Category Archives: British Columbia
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader, saying it's not a 'hostile takeover'
VICTORIA - John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., saying he quit to avert a "civil war" in the Opposition ranks. His departure came one day after he refused to resign in...
Dec 04, 2025
Eight-year-old girl's fatal fall from Vancouver highrise balcony ruled an accident
VANCOUVER - The death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise building last month has been ruled an accident. Vancouver police say they have completed their investigation into the...
Dec 04, 2025
Rustad may make B.C. Conservatives 'ungovernable' if he doesn't exit, says analyst
VICTORIA - A political analyst says John Rustad's disputed leadership of the B.C. Conservatives appears "unsustainable" after he refused to step down in the face of a caucus mutiny. University of Brit...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
B.C. conservation officers capture four more bears in attack investigation
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month. The provincia...
Dec 03, 2025
B.C. Conservatives say 'professionally incapacitated' Rustad removed as leader
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says John Rustad has been "removed" as leader of the Opposition and a caucus vote has installed MLA Trevor Halford as interim leader.The announcement comes after...
Dec 03, 2025
Eby says no to harvesting old growth for pulp to extend life of B.C. mill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking for ways to help a pulp mill closing on Vancouver Island, Premier David Eby said Wednesday, but logging the province's old-growth forests for pulp...
Dec 03, 2025
Civil forfeiture lawsuit seeks seizure of three alleged B.C. Hells Angels clubhouses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Director of Civil Forfeiture wants to seize three clubhouses from the Hells Angels, claiming properties in Surrey, Mission and Pitt Meadows were used by the motorcycle c...
Dec 03, 2025
80% of online pet ads may be fake says B.C. business bureau in holiday-scam warning
VANCOUVER - The Better Business Bureau is warning B.C. residents to be cautious about falling in love with a puppy for sale this holiday season - it may not be real. The bureau says up to 80 per cent ...
Dec 03, 2025
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., rejects 'extraordinarily excessive' police budget
SURREY - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she won't support a provisional budget request for the city's police force, calling a $91-million increase in funding "extraordinarily excessive." Brenda Locke...
Dec 03, 2025
