B.C.

Police release photo of female suspect in Vancouver’s first homicide of 2023
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they have gathered important evidence related to the city’s…
Officers initially called for weapons complaint
BURNABY, B.C. – Five people have been arrested following an hours-long police standoff in Burnaby.…

Turkish Consulate says deadline for Canadian rescue teams in quake zone has passed
VANCOUVER – Turkey’s consulate in Vancouver says a private group of volunteers from British Columbia…

Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature
VICTORIA – Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he’s speeding up his retirement plans,…

Gap in services for Indigenous people in B.C. correctional centres: audit
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Provincial Health Services Authority must “do better,” the auditor general said,…

RCMP’s shorter version of injunction prompts court’s acquittal of B.C. protester
NANAIMO, B.C. – An old-growth logging protester accused of criminal contempt of court for blockading…

Telus sees earnings, revenue gains ahead as it pulls back on spending
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. expects a big bump in free cash flow as well as…

Urban search and rescue team from Burnaby, B.C., deploys to quake zone in Turkey
VANCOUVER – A team of urban search and rescue specialists from British Columbia has deployed…

B.C. forecasts more than one million jobs over next decade, health, tech key areas
VICTORIA – Health care and technology will be among the top five job-generating fields in…

Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Charges have now been laid against a tug and barge company…

Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
VICTORIA – Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate…

National reconciliation day to become September statutory holiday in B.C.
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government introduced legislation Tuesday to make Sept. 30 a statutory…

West Fraser Timber Co. to temporarily curtail operations at Quesnel, B.C., mill
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. says it’s curtailing operations at Cariboo Pulp & Paper…

How Truth and Reconciliation Day is marked across Canada
VICTORIA – British Columbia has introduced legislation to make the National Day for Truth and…
Vancouver group Skinny Puppy announce final tour dates in North America
VANCOUVER – Canadian industrial rockers Skinny Puppy are embarking on what they are calling their…