Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay landlords are back in court today, where they're arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer. Ruby Liu wants to buy 25 more leases for $69.1...
Aug 29, 2025
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Gibsons, B.C.
GIBSONS - Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons, B.C., this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The health authority says the Sea Monkey Coffee truck was at...
Aug 28, 2025
Penticton, B.C., staff member receives violent threat after transportation discussion
Officials in Penticton, B.C., say police are investigating a recent "threat of violence" directed at a senior member of municipal staff in the Okanagan city. A statement from the city says the person ...
Aug 28, 2025
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...
Aug 28, 2025
Victoria's new police chief says she will apply lessons from Vancouver
VICTORIA - Victoria's new police chief, Fiona Wilson, says she will apply lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to the most downtrodden community in the provincial capital, but acknowledges she s...
Aug 28, 2025
Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body, man charged
MAPLE RIDGE - Police investigating the disappearance of British Columbia woman Jessica Cunningham have found human remains in a neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, B.C. They say Mylie Barron has been charge...
Aug 28, 2025
Brandon Teixeira convicted of first-degree murder in B.C. organized crime killing
SURREY - British Columbia homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of first-degree murder over a 2017 organized-crime killing in Surrey, B.C. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit...
Aug 28, 2025
Several people injured when boat lands on another on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake: police
KELOWNA - Mounties in British Columbia say several people were injured after a boat crash that resulted in a powerboat being lodged on top of another on Okanagan Lake near Kelowna. A statement from We...
Aug 28, 2025
Active wildfires jump as heat warnings continue for parts of B.C.
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by about a dozen in a spate of hot, sunny weather that has sent daily temperature records tumbling. BC Wildfire Service figures showed abou...
Aug 28, 2025
Boat collision on Okanagan Lake sends 12 people to hospital
KELOWNA - A dozen people were taken to hospital Wednesday night following a boat collision on Okanagan Lake.Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), the Kelowna Fire Department, RCMP and emergency ...
Aug 28, 2025
