Category Archives: British Columbia
Pattison addresses property sale connected to proposed ICE facility amid growing backlash
VANCOUVER - Jim Pattison Developments said it plans to fulfill commitments made in a property sale with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The property-arm of the Vancouver-based conglomerate J...
Jan 28, 2026 A photo from a commercial property listing shows the 552,587 square foot building in Virginia that ICE wants to turn into a holding and processing facility. (Image Credit: loopnet.com)
B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote
VANCOUVER - The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its more than 6,000 members will be taking a strike vote in early February. Ambulance Paramed...
Jan 27, 2026
Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for the man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago. Jongwon Ham - who appeared v...
Jan 27, 2026
Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion
SURREY - The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to declare a national state of emergency for extortions, as police say they've arrested two people while patrolling neighbourho...
Jan 27, 2026
B.C. at a crossroads, Darrell Jones says as he runs for Conservative leadership
SURREY - Former grocery executive Darrell Jones has announced his bid for leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, saying the province stands at a "crossroads." Jones, a former presid...
Jan 27, 2026
Hearing into Myles Gray's beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
VANCOUVER - A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation...
Jan 27, 2026
First Nation leader urges B.C. to maintain DRIPA as Eskay Creek mine deal is signed
VICTORIA - The president of the Tahltan Central Government said British Columbia shouldn't change its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, just as the First Nation and the provincial g...
Jan 27, 2026
B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia's attorney general said business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could be contributing to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and o...
Jan 27, 2026
New seniors advocate report shows growing gap in B.C. long-term care demand, capacity
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is sounding the alarm over an acute need for more long-term care beds in the province, as the growth in demand has outpaced the increase in supply since ...
Jan 27, 2026
Driver from Saskatchewan arrested in fatal B.C. multi-vehicle crash
FORT ST. JOHN - A Saskatchewan man has been arrested and could face criminal charges after a fatal multi-vehicle crash in northeastern British Columbia. The BC Highway Patrol says police were alerted ...
Jan 27, 2026
