B.C.

Vancouver’s homeless shelters are overwhelmed following heavy rainfall and decampment
VANCOUVER – The president of the Union Gospel Mission says Vancouver’s forced shutdown of an…

Teck ramps up rhetoric against Glencore offer, pushes own plan to spilt company
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. has ramped up its rhetoric against a unsolicited takeover bid…

Police search for man who allegedly damaged cenotaph statue outside Surrey museum
SURREY, B.C. – Police in Surrey, B.C. say they’re on the lookout for a man…

DriveBC issues advisory for 150 km stretch of highway between Golden and Revelstoke
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transportation ministry says an “intense spring storm” is poised to hit…

Environment Canada warns of heavy rain and high winds over holiday weekend in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says several regions in British Columbia should brace for high winds…

B.C. lifts health-care mask rules with province ’emerging’ from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA – British Columbia has lifted pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings, and…

Armed robbery suspect shot, killed by police at Surrey, B.C., motel
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating officers’ actions following a fatal shooting…
Absolute Software cutting 40 jobs as part of restructuring plan
VANCOUVER – Absolute Software Corp. is cutting about 40 jobs as part of a restructuring…

B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matches 6.9 per cent inflation
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that…

Man denies murder of 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C.
VANCOUVER – A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six…

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law
SURREY, B.C. – The brother-in-law of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday on a…

Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital
SURREY, B.C. – The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C.,…

B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and increase nurse-to-patient ratio
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio…

$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock
VICTORIA – Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he’s sure he won’t be back for another…

B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new B.C. ridings, revisions to 72 others
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Electoral Boundaries Commission is recommending the creation of six more electoral…