B.C.

Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who left a trail of chaos during a stabbing…

Northeastern B.C. wildfire grows as evacuations return north of Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The British Columbia Wildfire Service says a blaze north of…

Vancouver police investigating fatal shooting linked to gang conflict
Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in a shooting that investigators…

B.C. district issues wildfire evacuation order in remote area north of Fort St. John
The Peace River Regional District issued a new evacuation order as well as an alert…

B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby called byelections Saturday for two ridings left vacant…
Man and woman charged in shooting death of Abbotsford, B.C., man last year
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says two people have been charged…

Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board candidate
VICTORIA – The BC Prosecution Service says it has named a special prosecutor in a…

B.C. extends reach of property tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes
VICTORIA – British Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real…

Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier
NANAIMO, B.C. – The city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British…

Death of Vancouver Island teen prompts ongoing criminal case, pleas for information
DUNCAN, B.C. – RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a…

Teck Resources promotes Ian Anderson to chief commercial officer
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. has promoted Ian Anderson to the post of chief commercial…

Lululemon promises 2,600 new jobs after exemption from some immigration rules
Vancouver-based company Lululemon says it will expand its headquarters in the city and create 2,600…

Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuries
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada…

Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister
LANGFORD, B.C. – Premier David Eby says British Columbia’s legislature will have two new members…

Environmental groups launch legal challenge against B.C.’s Roberts Bank port project
VANCOUVER – Five environmental groups have launched a combined legal challenge against the port expansion…