Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s new children’s watchdog says several tragic deaths changed his life and put him on a mission to improve the lives of vulnerable young people. Bernard Richard ...

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP officers in Dawson Creek, B.C., who were involved in a fatal confrontation with a man wearing a mask have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The Independent Investigations Office says...

VANCOUVER - The first beluga whale born in captivity in Canada has died at the Vancouver Aquarium. The facility said 21-year-old Qila’s sudden death Monday has left her mother Aurora adjusting t...

VANCOUVER – Four men have lost their fight in the B.C. Court of Appeal for a judicial review of their extradition to California. The court says Darrell Romano, Ivan Djuracic, Aaron Anderson and ...

VANCOUVER - A British man bearing a striking resemblance to Vincent van Gogh is the muse for a new work of art by Douglas Coupland. The Vancouver-based writer and artist embarked on a worldwide search...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is being asked to stop an external investigation into inappropriate online messages that Victoria’s suspended police chief sent to the wife of ...

VICTORIA - Health officials in Victoria are looking to open two supervised drug consumption sites, and they’re asking the public for feedback. The Vancouver Island Health Authority says a planni...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - After 10 days of renovations, the Canada Post office in the Village of Ashcroft has offically re-opened. The building has been around since the early 1980s, and Canada Post earmarked ...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - It has been an ongoing struggle for the community of Ashcroft for years, a constant cycle of doctors coming and going. The problem has made it very hard for the village to maintain a ...

VICTORIA - A former New Brunswick politician and the province’s first child advocate is slated to become British Columbia’s new representative for children and youth. Bernard Richard, 65, ...