Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - A survey found nearly half of those questioned plan to make a career change in the next five years but many feel they’re not prepared. The Ipsos survey, conducted for Royal Roads Univ...

Vancouver has voted to implement a one per cent tax on empty homes in a bid to alleviate the city’s crunched rental housing market. The tax, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will apply ...

MERRITT - A young truck driver is in hospital after a dramatic crash Wednesday morning. Merritt RCMP Constable Tracy Dunsmore says they received a call around 3:30 a.m. that a semi truck hauling lumbe...

VICTORIA - The province says all types of businesses will be allowed to apply for liquor licenses starting next year, including barber shops, spas, cooking schools and book stores. It says the change ...

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 ...