nea...
Sep 07, 2025
Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver double homicide: police
A 54-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault after two women were found dead in Vancouver on Friday. The Vancouver Police sa...
Sep 07, 2025
RCMP paid nearly $1 million in settlements related to injuries caused by police dogs
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police paid out $979,067 in compensation for injuries caused by interactions with police service dogs between 2013 and May 2024, according to documents made public through t...
Sep 07, 2025
Body found of 3rd hiker who went over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police
KIMBERLEY - The body of a third hiker who was presumed dead after going over a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia has been found. RCMP in Kimberley, B.C., say they have located the 35-year-old...
Sep 07, 2025
